Framing Botanical Pages from Antique Books at Underglass in San Francisco
Framing botanical pages from antique books is something we see a lot of at Underglass and we love it every time. There is something quietly personal about it. Someone’s taste, someone’s curiosity, someone’s love of the natural world, all of it right there on one page, pulled from a book that was made to be […]
Two Pan Am Maps, Two Frames and a Customer Who Nailed It at Underglass in San Francisco
Not every great framing idea starts with us. Sometimes the best ones come from the person sitting across the counter. A client came in with two Pan Am Clipper Jet flight route maps from the late 1970s, the kind of maps Pan Am handed passengers on transatlantic flights, printed in vivid yellow and blue, with […]
A Glitter Frame for Pride Month at Underglass in San Francisco
We are a proudly LGBTQ+ owned frame shop in the heart of the Castro, and Pride month is our month. This year we are celebrating it the way we know best — with a frame that goes all the way. The piece is SINNER ELLA’S FOOTPRINT by Mark Denton Esq., and when our client brought […]
Fine Art Framing in San Francisco
Fine Art Framing in San Francisco at Underglass Custom Picture Framing: We loved picking this beautiful frame with our client for their amazing painting. The colors, the shape and the mood in this piece made it the perfect match for the frame. What a great addition for our client’s home! With decades of picture framing […]
Conservation Framing A Vintage Newspaper in San Francisco
If you are thinking of conservation framing a vintage newspaper in San Francisco this is the right post for you! At our frame shop here in San Francisco, we recently framed this vintage newspaper from 1918, announcing the Peace agreement and ending WW1. Old paper like this one, naturally ages quite a bit over the […]
Custom Frame For Colorful Collage – San Francisco Frame Shop
For this colorful paper and cardboard collage our client wanted to go with a modern frame that has a warm touch. We noticed the white edges on each paper strip of the art and looked for a frame that resembles that. At our frame shop here in San Francisco we have hundreds of frame samples […]
Framing Vintage Decals and Collector’s Items in San Francisco
Framing antique items like these vintage Meyercord decals is always great fun! For this Chilly Willi cartoon collector’s sticker set we floated the piece to show the wear and tear and create some depth in the frame. The actual vintage custom frame design is a wood frame with a brushed silver edge. As always and […]
Custom framing more 1970s Rock’n Roll vintage newspaper
Remember the 44 year old @iggypopofficial illustration we posted here a few weeks ago? We just build another custom picture frame here at our San Francisco frame shop: Legendary Lou Reed, photographed by @therealmickrock and illustrated by Bobby Grossman for his project Kellogg’s Cornflakes – die originalen. We are so happy we could help conserve […]
Framing and Conserving a 70’s Newspaper page
Here is another custom frame we finished for a Patti Smith newspaper page. We took the little hint of red from the print and added it back into the frame design with a sliver of red in the under mat. With a uv filtering, museum quality glazing we added that extra brilliance for conservation and […]
Custom Framing Your Charcoal Painting: Why It Is Best To Bring It To Your Trusted Framer
Custom framing your beautiful charcoal painting is an important step to preserve your art and get it ready to be shown on your wall. So why is it best to get it framed at your trusted local frame shop? As experienced framers, we know how to handle any art. A charcoal drawing, sketch or painting […]