My Practically Free DIY Intaglios

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k3oUShZcNdpIjuGYp2_QU5_C3iVprYkRcyGFvmKotn0IFssK7SE8nUiPpVUKpDwp1HC2BUISHE4TVcmEJ9r0SFFvY_UKMYOOM3BkRQ3MFNdaT0Nnkd0oSwp9iZLc4H93gkbe1ktlo7tC/s1600/IMG_2052.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770733904232894002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k3oUShZcNdpIjuGYp2_QU5_C3iVprYkRcyGFvmKotn0IFssK7SE8nUiPpVUKpDwp1HC2BUISHE4TVcmEJ9r0SFFvY_UKMYOOM3BkRQ3MFNdaT0Nnkd0oSwp9iZLc4H93gkbe1ktlo7tC/s400/IMG_2052.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> First I should mention that I bought these intaglios from <a href="http://www.plastercraftinteriors.co.uk/">PlasterCraft</a> 2++ years ago for $32. The stumbling block was trying to figure out how to frame them inexpensively (which was the original point) considering their thickness requires enough clearance. Then early this summer a neighbor who had sold his home put this frame out for the trash.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GeEfSiJiv00KtttMOqD_QRXaaUCl4aRRKyCLThppSaXrKVWFirt0EqfX0zZAECtLOQPfp3Vk5rrHVmP_h11O-Fa7q0za7qSI4HlebAeZf6GGlbxbUXLtBCaEaBrSOiKdqYaXBz0R0E_I/s1600/P1130486.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750360339584586018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GeEfSiJiv00KtttMOqD_QRXaaUCl4aRRKyCLThppSaXrKVWFirt0EqfX0zZAECtLOQPfp3Vk5rrHVmP_h11O-Fa7q0za7qSI4HlebAeZf6GGlbxbUXLtBCaEaBrSOiKdqYaXBz0R0E_I/s400/P1130486.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> What immediately caught my eye was that the deep inset mat - perfect for accommodating an intaglio.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl_FHusygrVBnuAwT-7SafmctGPVELNvVqEcI_1HqA6N7BbyClPw1vxcxJl1BvXn6rFrIrySKy3ZiBKuAC_9PF33EBOrbDWe4kcFeGx25Wnw_thWh0WAOrigKFGRkvY6G0F5Mms5iMHk9/s1600/P1130522.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750360017387008450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl_FHusygrVBnuAwT-7SafmctGPVELNvVqEcI_1HqA6N7BbyClPw1vxcxJl1BvXn6rFrIrySKy3ZiBKuAC_9PF33EBOrbDWe4kcFeGx25Wnw_thWh0WAOrigKFGRkvY6G0F5Mms5iMHk9/s640/P1130522.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>For the background I covered the board with a leftover ice blue Barbara Barry fabric that has a nice sheen and texture to it. To add a bit of depth, I painted the sides of the intaglios black. I prefer the ones I painted with both gold and black but those didn't work as well w/the silver inset of my free frame.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNyVE5p_ralm2JdeGEJS5-2q0S9L0BuSS65EHxTVpfQsUBp43dr2zliLqpXo6mDGbgmEPlfp6B7eN04MEMDFM5kuOP5VvrvEaCLMOp3exaJaB5TSOEzkZlWV2JbJIec8fNzrjS8lWL1NK/s1600/IMG_2053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770733504170497330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNyVE5p_ralm2JdeGEJS5-2q0S9L0BuSS65EHxTVpfQsUBp43dr2zliLqpXo6mDGbgmEPlfp6B7eN04MEMDFM5kuOP5VvrvEaCLMOp3exaJaB5TSOEzkZlWV2JbJIec8fNzrjS8lWL1NK/s400/IMG_2053.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJM8GdevUKj90Q8eBS732KWzeOfckb70p1U1gEWIZ-f3sAwUNOJoqgI8AXy7anKnnQScgmgqYIK4LHGn6yM7JtuJxHIaB7Z4dx0pxs078MQXxx1oqmXuhO41liVCuoXlh_YLL3nVHX8B/s1600/P1130493.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750360042589306642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJM8GdevUKj90Q8eBS732KWzeOfckb70p1U1gEWIZ-f3sAwUNOJoqgI8AXy7anKnnQScgmgqYIK4LHGn6yM7JtuJxHIaB7Z4dx0pxs078MQXxx1oqmXuhO41liVCuoXlh_YLL3nVHX8B/s400/P1130493.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde0I289wv-s0W9RAwJhV_2z_tGj6j8GoZ9KmCsMOfQMdjJBe4Xo35TUWsYMV0MxQPDBJoa8ksQZuOiM1-cXWfVyaGy5t4-RKksK8SJ4ove-8HIJy_Q7CeWj6S_4mcSWoIkItZAj589DE5/s1600/IMG_2047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770734630182358914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde0I289wv-s0W9RAwJhV_2z_tGj6j8GoZ9KmCsMOfQMdjJBe4Xo35TUWsYMV0MxQPDBJoa8ksQZuOiM1-cXWfVyaGy5t4-RKksK8SJ4ove-8HIJy_Q7CeWj6S_4mcSWoIkItZAj589DE5/s640/IMG_2047.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> The final frame. I find both these photographs a bit disappointing as I think it looks so much better in person and it's not hung quite as high as it looks above the bar cart.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk10Dfr7uShNiHhq4cXDFuMM6J8xex338zxqtJZyNaY7P_c2nYNboVrX1Ng_SyZ1I540eTdXCDL4oi_MpZ1sPBcMvoYFF1TYxzKgLKhM3NTdfcA-9sv2ylvTp5byPp6c641qYpN-0F5A3/s1600/IMG_2051.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770734149318467122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk10Dfr7uShNiHhq4cXDFuMM6J8xex338zxqtJZyNaY7P_c2nYNboVrX1Ng_SyZ1I540eTdXCDL4oi_MpZ1sPBcMvoYFF1TYxzKgLKhM3NTdfcA-9sv2ylvTp5byPp6c641qYpN-0F5A3/s640/IMG_2051.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The bar cart in the room (former dining room which now has the new stairs to the lower level) that connects the living room to the family room and the kitchen off to the right.<br />I still have about 30 intaglios left - and a plan to convert the 6 blackboards I bought for $9 each into future frames with the traditional matting where just one or two intaglios are featured. Hopefully that won't take another 2+ years!

