Making a faded paper look great in a welded steel frame
We are in love with the way the paper faded on this antique architectural drawing! We hand-charcoaled the bevel of the mat and used a slick welded steel frame. This custom frame with a UV protecting glass and museum quality mat will help preserve the art from fading more and enjoying it at the same […]
Museum quality frame for vintage boxing poster
We framed this vintage boxing poster from 1936 in a distressed lacquer frame and we hand colored the bevel to give it that extra little detail! Perfect example for a museum quality framing to protect the original art. We love custom framing here in San Francisco! Â
Happy Friday!
Before the weekend comes here are some of this weeks highlight we framed right here in San Francisco! We love photography, especially black and white and we couldn’t be more thrilled to pick mats and frames for these wonderful pieces of art. First a photograph by Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972), Photographer from Kentucky . And […]
We’re not afraid of big pieces!
We’re not afraid of big pieces! We love the challenge, if it’ll fit through the door we’ll frame it and if it won’t we’ll figure something out!#customframing #sanfrancisco #california#oversize #locustsongs Just finished stretching this 7’x10′ piece by local artist Locust Songs! #customframing #sanfrancisco#california #oversize #canvas
This is how you treat a great graphic print
We love this perfectly designed graphic Deer head print! Our client decided to frame it in a rich brown hardwood frame with a cutting edge fabric mat that brings some additional texture to the framed piece. Museum glass was a must for this to cut out almost all reflection. This twist of using a modern print […]
Plaster Crucifix in Shadowbox welded steel frame
We framed this haunting and beautiful plaster crucifix in a welded closed corner steel frame. Don’t you love the soft shadow line on this piece? The color palette for this design is all kept to a minimalist brown. The brushed feel of the welded metal frame and the dull surface of the mat enhance the […]
A piece from AMC’s Madmen
This Japanese woodblock print hung in the office of Bert Cooper on the hit AMC show MADMEN. We reframed it with a silk mat and fillet in a clean gold frame