Trophy Home

A big trend here in Montana is to decorate your home with trophies - not attractive younger spouses, but dead animals that have been preserved by a taxidermist and mounted on a wall.  There was actually a picture framer/taxidermist in Montana at one point - I envision the customer consultation going something like this:  "Wow, that's a really lovely painting!  Here, let me move this carcass off the design table."  But hey, I digress...

Not every frame has to be for a picture, and not every trophy is a real animal.  Case in point - what better way to dress up a big stone fireplace than with a cardboard rhinoceros in a blingy silver frame?  This little project we did in early November was put together for someone with her tongue thoroughly in cheek!  Word has it that the purple scarf has given way to a red one and some lights are adorning the frame for the holidays.

All kidding aside, empty frames are a great design element!  From flea market finds to the pink glitter moulding you've always wanted to use, why not just pick a frame and hang it up sans artwork?  Food for thought...