Hinged custom framed art as a solution to hiding keys

Hinged custom framed art as a solution to hiding keys and other small everyday items… #LoveItOrForgetIt? You decide!

Forget the credenza or chest of drawers... storage is overrated.

Forget the credenza or chest of drawers... storage is overrated. Oversize custom framed art is in. Work with your local custom framer to create a look like this, which will be an ideal fit for your home and style.

Just in time for Valentine's Day this great Hand Craved Box by Greg Guedel

Just in time for Valentine's Day this great Hand Craved Box by Greg Guedel, at a great price only here @  Frame By Frame

Custom framed albums and movie posters!

Custom framed albums and movie posters make up a fun assortment for any wall! If you can dream it, it can be 

"I LOVE YOU...FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, TO THE TIP OF MY TOES"

"I LOVE YOU...FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, TO THE TIP OF MY TOES"

Make this adorable custom artwork and save those precious hand and foot prints forever. Print the image out, add feet prints and/or hand prints, frame in and inexpensive frame and you have unique, personalized, lasting piece of artwork. These make a great gift for baby shower, 1st birthday, fathers day, Mothers day, Sweetest Day, Valentines Day, or Grandparent's Day

Sometimes you just need to keep it simple.

Sometimes you just need to keep it simple. Take these black and white floral images... Simplicity at its finest. Play off the minimalist look of the art with a small scale black custom frame moulding.

Bring those rugs up off the floor and get them on to your walls!

Bring those rugs up off the floor and get them on to your walls! This Circa 1930 Navajo eagle feather rug features a smoked timber frame, matting and museum glass. The finished size is 40 X 30 and we think it’s really fabulous!

Art does so much more than just pretty up your walls…

Art does so much more than just pretty up your walls… A grouping can be used to unify an entire space! See how the rainbow shape of this grouping unifies the two twin beds and adds presence to the room? This would be a simple look to replicate in your home, too. Just work with your local custom framer to determine what shape wall grouping will work best for your room and what you want to accomplish with your art.

Here’s a fantastically unique take on a spoon/kitchen utensil display…

Here’s a fantastically unique take on a spoon/kitchen utensil display… Instead of placing these items in symmetrical rows, consider arranging them in an alternate shape, be it an oval, as pictured, a circle, diamond, etc. When framed, these funky shapes will appear as art themselves, from afar, as people approach the custom framed piece, they’ll have a whole new appreciation for what actually makes up the shape. Brilliant! Come visit us and learn how we can

make this fun look happen in your own home.

Designer-inspired look that’s easy to execute in your own home.

Here’s a formula for a fabulous designer-inspired look that’s easy to execute in your own home: Start with an oversize mirror, custom framed to suit your space, then layer smaller framed pieces in front, and off to the sides. It’s smart and simple, all while offering a big payoff in terms of looks!

Want to add drama to your space?

Want to add drama to your space? Forget the wall groupings and go big and bold with one large work of art. Work with your local custom framer to beautifully frame whatever it is you bring to them… Be it a traditional work of art on canvas or paper, a textile, or something totally out of the box. If you love it, it’ll work! 

Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" made out of Legos

Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" became an abstract piece of art when one of my customer's recreated the image out of Legos. It took him a year to create the piece and it is framed in Water Gilded Gold Frame made in France and double matted.

Better use the awkward space below those tall, skinny windows – fill it with custom framed art!

Better use the awkward space below those tall, skinny windows – fill it with custom framed art! Bring your dimensions into your local custom framer, and they’ll work with you to create one long piece, or a proportional grouping to perfectly fit the space, as well as your style.

Oversize Map

Here’s a really nice example of the broken map idea… Where an oversize map (could be a world map, or even just a map of your hometown, any map can work) is cut down into a set of equally sized pieces, then identically custom framed and hung as one large, impressive grouping. We just love this idea!

What are you looking forward to in the next few days, weeks, months…?!?

What are you looking forward to in the next few days, weeks, months…?!?

Chance Robinson, Artist

Five new paintings have arrived from Billings Montana artist Chance Robinson, part of his Electric West series, they are wonderful!

"Resolute"

30" X 40" Acrylic on Canvas

"Line Dancer" 11" X 14" Acrylic

Lighting You Paintings

Lighting Your Paintings

You spent a healthy sum of money on that painting in your living room, but your lighting does not do it any favors. You need much more than a dim floor lamp or harsh ceiling light to showcase that beautiful work of art. Fortunately, options abound for lighting paintings inside of your home.

Your Painting’s Life is At Stake

Lighting your painting is not only important because you want to highlight its beauty; improper lighting can actually damage your artwork. Direct sunlight or even the glare from it can damage your artwork, causing it to lose lustre and colour. Ultraviolet light can cause oil paintings to fade and crack; artwork on canvas becomes brittle under such light and the heat from some lights can damage it. Consequently, you need to carefully select the right type of lighting for your painting(s).

