Guest Picks: Shadow Box Art
Ready made with art or ready to hold your favorite mementos, these shadow boxes put creativity in the spotlight
I live in a loft in Brooklyn, a recent transplant to Greenpoint (love my neighborhood!). I work as a freelance writer, blogger, stylist, gilder, and crafter. I curate a daily personal lifestyle blog called the Haystack Needle (http://www.thehaystackneedleonline.com). I'm also one half of the shop Cabin 7 (http://www.shopcabin7.com) — a collection of gilded objects for the home. I started out in magazines, working in the home department of Real Simple magazine and later worked as the home editor of Redbook. I love to scout cool finds for the home — everything from an amazing loveseat to a green laundry detergent that really works. I'm a new mama to our baby girl, Juniper, who amazes me every day with her curiosity for life and big smiles.
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Shadow box art, like any old-time craft, can look fresh and modern depending on how you put it together. Check out these ready-made shadow boxes with a graphic, artsy style. And for the DIYer, there are frames and repurposed shelves that could easily display a few favorite mementos. — Jen from The Haystack Needle
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Wow, this would even look cool empty. It's a handmade wood shadow box of California, but you can custom order any state you like.
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Unexpected color palettes always help make art look more modern. This ready-made shadow box features 3-D hearts in a purple/blue colorway, which stands apart from the expected red and pink hearts usually seen.
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This ready-made shadow box houses Scrabble pieces that spell out "Love You" in black and white with a sweet red heart.
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White moose and polar bears are set against a plaid background for a wintry, woodsy-style shadow box.
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Here's a rad living shadow box that you can buy for your home. It has an airplant terrarium inside.
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This wood shadow box comes with the vintage toy trains and engines. The back of the shelf features a clipping from a vintage railroad magazine. I know one toddler who would love this in his room.
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This small shadow box display features a bunny, vintage French book pages, moss and a photo of the mountains. This little gem would look adorable in a nursery.
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This top-loading shadow box is from Michael's, a great source for shadow boxes in different sizes and colors.
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I like the natural wood finish of this shadow box. I could see a Scandinavian-style display created with this frame.
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You can see the irregular edges of an original antique fern print on this print. The shadow box is hand-painted in a similar color as the fabric board inside.
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Hobby Lobby is a great source for things like shadow boxes. This one has a barn wood color that feels very on trend.
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This oak shadow box has a glass front that slides open. You have so many more options for display because of its extra depth.
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This shop lets you customize your own shadow box with Scrabble tiles spelling out family names. I like how the background is simply white, so the letters pop.
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This Ikea shadow box has been a classic for a while. The clean design keeps the focus on what is inside.
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I love the look of this handmade wooden shadow box. The long rectangular design is a shape you don't see often in stores.
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This ready-made shadow box features painted figurines of sheep against a starry sky. It's such a sweet display for a kids' room.
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Here's another simple shadow box frame for the DIYer. Editing the mementos you want to display is key to creating a shadow box that feels modern.
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This vintage shelf would make a great shadow box display. You could create a grid of small mementos, like your favorite rubber stamps, mineral rocks or vintage bottles.
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It's helpful to have a simple theme for your shadow box. This ready-made one displays an egg, nest, vintage flashcard and puzzle piece all centered on birds.
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Ideabook updated on Jan. 2, 2013.
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I enjoyed your article on Shadow Boxes, but all of the Etsy phots were missing! I would loved to have seen them as I am a frequent customer of the Etsy site. I'll keep cheking back to see if everything got fixed. Thanks again for a great article, a fellow lover of Greenpoint (where I was born.)