- How to Make It: Thrift old, ornate wooden picture frames with detailed baroque carvings. Print classic 19th-century portraits on matte canvas-textured paper. Using fine art markers or digital editing tools, subtly alter the eyes of the subjects to glow faintly or add delicate, faint bat silhouettes hovering in the background.
- Variations & Tips: Spray paint all thrifted frames in a uniform matte black or antique gold leaf finish to tie the mismatched frames together cohesively. Hang them tightly clustered in a Victorian salon style.
6. Candelabra of the Black Rose An ornate candelabra draped in decaying black silk roses and dripping pillar wax creates an instantly dramatic dining or coffee table focal point.