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Picture This - Cooking Collage for Dining Room
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jfm0830
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I have long wanted to put up a collage of some of my favorite food photos, but I didn't want framed pictures. I wanted something that looked like just the picture. A company called Fracture has a product that served my needs perfectly. Fracture allows you to upload your images and they have a process where the image is printed on the back of a thin sheet of glass, like the first photographs in the early days of photography. Then a slightly smaller thin sheet of black matting is adhered to the back of the photo. The effect is very striking. The thin glass and "invisible" matting make it look like the images are simply floating just off the wall.
The photos come in various rectangular and square sizes. The square sizes are intended to accommodate the square format used on Instagram. The sizes were 5x5", 11x11" and 23x23" and using a 1" margin between smaller photos, they matched the next size up. 2@5x5 + 1" =11", 2@11x11 + 1" = 23". I used it to be able to create a modular collage where pieces could be rearranged to create different affects. My intent over time is to swap in some new future images.
I located the collage on a large blank wall in my Living Room You can see this wall and the collage whether you enter via the Kitchen door or Living Room door. It usually helps set the mood for people coming over to share a meal.
The view from my Living Room door when entering my house.
The view from my Kitchen door when entering the house.
I am very happy with how the collage turned out, it looks better than I hoped for.
Jim
The photos come in various rectangular and square sizes. The square sizes are intended to accommodate the square format used on Instagram. The sizes were 5x5", 11x11" and 23x23" and using a 1" margin between smaller photos, they matched the next size up. 2@5x5 + 1" =11", 2@11x11 + 1" = 23". I used it to be able to create a modular collage where pieces could be rearranged to create different affects. My intent over time is to swap in some new future images.
I located the collage on a large blank wall in my Living Room You can see this wall and the collage whether you enter via the Kitchen door or Living Room door. It usually helps set the mood for people coming over to share a meal.
The view from my Living Room door when entering my house.
The view from my Kitchen door when entering the house.
I am very happy with how the collage turned out, it looks better than I hoped for.
Jim
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Very nice.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
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Nice wall o' food you got there!
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Get a big fork and knife and hang on the sides.
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Thanks for looking and commenting guys. I did't mention it but all but a couple of those photos were items made on my Egg. Everything was cooked outdoors.Eggscuses said:Get a big fork and knife and hang on the sides.
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How are the images attached to the wall?
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Pretty neat.
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Nicely done.BrandonQuad Cities
"If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful." -
Sundown said:How are the images attached to the wall?"Bacon tastes gooood, pork chops taste gooood." - Vincent Vega, Pulp Fiction
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I have been looking for something similar for outdoor use. I don't want an enclosed exterior frame......but something that can handle the rain and humidity.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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Thanks for the additional comments. Some additional pictures and answers below.Sundown said:How are the images attached to the wall?ibanda said:
And did you attach it as one piece? Or did you have to hang 40+ pieces, if so that is an amazing job of keeping that all straight.northGAcock said:I have been looking for something similar for outdoor use. I don't want an enclosed exterior frame......but something that can handle the rain and humidity.
Jim -
Fancy!
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Quite a spread there, I think you should number them so people can order more easily.
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Very impressive! Can I borrow you for a bit? Moved into our house 7 years ago, and still haven't hung all of our pictures up.
Have you thought of placing a larger pic of your eggdom (bottom row) in the center?#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
jfm0830 said:Thanks for the additional comments. Some additional pictures and answers below.Sundown said:How are the images attached to the wall?ibanda said:
And did you attach it as one piece? Or did you have to hang 40+ pieces, if so that is an amazing job of keeping that all straight.northGAcock said:I have been looking for something similar for outdoor use. I don't want an enclosed exterior frame......but something that can handle the rain and humidity.
JimEllijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
Run me out in the cold rain and snow -
Wow! That whole project is impressive. I could use you around the house as well.
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Looks like the wall behind the counter at my local chinese restaurant.
Nice plan and execution.Steve
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Thanks guys.
@northGAcock I wasn't trying to discourage you, just saying this particular product is not made for that. Whatever you end up doing will probably need to use some special glass to protect the images from UV light.
@caliking This may sound like sacrilege, but the Egg, while important, is not the key element here. The end product is the food. I debated whether or not to even include a picture of the Eggs. I decided that the only grill I could have made all of these on was an Egg (or other Kamado), so it rated a picture.
Jim
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I'd much rather look at someone else's cooks than their kids school pictures hanging on the wall. Maybe that's just me"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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jfm0830 said:Thanks guys.
@northGAcock I wasn't trying to discourage you, just saying this particular product is not made for that. Whatever you end up doing will probably need to use some special glass to protect the images from UV light.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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