Look! Skirt Hangers as Poster Frame

We've been a huge fan of hanging unframed artwork with binder clips like Elizabeth blogged about here. (Make sure to put a little piece of paper over your artwork, though, as binder clips can rust in humid conditions...) But this might be our favorite alternative framing idea so far...

Jessica over at The Window Ledge used two vintage skirt hangers to put up an oddly sized poster. After no luck finding a suitable frame, she clamped this piece into two hangers and put it on the wall. We love the look of the simple wood and metal hangers as a frame, and applaud Jessica for her ingenuity!

It's obvious that Jessica isn't new to unique wall-hangings, as evidenced by her great collage of ephemera from flea markets and thrift stores. We love the spools of colored thread in a grid. Gorgeous!
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Comments (14)

Love it! I did the same with my Manhattan Ork poster too! $2 per skirt hanger at Ikea.

posted by beng on April 9th 2009 at 1:56pm
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I've always used binder clips for smaller pieces, but this is brilliant! I have the SF Ork poster, which is a square format and won't work as well with the hangers, but I will definitely be giving this a go with a more elongated piece.

posted by pennyplastic on April 9th 2009 at 2:17pm
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oh wow what a great idea! and thanks for the ikea tip beng!

posted by snowinla on April 9th 2009 at 2:20pm
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Oh, that's just cool!

posted by Josita on April 9th 2009 at 2:24pm
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oooh i just ordered an ork poster ( didn't know they had one for Seattle!!! ) and may have to put those skirt hangers on my next ikea-trip-list.

posted by audemars on April 9th 2009 at 3:10pm
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Genius. Seriously.

posted by outonalimb_2008 on April 9th 2009 at 3:22pm
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This is a great idea- I like it better than using binder clips. Binder clips can leave little pinch marks, while this would be gripping evenly across the piece, with no "pressure points."

posted by shockthebourgeois on April 9th 2009 at 3:37pm
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vintage pant hangers work great for this as well - etsy and ebay generally have a bunch for about a dollar a piece. one caveat though - sometimes the felt is missing and needs to be replaced in order to actually hold the print.

posted by seenatalieblog. on April 9th 2009 at 3:47pm
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I've always liked this idea. Thanks for the IKEA tip!

posted by Where You Hang Your Hat on April 9th 2009 at 4:17pm
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This is seriously a great idea. Especially for all the odd-size posters I tend to pick up.

posted by sally305 on April 9th 2009 at 6:58pm
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I did this with an odd shaped piece of art for a while, but I never thought to add a second one at the bottom!

posted by Cheryl on April 9th 2009 at 10:17pm
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duh! what a good idea!

posted by Lizzykewl on April 9th 2009 at 11:42pm
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i'm a fan. in the process of unpacking my new place and trying to figure out how to display everything i want to. this is a great idea.

Thanks!!!

posted by creative*type on April 10th 2009 at 8:43am
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I did this in my living room with a vintage hanger from my grandmother's closet. It looks fab!