Framing

Bespoke Framing Service

• Friendly and Patient Service
  We are a service industry offering you, the customer, a pleasant environment when you come in for a framing consultation. As an experienced framer with an understanding of your requirements, we offer the best advice.
  
  Finally, we never rush our customers. We believe that spending a little more time choosing your mount and frame will pay off in the long run and will give you something that will take pride of place in your home and you will enjoy looking at for many years to come.
  
  
• Quality Workmanship and Materials
  We work to the highest standards and the guidelines of the Fine Art Trade Guild are put in practice during the manufacture of all frames. The materials we use, will always suit the specifics of the frame in question. Special care is taken to ensure that each frame is finished and offered to the customer without blemishes and the presentation of the frame from both front and back will always be impeccable.
  A large choice of over 250 colours and textures ensures that the artwork is presented in a suitable surround. We only ever use Whitecore, Conservation or Cotton Rag boards. Although we do not use Standard board for framing, it is available for sale in store and offers a cheap alternative for customers who are starting their own mount cutting at home. The rigid nature of mountboard also lends itself for many craft applications.
  
  
• Choice of Moulding
  Whether you prefer wood, metal or acrylic, our vast range of over 200+ mouldings will ensure that there is something for everyone’s personal taste and environment. We will discuss every aspect of your frame, from choosing the most pleasing moulding and material, through to the safety aspects as the frame plays a critical role in supporting the glass and artwork.

  

• Glazing
  The most common way to glaze a picture is to use 2mm thick glass, especially produced for the framing industry. However, we have a range of speciality glazing products on offer to either enhance or protect your artwork:
  • Diffused (matt) glass may help to view your artwork in harsh light conditions
  • Glass, containing a UV filter will protect your work from harmful UV rays
  • Zero colour shift glass (such as “Water White Denglass” or “True Vue Perfect Vue”) will enhance the artwork and create the illusion of no glass being used.
  • Laminated glass or Styrene (plastic) can be used to toughen the frame and prevent glass breakage
  
  
  
• Artwork Protection
  Not only must the frame look right for the artwork but it must protect it from dust, moisture and other atmospheric conditions. Where necessary, only acid free materials (Conservation mount board, Cotton Rag board, PH neutral tape, buffered backing etc.) should encase the artwork, therefore preserving it for many years.
  We will ensure that all these factors are taken into account during the framing process.
  
  
• You Name it, We frame it!
  We can frame just about any object and have experienced many different items such as needlework, tapestries, clothing, medals, antiquities, flowers, records, cd’s, plates so…you name it, we frame it!
  
  

Ready-made Frames