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Shayla

Shayla

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I've been thinking about deep frames lately. If Inline Ovals can make many of
their specially shaped frames up to 7 inches deep, it would be cool if they also
offered custom-shaped wall pass-throughs and wall-niches.

There are surely folks here who will be rolling their eyes at this thought, but
this should be a place where we're free to explore creative options. It would
require some tinkering with their designs, but with the average house wall
being far shallower than the afore-mentioned depth, it would be great if they
offered this design. Granted, frames with straight, parallel lines would be
easiest to install, but I'm thinking of something like a cathedral shape. It
would have to have a front design that extended past the outer sides, so as
to cover the hole in the wall, and then something to attach to the opposite
side for the same reason. No lip needed.

With those they made as wall-niches, they could keep the rabbet in the back,
which would allow for installing a mirror. Decorative objects could be set on
that bottom shelf, allowing one to view the back as well. I know that this is
possible with a frame hanging on the wall, too, but am just day dreaming.
Have you ever worked on a project that used a frame in a similar inset way? :popc:
 
Just make sure the person on the other side of the wall doesn't mind the new view.

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Shades of Fried Green Tomatoes. "We needed more light."
 
Interesting...... Easy to do on a drywall wall if you want around a 3" inset. Might have to rearrange the studwork on bigger holes. Alternatively you could build an entire false wall. Bit drastic for a 10x8", but for a a big thing......

I did a similar thing at my old workshop when I found a boarded-over cupboard that I was unaware of. At the time I had a really cool (well it was then) 36" TV. This thing was a HUGE lump. Weighed about 50kg and the back stuck waaaay out. As it happened the cupboard was just behind the narrow shelf that I wanted the TV on so I cut a hole in the panelling so most of the TV went in the cupboard. :thumbsup:
 
Good solve on that one. :smiley:

If they were willing to offer something like this, perhaps the shops that carry
their work could contact local architects, builders, etc... about putting them in
homes from the get-go. Not sure what the largest size they can do is, but
it's interesting to think of the possibilities.
 
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