I would take it to a frame shop and have them dry mount it on black foam-core board. The stiff backing will protect the paper, and the pressing process should take care of most of the creases. I wouldn't worry if a few folds show, though; they give it street cred. It'd look great anywhere -- how about above a console table holding a vignette from your travels?

Ah, take it to a professional--what a novel idea! Thanks for the suggestion. Sometimes I get carried away with DIY projects that I overlook a simple solution. I also like the console idea. Thanks so much for your comment!

You could do it yourself with a spray-on adhesive — one that would let you reposition it before it dried. But when working with a one-of-a-kind item that might wrinkle or tear, I'd take it to the pros! You're not getting glass and frame, so it won't be expensive.

Sheila, I have a follow-up question for you. What is the advantage of using black foam-core as opposed to white? The frame shop I went to only uses white, so I was wondering what kind of difference this would make.

Hi, mseldon -- Both would work just fine. To my eye, black just might give it a richer, more custom look. If your colors are lighter, though, you might even prefer white. You could also put it in a thin metal poster frame to protect the edges and corners and give it a more finished look.

Great, thanks for the advice!

This is a bit out there but you could actually - take a deep breath - cut up the whole poster along all the creases (vertical and horizontal) and frame each one individually so the whole thing is up on the wall but fractured. Instead of traditional framing you could do edgeless block backing so it still looks cohesive. Just a crazy thought!

I worked in a professional frame shop for a few years, and I don't suggest using foam core, as it bends and dents very easily. I would either get it properly framed, or have it plaque mounted, which is much more durable. The edges look much nicer as well.

I love Kate's idea of making the poster into a split canvas like piece...9 identical plain black frames. Easy and inexpensive, while still making a big impact. This isn't a good example, but at least gives you an idea.

If you want to frame it yourself, check out this website: http://www.americanframe.com/ They have frames to suit every style and they come as a kit for extremely easy assembly.

i worked in a high end frame shop for over 5 years....I would have it dry mounted to get most of the wrinkles out...only if it is not a particularly valuable piece $ wise. It will still need to be framed....I think a black or white frame with black matting on top and maybe 1/8 of red or white for a second layer of matting would look great...too much red peeking through might look a little cheesy. Good luck!!!

I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one with the "crazy" idea of cutting it up along the fold lines and mounting or framing the individual pieces. I think if I had the whole thing professionally framed (which isn't cheap) and the folds were still visible, it would drive me nuts every time I looked at it. But I'd regretfully live with it that way because I'd spent so much having it framed. What if you had the individual pieces mounted on one board with thin lines separating the pieces so they looked somewhat like grout lines?

As for placement, I think the piece would work just about anywhere you had the room with a feature wall that didn't have other items competing with it. I'm thinking sleek, modern, and contemporary. I recently saw a post by Kenneth Brown on Facebook using men's suiting material as a matt. Wouldn't your piece look awesome in a bedroom upholstered with men's suiting fabrics, silver accents (like brushed silver nail heads), dark woods and warm greys. With just a touch of glass.

Have you tried ironing the back of the poster? At a low temperature an iron can definately reduce the impact of the folds. I think this would look great in the master bath if you have the wall space. The powder room would be good too. It's a private moment and that's why I suggest a space that is not seen from everywhere.

I'm all for cutting it up in square pieces along the fold lines. After that was done, I might even want to try adding moulding between each section and all around. The faux window effect could be interesting and would go well in an entrance. Without the faux window effect (re: the moulding) I would tend to hang it in my bedroom to give it a romantic feeling - or even above a fireplace.

I forgot to add that if you decide to cut it up yourself, use a rotary cutter and cutting board instead of scissors. You'll get cleaner edges. Better yet, use a paper cutter.

Thanks everyone for your ideas. You've given me a lot to think about! The billboard is big (68" x 46.5"), so there's only so many places I can put it. I appreciate all the comments!

Hi there, i usually iron my posters that i collect from my travels, I useda sheet of brown unwaxed paper over it and set the iron on low, no steam. i like black and white art and in this case i would make a frame myself to suit the size or buy, then paint it black and mount it.

As an alternative to ironing to remove the creases, try running the back of the poster over a curved edge of a desk or table, in the same manner you would as if you were polishing the toe of your shoe with a cloth, just do one area at a time.

If a romantic and have a modern bedroom style, you could cut up the poster into blocks and then hang them in a square above the bed. Kind of abstract-modern, and kind of mimicks the latest Facebook Page rage that's going on these days.

Paper posters can be ironed to diminish a lot of the creases, or even distressed along the creases to make it look antiqued. Frame in a thin black frame - but I still think this needs to hang over a bed.

For framing, I suggest a big heavy distressed frame that looks vintage -- right out of some Paris attic. If the frame is bunged up, it fits with the creases in the poster.

Hello- I would take your picture to a reproduction house and have a "new picture " taken of your picture and then frame it according to your decor. You could send it to www.allpopart.com and really have some fun with it.
Good luck.

@luannehearlson: That's a great idea! If you did that, you could decoupage the cut-up poster to small, square stretched canvases and get a 3-D effect! You could even shrink or enlarge it slightly to fit a particular size.

yep, my idea for u as well...or frame ea little one into 16 frames...colored that is!

mselden, what did you end up doing with your romantic poster? ;)

Hi Sheila, I took your advice and had a framing shop dry mount it on gator board (they didn't have a piece of foam core that was large enough). It turned out AMAZING. They were able to get out all those wrinkles; you can only see some faint creases if you look very closely. Thank you so much for your advice! I only wish I had done it 10 years ago instead of letting it sit in a box that long. A simple solution that cost only about $100. Now I am enjoying it every day! (See attached photo; please excuse the garland as the photo was taken at Christmas.)

Fantastic! So glad it turned out so well! What a gorgeous poster.

Woooooooooooooooow! Absolutely positively STELLAR! Wow, what a prescence, and what a statement for the emotions and the eyes! Jealous but so Happy for you!

I love it. Bravo!