Maps

So I am kind of a nerd and I have to say that the graphic maps that have been circulating online, particularly on Etsy, have caught my eye many times.  For my birthday, my brother gave me this great map of Montreal (where I was born) and my mother-in-law gave me a very nice gift card to Michaels so I was able to get a frame for it almost immediately. 

The poster is 18"x24" and it just so happened that they had some nice white frames at Michaels that were buy one get one free (more on how we used the other frame in a later post).    My only negative comment about the frames is that the pieces that hold the contents of the frame in place got stuck several times when we were trying to swivel them back into place.  Otherwise they were great.  The frames do not have matting, the frame is actually just that wide but I think the map looks great with the crisp white frame.

 
Since we rent and there will be no painting, we have to find a way to liven up this wood paneling in the living room.  Here is what it looked like!