A board of their own
Pets have always found their way onto the fridge door. Now they can have a whole board of their own.
The Pet Portrait Creator turns a favourite photo into a large magnetic steel board that looks just like an old enamel sign. Owners can keep the photo just as it is, or have it illustrated in one of nine styles: watercolour, pencil sketch, line drawing, linocut, screen print, pop art, cartoon, vintage poster or oil painting.
Dogs and cats have thirteen layouts to choose from, from a big name to a pet passport and a Wanted poster, and Best friends puts two pets side by side. The finished board is shown on a wall before ordering, so there are no surprises.
“Fridge doors have always been covered in pet photos, so it felt only right to give the best face in the house a whole board of its own. Seeing someone's spaniel come back as a watercolour, or their cat as a wanted poster, always makes us smile.”
Every board is printed on 1.2 mm steel with a high-gloss finish, so it is magnetic across the whole surface. It's dry wipe too, so you can write on it with a dry wipe pen and wipe clean with a soft cloth. It comes pre-drilled, with fixings, screw caps and instructions. The boards are made to order in Britain in 3–5 working days + delivery.
The facts
- Sizes and prices: small 55 × 40 cm £95, medium 75 × 55 cm £120, large 100 × 75 cm £145, landscape or portrait
- Styles: the original photo, or illustrated as watercolour, pencil sketch, line drawing, linocut, screen print, pop art, cartoon, vintage poster or oil painting
- Layouts: thirteen for dogs and cats, plus Best friends for two pets side by side
- Board: 1.2 mm steel, high-gloss finish, magnetic across the whole face, dry wipe; pre-drilled, fixings and screw caps included
- Made to order in Britain in 3–5 working days + delivery
- Where to buy: beyondthefridge.co.uk/products/pet-portrait-personalised-magnetic-board
Notes to editors
Duncan and Amanda - Our Beyond the Fridge Story
We met at art school many moons ago when we were both studying graphic design in the 80s. We left college and skipped off up to London to register our design business. We built a busy design agency and wore power suits and shoulder pads!
We got married and had two great kids. One day we installed a new fitted kitchen with an integral fridge and suddenly had a problem. Where do we put the kid’s artwork, invitations and school letters etc?
We had a brainwave and painted a huge sheet of steel that we used as a giant magnetic board. Everyone said it was a brilliant idea and where did you get it?.
So, back in 2007 we took the plunge and set to work devising a unique way of making them with our own designs. Just like the old enamel metal ad signs we loved so much and Beyond the Fridge was born.
We get asked “why Beyond the Fridge?” Quite a lot! Apart from describing our solution to the problem people have with integrated fridge doors, we thought it was a memorable pun on 'Beyond the Fringe' (you have to be of a certain age!).
Over the years we’ve developed products that reflect our joint love of art and design. We always enjoy designing new magnetic boards ourselves and seeing the amazing designs and images our customers create for their own homes
Beyond the Fridge makes large magnetic steel wall boards, printed on 1.2 mm steel and made to order in Britain since 2007.
High-resolution pictures and films are in the press office