Livingston Street Decor is located at Chartreuse and Co. in Frederick, Maryland (4007A Buckeystown Pike). We are open the third weekend of every month, Friday 9-4, Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 12-4. We are also open at other times for special events and by appointment when requested. Chartreuse and Co is a vintage lovers paradise. There is a huge barn with two floors filled with vintage treasures for your home, from 16 different vendors. You will find furniture, vintage style accessories, jewelry, and french inspired decor. There is also a large bank barn filled with furniture and a wagon shed filled with architectural salvage. Click on the links on the sidebar for more information on Chartreuse and Co and/or other vendors at Chartreuse and Co. You can contact me at livingstonstreetdecor@gmail.com







Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Easy Canvas...Easy Decor

Recently I was presented with the opportunity to try the products at
 Easy Canvas Prints and review their products and service.
I had been wanting to order a canvas print anyway, so when opportunity knocked...I answered.
Happily, my experience with Easy Canvas Prints was exactly that...EASY!
I am an avid photographer so choosing a photo from my collection
was the longest part in the ordering process.
Once I chose my photo, the actual ordering took me
less than 15 minutes start to finish!

I decided to use a photo of my "happy place,"
Big Meadows at Shenandoah National Park.
My Great Great Grandparents lived at Big Meadows before it
became a National Park. The ruins of their homestead is still there
today and they are buried just a short walk from the homestead site.
The photo I chose is a photo of the meadow that I took in
 October 2008. The Meadow bursts with color in the fall and
I love the contrast of all of the colors in this photo.


Once I selected my photo, all I had to do was complete an
easy 4 step ordering process on the Easy Canvas Prints website. 
1) Choose the size of your canvas.
I chose and 8x10
2) Upload your image.
3) Select your border options. You can choose a colored border,
a mirrored image border or an image wrap.
I chose a black border.
4) Order color finishing and image retouching.
Color finishing allows you to choose black and white or sepia toned finishes.
Image retouching can be minor or major.
Minor Retouching can:
 fix dust or scratches, red eye and minor imperfections
Major Retouching can:
add or remove objects or people
remove scars, blemishes and wrinkles
whiten teeth
and restore vintage photographs

That's it...an easy 4 step process. Shortly thereafter a nicely wrapped package arrives on your doorstep. 

Here is my beautiful Easy Canvas print. I LOVE it!

It arrived ready to hang.
 

The options for home decor are immense when ordering your Easy Canvas print.
Consider having prints made of documents such as:
birth certificates
vintage marriage certificates
school report cards
old family letters
family recipes...see this great post

The retouching option from Easy Canvas Prints makes them a great choice for
ordering prints that need repair.
I have had great success with taking photos of vintage
 family photos with my digital camera. This process works
best if you take the photos outside, on a sunny day. Be sure to remove
photos from their frames to avoid glare from the glass.

Oversized black and white images make a statement when grouped on walls.
Use photos of:
your children
pets
your home in each season
vacation photos
photos of your "happy places"

Make wall decor easy by checking out the Easy Canvas Prints website today!