Framing Local Artist’s Travels at Underglass – Bao by Andrea in San Francisco
Underglass Cutom Picture Framing has been in the Castro for over 40 years. In that time we have framed a lot of San Francisco: its history, its art, its people and the things they bring back from the places they have been. It never gets old. And sometimes a piece comes in that reminds us […]
Framing Vintage San Francisco Cards at Underglass – Mid-Century Style, Art Deco Frame
When you bring us your art to frame, we always draw inspiration from what you bring us. These retro style 1950s San Francisco tourist cards with Chinatown, the Cable Car, the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate made that easy. They are a little piece of mid-century San Francisco and they called for a frame that […]
Framing San Francisco’s BART, Caltrain and Muni Cards at Underglass
There is a particular kind of joy in framing something that is just ours. Not a famous artist, not a rare find from somewhere far away, in this case just BART, Caltrain and Muni. A client brought us a set of three cards and wanted them framed together. Designing around something playful The cards already […]
Framing a Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary Poster at Underglass in San Francisco
We are a frame shop in the Castro. The Grateful Dead are from the Haight. In San Francisco terms, that makes this one a neighborhood project. Last summer Dead & Company brought 60,000 people a night to Golden Gate Park’s Polo Field for three nights to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead – a […]
Fine Art Framing in San Francisco – Museum Quality Framing
Fine Art framing in San Francisco, Photo framing, Canvas stretching, object framing and fabric framing – at Underglass you can rest assured that we will find the right framing solution for you. With decades of framing experience, excellent customer service and an amazing selection of exquisite ornate and eye catching minimalist frame styles we are […]
San Francisco Frame Shop For Your Next Framing Project
Underglass Custom Picture Framing in San Francisco is here for your next framing project! This amazing art collection was so such a pleasure to frame here at our frame shop in San Francisco! A big thank you to our client for trusting us with framing the art and for sending us this photo from their […]
Framing Original Art in San Francisco
When you bring your art to our frame shop here in San Francisco we get excited looking at all the detail in your art! For this ( Frida Kahlo inspired?) original art print we loved seeing the individual carvings from the linocut. We then looked for a frame that had similar detail and designed a […]
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 for a nostalgic yet modern look
We loved all the colors in this beautiful wildflower painting and had some great frame choices with similar colors. In the end our client decided to go with a wooden frame that is painted in a hue that keeps the calm and nostalgic touch of the artwork and feels modern at the same time. Any […]
Choosing a frame for your art
Choosing a frame for your art, any print, photo or illustration can sometimes be a challenge with all the choices we have! For this butterfly graphic design art print we didn’t have that problem at all! We chose a black ornate lacquered frame with a solid black mat that provides good space between art and […]