The Pulp poster hanging over the desk in Katherine & Jem's Humboldt Park Bazaar Apartment is one of my favorite ways to give new life to an old poster. And all it takes is the guts to cut up a poster and a few acrylic frames…
Katherine and Jem's beloved Pulp poster was looking a bit tired and tattered after years of dorm room use and abuse. It seemed silly to try to have the poster professionally framed at that point so Katherine instead decided to cut up the poster and place it in acrylic frames of various sizes. Not only does this give the poster new life, it also gives her the flexibility to shift the pieces around. And that's exactly what Katherine did when she and Jem moved into their new apartment. The photo below shows the poster configuration in the old apartment:
If you like the look but would rather have things look a little more tailored, you could pick up frames of the same size and try to distribute the poster evenly amongst them when you cut it to pieces. Then, rather than hang the frames randomly, try to hang them evenly spaced.
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LOVE this!!! Thank you for sharing this excellent DIY project.
genius.
You could also take it to a frame shop to be dry-mounted (when they stick a poster in a vacuum press to mount it to foamcore) and cut up. Or just dry-mounted, then you could cut it yourself with a ruler and utility knife. Then you could stick up the pieces with removable heavy duty double stick tape/pads.
might be cheaper/easier, and a similar effect.
i promise to do it myself!!!
Almost this exact same idea was on Re-Nest on Tuesday. I like the Re-Nest one better.
http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/how-to-turn-backtoschool-waste-into-kitchen-kitsch-155276
can the homeowner tell me what brand and color that gray paint is
Ha...ask and you shall receive...I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that was a great idea with the poster.
@bakered - its suede gray from Behr (why do I know? I asked the exact same Q to the homeowner after their home tour post)
there is a yellow wire organizer beside the desk, it looks like they use it for mail etc. does anyone know where I could find something like that? it would be a perfect solution for me!
Where did you find the frames?