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On a recent trip to Good Will I picked up these treats… I have a thing for small glass bowls (see HERE), and the pillow case will turn into a skirt one day, but this post is all about my water color print of Boston.
As you can see, the lovely print had a not so cute mauve mat…nothing a little paint can’t fix 
I loved that is was signed and dated I did a quick internet search at Good Will to see what I could find out about Helen McDermott. For $6.99, I had to have the Quincy Market watercolor.
isn’t she pretty
I took the frame apart… taking it apart was the easy part! Make sure and pay attention to the details of the frame. This was the trickiest frame I’ve ever dealt with.
I painted 2 coats of white paint on the mat.
Now you just have to put the frame back together. Like I said before, this one was a 2 person job! Those arched silver pieces were these crazy springs…and there were 2 per side! The BF and I managed to get the thing back together
and here she is in all of her glory
After I finally got the whole thing back together, I had to find my Good Will goodie a home.
To really show you were it ended up you need a mini tour…This is what you see as you walk up the stairs…
To really show you were it ended up you need a mini tour…This is what you see as you walk up the stairs…
here is a little more…
then you do a little zag to the right and here she is…
looking back towards the stairs…
I ended up doing a mini gallery wall. I’m thinking I might even make the upstairs hallway one giant gallery wall…After looking at these pictures, I realize how sad the white vase looks! That thing needs some love…
Here is the before and after one more time
What do you think, better after?
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I do like the painted mat better. I am a total fan of painting mats! People tend to overlook things because of the colors and never think about painting. You are a smart girl and I love the pic!
Such a quick fix & it looks great!!
Looks so much better! Gotta love goodwill finds5
That is so gorgeous!!! I loooove the print, I loooove Quincy Market!! Such an easy fix
xoxo
Lia
Painting the mat is so smart! It looks great! Will the paint negatively affect the image in any way? I was thinking about doing this for a photo…
SO lucky! I'm a huge thrifter, so I certainly appreciate a good find!
(I'm a new follower! Glad to have found you!)
-Holly
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Even if mauve was still "in", I don't really think that color went with the colors in the painting. Your new white version looks a lot more modern and allows the artwork to really pop! I love taking old art and giving it new life when I can too.
never thought of painting mats what a good idea
Love it!
yay. way to represent Boston. i love your blog and this particular post caught my eye considering Boston is my home.
i also love painting mats. the newly painted mat certainly looks fresher and has given it a new life. though the artwork is punchy enough that i would dare to paint the mat a deep bold color–possibly deep blue or deep green to pull out the colors of the painting itself