Where (and how) to frame this?
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Bunch of images of framed Japanese calligraphy.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=framed+japanese+calligraphy&t=brave&ia=images&iax=images
Edit: I actually kind of like how the piece looks on the wood table you have it on. Would it be possible to have it mounted on a piece of beautiful wood somehow? Not a typical frame and no glass.
Thanks for that link @wtg ! It’s super helpful to see all those different types.
My eye went to this right away:
Not only because of the red mat and black frame but because it’s in front of a very neutral wall color. I can’t decide if I like it or not but it would give a little more color with that red mat….
Edit: I actually kind of like how the piece looks on the wood table you have it on.
I do too! (That’s our coffee table)
Would it be possible to have it mounted on a piece of beautiful wood somehow? Not a typical frame and no glass.
Unfortunately, I wouldn’t want to do that because you would have to actually mount the calligraphy board to the wood and then it wouldn’t be removable.
The calligraphy was written by someone we know, the person who gave it to us, who’s a well-known martial arts instructor in Japan, so we don’t want to alter it.
Also, although I like the warm wood tones of the table against the calligraphy, our living room has brown wood trim windows, door frames and these accents, I don’t know what to call them, and you can see the cabinets in the kitchen, which are also brown wood.
In that context, I don’t think I want to do a brown wood frame, because there’s too much brown wood around here already.
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Thanks for that link @wtg ! It’s super helpful to see all those different types.
My eye went to this right away:
Not only because of the red mat and black frame but because it’s in front of a very neutral wall color. I can’t decide if I like it or not but it would give a little more color with that red mat….
Edit: I actually kind of like how the piece looks on the wood table you have it on.
I do too! (That’s our coffee table)
Would it be possible to have it mounted on a piece of beautiful wood somehow? Not a typical frame and no glass.
Unfortunately, I wouldn’t want to do that because you would have to actually mount the calligraphy board to the wood and then it wouldn’t be removable.
The calligraphy was written by someone we know, the person who gave it to us, who’s a well-known martial arts instructor in Japan, so we don’t want to alter it.
Also, although I like the warm wood tones of the table against the calligraphy, our living room has brown wood trim windows, door frames and these accents, I don’t know what to call them, and you can see the cabinets in the kitchen, which are also brown wood.
In that context, I don’t think I want to do a brown wood frame, because there’s too much brown wood around here already.
ShiroKuro said:
I wouldn’t want to do that because you would have to actually mount the calligraphy board to the wood and then it wouldn’t be removable.Speaking of which… I wonder if there’s a way to have it be placed in a traditional frame/mat set up without using adhesive. Shoot. I hadn’t thought of that.
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@ShiroKuro Oh, I didn't realize there was a gold border. A mat would cover that up. Maybe mount it on a background with a plain black frame?
@ShiroKuro Oh, I didn't realize there was a gold border. A mat would cover that up. Maybe mount it on a background with a plain black frame?
Yes, this is the direction I think I’m going in…
Need to discuss the mounting/adhesive question with Mr SK though.
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Thanks for that link @wtg ! It’s super helpful to see all those different types.
My eye went to this right away:
Not only because of the red mat and black frame but because it’s in front of a very neutral wall color. I can’t decide if I like it or not but it would give a little more color with that red mat….
Edit: I actually kind of like how the piece looks on the wood table you have it on.
I do too! (That’s our coffee table)
Would it be possible to have it mounted on a piece of beautiful wood somehow? Not a typical frame and no glass.
Unfortunately, I wouldn’t want to do that because you would have to actually mount the calligraphy board to the wood and then it wouldn’t be removable.
The calligraphy was written by someone we know, the person who gave it to us, who’s a well-known martial arts instructor in Japan, so we don’t want to alter it.
Also, although I like the warm wood tones of the table against the calligraphy, our living room has brown wood trim windows, door frames and these accents, I don’t know what to call them, and you can see the cabinets in the kitchen, which are also brown wood.
In that context, I don’t think I want to do a brown wood frame, because there’s too much brown wood around here already.
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Here is a pic of the wall where it would go. There's already red there, in that fabric hanging. Although that could come down in the future, I keep going back and forth as to what I think about it
Anyway, I've wanted something horizontal on that wall above the TV for a while now.
(don't come at me for my knick knack shelf....
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Here is a pic of the wall where it would go. There's already red there, in that fabric hanging. Although that could come down in the future, I keep going back and forth as to what I think about it
Anyway, I've wanted something horizontal on that wall above the TV for a while now.
(don't come at me for my knick knack shelf....
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(don't come at me for my knick knack shelf....
That's fodder for @kluurs thread....
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Here is a pic of the wall where it would go. There's already red there, in that fabric hanging. Although that could come down in the future, I keep going back and forth as to what I think about it
Anyway, I've wanted something horizontal on that wall above the TV for a while now.
(don't come at me for my knick knack shelf....
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@Steve-Miller Lovely! The lights inside the cabinets make it extra nice!
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