My Practically Free DIY Intaglios

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Hamptons Designer Showhouse - Color Drenched

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtb87jqNs-mUAeJUguEWZFWlp52GcRFqc3GO7cZn434YO_JRXTBshAYBMucgzNl6w9evQEKQNwW350uk-W46nJQ3Yc08yoB98paHzH2rC6eKfa7yp6k20ZioW-qaHo4UELCMS1MFkFLXe/s1600/hamptonKateSingerden.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769546768481677826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtb87jqNs-mUAeJUguEWZFWlp52GcRFqc3GO7cZn434YO_JRXTBshAYBMucgzNl6w9evQEKQNwW350uk-W46nJQ3Yc08yoB98paHzH2rC6eKfa7yp6k20ZioW-qaHo4UELCMS1MFkFLXe/s640/hamptonKateSingerden.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.vtinteriors.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-favorites-from-hampton-design-house.html">VT Interiors</a> just did a wonderful post on the Hampton Designer Showhouse 2012 and it's drenched in happy, fresh color. Not wanting to duplicate Viera's post, I've chosen other shots but just couldn't resist this first one, the den by designer Kate Singer. What a gorgeous collection of blue abstracts and landscapes. For more, head <a href="http://www.vtinteriors.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-favorites-from-hampton-design-house.html">here</a>. <span style="color:#333333;">(Images via </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151060636253117.458215.70613248116&type=1#!/media/set/?set=a.10151060636253117.458215.70613248116&type=1"><span style="color:#333333;">Facebook</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">, all photography by Eric Striffler)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRqYEHjaXvW43egLhEO3rc8-yjkqTIQtIvbSzICEPAVlKXbQd39U786Y0jpTOYWctRrLxYedzso7fvWjKxC84dCIGVewMDORcLB7InBrXrEDgt5CM1YhZp8G_iGDwJmkpZ8vqXzDnb6DE/s1600/hamp1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769546417814146242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRqYEHjaXvW43egLhEO3rc8-yjkqTIQtIvbSzICEPAVlKXbQd39U786Y0jpTOYWctRrLxYedzso7fvWjKxC84dCIGVewMDORcLB7InBrXrEDgt5CM1YhZp8G_iGDwJmkpZ8vqXzDnb6DE/s640/hamp1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Lillian August, Great Room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOJDDycg1GZnT-xkiXK0P_0hPnJQQsZgryx4NbiHD1Aq_77dhM8wbBgRQmUBzA1tNDUhh9X2giCYBuUl0ljcfi_Lyp8znubwO50UrqAniPF8velsBCeNuH1cRESSeC_2jGq_bX-0v7GUj/s1600/hamptonRobertPassalmasterbed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769543888409262034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOJDDycg1GZnT-xkiXK0P_0hPnJQQsZgryx4NbiHD1Aq_77dhM8wbBgRQmUBzA1tNDUhh9X2giCYBuUl0ljcfi_Lyp8znubwO50UrqAniPF8velsBCeNuH1cRESSeC_2jGq_bX-0v7GUj/s640/hamptonRobertPassalmasterbed.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Robert Passal, Master Bedroom<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_OaaWlBtUFD7H0W9h7PMNfgivJGtcdJ4XtoX4eI8V093ocammYWPSCADwXnnQqfuyWUSNtOHE1h82CV__nezqPSzWjquh0-4UYPn5dqvAnzs3XAM0HszAdlskudokWXBRcFA2P1sAM89/s1600/hamptongregmckenzieLounge.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769543648736535826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_OaaWlBtUFD7H0W9h7PMNfgivJGtcdJ4XtoX4eI8V093ocammYWPSCADwXnnQqfuyWUSNtOHE1h82CV__nezqPSzWjquh0-4UYPn5dqvAnzs3XAM0HszAdlskudokWXBRcFA2P1sAM89/s640/hamptongregmckenzieLounge.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Greg Mckenzie, Lounge<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNNDYJBLgL0ZJqYUnQq7P3l4ZKZKGDUl7UOTsOuEdDYVj_h74hY9h2GPfT1esv8lRZAz_OIXCYjunsgrskUOPNC1c6E1v-wZXnOSGvuTVyp83iX24D3F4uc1IUAjmft5t0i6CVT53YG04/s1600/hamptonLibbyLangdonfunroom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769543333793431506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNNDYJBLgL0ZJqYUnQq7P3l4ZKZKGDUl7UOTsOuEdDYVj_h74hY9h2GPfT1esv8lRZAz_OIXCYjunsgrskUOPNC1c6E1v-wZXnOSGvuTVyp83iX24D3F4uc1IUAjmft5t0i6CVT53YG04/s640/hamptonLibbyLangdonfunroom.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Libby Langdon, Fun Room

