IKEA Playbill Frames

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:27pm

Hi. I remember someone here bought frames from IKEA that fit the playbills perfectly. Does anyone have a pic of those frames, and what was the exact size, and what were they called? Any info, because I might go there today...thanks!

[SweMozArt]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:29pm

The IKEA frames are manufactured to only fit Mamma Mia, Chess and Kristina ads.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:30pm

No I specifically remember someone had other Playbills in the frame.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:31pm

LOL! That's funny Mozart!

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:34pm

I don't understand...

if someone can actually help, thanks!

P.S. I did a search and couldn't find the post.

[Yero]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:40pm

I believe Mozart was joking...

[SweMozArt]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:41pm

IKEA has on its website measurements for its different products, for instance frames. So if you have a playbill and can measure it - you can then compare it to the available frames on the IKEA homepage. I believe that the sortiment on the internet are somewhat more limited then the sortiment in the warehouse though.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:42pm

IKEA is a Swedish-based store. The shows Mozart mentioned are all Benny & Bjorn (ABBA) musicals. :)

[SweMozArt]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:47pm

Thanks for the explanation. There is not only words that can get lost in translation.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 1:09pm

Oh haha I get it...I'm slow! Anyways I was gonna go right from work maybe, anyone know the size of a playbill offhand?

[bjh2114]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 2:11pm

Playbills are 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 (half a sheet of standard printer paper). Hope this helps. If you find which frames work, will you let us know? Thanks.

[Holliwoodblonde]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 2:39pm

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=12&catalogId=10103&langId=-1&topcategoryId=15573&parentCats=15573*15705*15709&categoryId=15709&cattype=sub&pageNumber=0

I didn't get to look at all of the frames, but that's Ikea's frame page.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:03pm

Well, it's certainly not on THAT page...


I would be interested to know as well.

[yodamarie78]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:27pm

Maybe this one?


Wall of Playbills Thread

[zzannahk]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:29pm

ikea has clip frames that work pretty well

i think they have something similar at Michaels

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:34pm

Does IKEA still have the 4/4$ sale?

Does the frame have a glass kind of cover to protect it?

[craig238]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:56pm

Just my 2 cents on how I framed some of my playbills: I went to the dollar store and bought some frames. Then I placed a black piece of cardboard behind the glass and then the playbill centered on top of the black cardboard. They look AOK for not having a bordered mat. You can also get different color cardboard that would match better to some of the colored playbills. Bottom line it cost only a little over a buck to frame one !!

[ashley0139]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:56pm

I was at IKEA the other day and they had the clip frames 4/$4. Yes, the glass covers them.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:57pm

ooo- really? I'll have to check it out. I don't think there is an IKEA around here though

[mrs felciano]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 8:32pm

This is so great! I was planning on heading out to Ikea tomorrow even before I saw this thread!

Wee!