Framing A Signed Lichtenstein Screen Print

Roy Lichtenstein signed this limited edition screen print from 1070 in pencil. We loved the limited color palette of black and white with a highlight of yellow and continued this in our custom frame design. Our double mat echoes these colors with a thin black and yellow core. The frame itself is industrial looking and […]

We just build a shadowbox for acrylic paint covered silverware!

We love the creativity in this colorful in acrylic paint covered silverware. Our frame design is a sleek shadowbox: We mounted the knife, fork and spoon art on a fabric mat. The walls of the shadowbox frame are also covered with the same fine textured fabric that compliments the bold texture of the dried acrylic […]

Antique Map With Fabric Mat and Classic Frame

At Underglass we love antique maps! We framed it here in our San Francisco frame shop going for a classic frame design with a fabric mat and a black and gold frame! For less glare and 99% uv protection we chose a museum glass and couldn’t be more pleased the way it came out. This […]

Document, Certificate or Award Frames – We Have The Right Choices For You

We are always happy to see all the exciting art we custom frame here at our San Francisco Frame Shops. When we got this Certificate honoring Percy E. Vance for his service in the Armed Forces of the United States, signed by Joe Biden, President of the United States, we wanted to make it special. […]

Creating A Custom Frame For Antique Wedding Photo

We recently framed a series of a client’s family photos collection here at our San Francisco frame shop. We loved the sepia tones in this amazing wedding photo and while we love the antique, classic feel for the photo, our client wanted a touch of modern. So we offered a beveled walnut frame with a […]

New Year – New Framing Projects!

The New Year started out with finishing this complex framing project for our Local 38. We handsewed these beautiful antique handmade banners on fabric mats and built three walnut shadowbox frames to give them a new housing. The custom frames are 5, 6 and 7 foot tall! These banners hung for decades in their old […]

Beautiful Detail from Lithograph inspired Frame Design

This mesmerizing lithograph from 1974 was made by Rabindra Danks. There is so much detail this artist brought to this piece and it inspired us to use a very subtle detail for this custom picture frame job. We used a heavy fabric that mimics all the texture and limited color in the piece and we […]

Framing a Cross Stitch

We used a heavy linen mat to continue the texture of this cross stitch art . The orange wooden frame plays on the muted color pallet of the art itself and the gray of the mat. We are always excited to come up with a frame design for your and loved the opportunity to handwrap […]

Showing Old Maps With Folds And Wrinkles

We love old maps. We love the folds and the wrinkles and the holes and the charm of seeing they’ve been used and letting it all hang out! This Island of Maui map has all of the characteristics of use and age. We floated it on a cream mat that goes well with the color […]