Hamptons Designer Showhouse - Color Drenched

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More Eye Candy

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6NUbYUfOw4H7Aj36piuLnMDX4t-6KkhsHk-PK56BMWnKX6mcEfixJriEMnhG63ay6FVXDcWosiHYVu_1SNFvfUgFfL1xpFQgPs2dXKeJzH24HJvB39O_Y5bD8HGX8K7mjVnM-qokTE6G/s1600/raul-martins.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766332969661650562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6NUbYUfOw4H7Aj36piuLnMDX4t-6KkhsHk-PK56BMWnKX6mcEfixJriEMnhG63ay6FVXDcWosiHYVu_1SNFvfUgFfL1xpFQgPs2dXKeJzH24HJvB39O_Y5bD8HGX8K7mjVnM-qokTE6G/s640/raul-martins.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Came across this fabulous bathroom by Raúl Martins via a<a href="http://www.paroisdouche.com/tag/ferrures-en-acier-inoxydable"> French website</a>. That one line of black tile running up the wall makes all the difference. Here's some more of his work via the very chic publication Nuevo Estilo. (More images <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/407/407_1_4.shtml">here</a>.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40eu-pn0Xb4MogV1Z1OB7Xj-hFq1NPNiHg-xfD2SySwQSgS30A6dlgfW5zN-Zm-NOO-4KhiwEiZMTK7YgSsVsKRGIc_RKESjHlLdI7Hj2OKmIRBDcoBfPFy3L0ef7oZ9qwPoIXPQUFtUZ/s1600/ne1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766329507823838642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40eu-pn0Xb4MogV1Z1OB7Xj-hFq1NPNiHg-xfD2SySwQSgS30A6dlgfW5zN-Zm-NOO-4KhiwEiZMTK7YgSsVsKRGIc_RKESjHlLdI7Hj2OKmIRBDcoBfPFy3L0ef7oZ9qwPoIXPQUFtUZ/s640/ne1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfX1Z5tBRIADIiBQuCQrxk19APgjTQcohC5ozwaFf3E0F7ZPj50zBPeiNoao-InfnOi3c5hamkBLeiZ_L905b-_o-BfN2_6uCaG96PE4ZoodvjRLrp9aTWPrF6K3-aV9HRdbal6TrjZRz/s1600/ne2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766329402392861522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfX1Z5tBRIADIiBQuCQrxk19APgjTQcohC5ozwaFf3E0F7ZPj50zBPeiNoao-InfnOi3c5hamkBLeiZ_L905b-_o-BfN2_6uCaG96PE4ZoodvjRLrp9aTWPrF6K3-aV9HRdbal6TrjZRz/s640/ne2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpE7JfcDKjz0dyaeSB8blJjyuT6nVLA2LFmGO05ZCu8cDxhB6ZoF69LyV_df_uf_8rLjJXymnLu9-HzwbdbIJqQofIr6BVyoeQyiR6yvjuSKIJpcUmmakqP5j4zj_bwgY31OleGQE_9Sg/s1600/nedr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_576632929685266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpE7JfcDKjz0dyaeSB8blJjyuT6nVLA2LFmGO05ZCu8cDxhB6ZoF69LyV_df_uf_8rLjJXymnLu9-HzwbdbIJqQofIr6BVyoeQyiR6yvjuSKIJpcUmmakqP5j4zj_bwgY31OleGQE_9Sg/s640/nedr.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Hope you're having a great week. I'm easing back into the work routine after a very nice break from it all. Thanks to everyone for all the nice birthday wishes! Michele

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Came across this fabulous bathroom by Raúl Martins via a French website . That one line of black tile running up the wall makes all the di...

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