Out of the closet and framed

I’ve found another way to combat my blank walls, and—bonus—it also involves displaying textile gems from the past. As seen on the Absolutely Beautiful Things blog, vintage ladies’ swimsuits and colorful tea towels can—and should—be framed and displayed as art. There are loads of affordable vintage tea towels on eBay, Etsy, and in secondhand stores, and the non-vintage market is filled with artsy, often hand-drawn and -screened designs.
The tricky part is finding an appropriately sized frame. Tea towels measure around 19” x 30”, so you’ll either have to crop the towel, add a background fabric, or else build or buy a custom frame. (Though Ikea’s 19 3/4″ x 27 1/2″ RIBBA frame comes pretty close.) For bathing suits and other vintage wearbles, poster-size frames should suffice. Now go clean out your closet and let those textile treasures adorn your walls as art!

P.S. This is a great idea for the bathroom, because humidity won’t hurt!