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Picture 1: Painting’s lighting in gallery

Tips on Selecting the Right Lights for Your Artwork

Here are a few pointers:

1. Sunlight is the best type of light to showcase a painting, thus you want to imitate that light as best you can. White halogens are acknowledged as the leader in that category, but they do burn hot and can damage a painting with their heat. If you cannot place halogens a far enough distance away from your painting(s), go with LED or incandescent lights. You also want to depend on indirect natural light as much as possible during daytime hours to bring out the best in your artwork. Needless to say, fluorescent lights are an absolute no-go for illuminating artwork.

2. Any light that you choose should be filtered to eliminate both ultraviolet and infrared rays that can damage paintings. For this reason, many homeowners prefer ceiling recessed lights with dimmers and filters. Such lights are versatile and can be easily changed as you move your artwork around to different spots on your walls. If your home already has recessed lighting (many modern ones do), you might need to simply increase your wattage to display your paintings well. Be sure to check the angle at which the light is hitting the painting to ensure that there is no shine on the surface, which will completely ruin the effect of any lighting option.

3. Another lighting faux pas that can ruin your intended effect is the angle that the light hits the frame that surrounds your art. If the frame is ornate and deep, the light might inadvertently cast a shadow over your art. As you position your lights, be sure that they can make it over the frame and onto the art. A good rule of thumb is a 30-degree angle on the wall, adding 5 degrees for a heavy frame and subtracting 5 degrees if you want to highlight the surface’s texture (this makes canvas look great!).

4. As for brightness, another way to ruin your painting’s intended presentation is to have glare or an uneven cast of light. To eliminate this you will need to choose lighting of sufficient wattage. A handy guide for throwing light onto artwork is three times the wattage of your room’s ambient lighting.

5. Regarding what type of lights to mount, remember that the art is the star, not the light fixtures! For this reason, many art lovers opt for rail or slot lights that are recessed yet movable, installed on the walls or ceiling. You can find such lights as you search for lighting that is specifically designed for illuminating artwork. Don’t forget that with the technological advances of today, you could integrate the control of these lights into your home’s scene lighting. You can even create an “art gallery” mode for your living and/or dining rooms. Other options for casting light on your paintings are lamps that can be mounted on the walls, ceiling or in cabinets, or small lights that can be attached to the picture’s frame.

MirrorMate Frames

MirrorMate Cherokee Montauk Frame on an existing bathroom mirror which was stuck onto the wall, improvement, I think so!

Do you need help deciding which frame style is right for your bathroom mirror? Come see us!

Another Satisfied Customer!

Another Satisfied Customer @ Frame By Frame. We created this shadow box, using a frame with a sand finish, for a customer who traveled to Morocco, gathered some fossils, road a camel and had a great time, thank you for your business! Can't see the glass, it's because it's anti reflective museum glass! What memories do you have that need framing?

Here’s a fantastic example of how to hang art ON a door when wall space is limited.

Here’s a fantastic example of how to hang art ON a door when wall space is limited. The proportions of this piece are right on, and the art and tones appear to be spot on in this room! Have you ever hung custom framed art on a door?!?

Valentine's Day Framing Project

Frame the perfect lyric to a song or poem that means something you or someone else, or as a gift, this could be a Valentine's Day Project alert!

Great idea!

We've shared this idea before, but it’s so great – especially for those of us who are currently renting – so, we thought we’d share it again… If you don’t have a back splash in your kitchen, consider hanging or leaning some custom framed art in that space. It’ll add some fantastic visual interest and if you have it framed appropriately for the space, you can simply wipe up splatters on the glazing. Just ask your custom framer how they can make this look work for you!

Valentine's Day Project

Valentine's Day is coming: Here is a framing project for that special someone that we can help you with. The Scrabble letters can be ordered off of etsyhttps://www.etsy.com/search?q=scrabble+letters We can help you with the rest, come see us!

An adorable Valentine to remember...

An adorable Valentine to remember... Frame and old Valentine's Day Card as a reminder of someone special in your life. 

NO window treatments needed!

Forget the window treatments, this cozy nook is made even more special, thanks to custom framed art flanking each side of the built-in bench and above the windows. Picture perfect!

Looking to make a statement?

Looking to make a statement? Take an oversize black and white photo, work with your local custom framer to select the perfect, understated design and hang it on its own wall, only to be complemented by the furnishings and accessories near it, creating a dramatic vignette.

Another Satisfied Customer!

Another satisfied customer @ Frame By Frame! Matt Davis is over the top about the way his drawing has turned out of the San Francisco Skyline

Where to hang the artwork?

When thinking about how to hang your next art grouping, consider the lines of the focal pieces of furniture in your space – such as the lines of the beds in this image. The shape of this grouping, mimics the graceful lines of the canopy portions of these four poster beds. You could also mimic the lines of architecture, like arches in doorways or the curves of a breakfast nook… Inspiration is everywhere, you just have to look to find it!

Old Maps

Old Maps looked great framed, this 1873 Isle Royale and Keweenaw Peninsula is framed in a fantastic combination of two mouldings.

Oversize?

Oversize custom framed mirror/artwork leaning against a wall, partially hidden behind a console table… Is it too big for the space or a cool, layered look – love it or forget it? You decide!