Art from photos

Turn upcycled boxes into cute wall art with black and white photos. DIY mini photo dioramas are a great activity and an easy craft!

I adore custom framing but it can be quite expensive, which got me thinking about some alternatives. After all, necessity is the mother of invention, is it not?Turns out a lot of people have had this same thought and have created some lovely options to display artwork sans framing. Check them out! Above: This option from Deko employs wooden trouser hangers to display art. That’s it! And I love it. I found this elegant display idea on Freshome.

Learn 2 easy ways to transfer your drawing to canvas for a painting- with and without transfer / carbon paper. Your paintings will thank you!

*This post is part of our Real Design Series collaboration with Lowe’s. It’s all about DIY home projects and ideas that actually work in real life, with a real family… not just on…

In this day and age of Photoshop, we were inspired to explore the lost art of altering photographs by hand with this Altered Photograph Art Project!

Full disclosure: I think Kate is soooooo much cooler than Andy Spade (and, yes, I’m a guy). Hilary (woman) may lose, but Kate (woman) has won. Her style seems so much more grown up, fun and exciting than his little confused downtown boy club around the corner from her SoHo store. Okay, that’s harsh, but it’s true (his bags are nice, but that’s it). And even though I have NO USE for anything in HER store (bags, glasses, etc), I still go in there and I like it.

Transform your space with these 21 unique photo hanging ideas! From creative DIY projects to stylish displays, discover inspiring ways to showcase your memories and personalize your home decor. Perfect for adding a personal touch to any room or creating a thoughtful gift for loved ones. Explore now!

AgeMaps is a project by photographer Bobby Neel Adams in which he does "photo surgery" on portraits to show two different moments in a person's life in