Valuable art is not framed in the same way as easily replaced posters. Option 1: Shop small and find a local framer In addition, framing techniques must be appropriate for the medium and underlying base of your picture. Glass, matting and molding that complement, but do not overwhelm, the image will add to the picture’s appeal and your enjoyment of it.
The overall effect of your finished piece will be determined by the size, color and style of the components of your frame.Protect your investment from deterioration.Separate the image from its surroundings.Complete and enhance your artwork, exhibiting it at its best,.To get the most out of our art collections, proper framing is essential.Ī Frame is a Powerful Thing, The visual impact and longevity of any picture is highly dependent upon framing.Ī well chosen, well-built frame, matting and glass will: Paintings, photographs, needlework, canvases and other artwork enliven our homes and work spaces, express our personalities, and can even make us feel better. Wrong - it's to highlight your good taste! Try using this art as filler or as an accent/trend piece.Īfter all you frame that expensive fine art to highlight your local framer, right? So, you wish to match your décor, especially if you love to follow trends – frame using inexpensive, decorative posters and decorative framing or choose art that will compliment your décor and won't hurt as much when you get tired of them and want to dispose of them. You may have to move the art to a new location or room-but you won’t need to re-frame. When you frame to the art it will always look good. When the art is framed to the décor - re-framing to fit the new décor will become a necessity. Then look for artwork that you may not love but that goes with your décor.Īnother strong reason to frame to the art is that you will generally change the wall colors, buy new furniture or rugs before you will re-frame your art (most art has a minimum of 10-15 years before you may outgrow it). If you absolutely love the artwork and don’t want to change your décor-you may have to find a new location for the art. When done this way the art, the room, the furnishings, the accessories and the owner end up being comforted and comfortable within the environment they have created around their art. When art is bought because it resonates in the buyer, the art can then be the jumping off point for the room's design and colors. Most admirers won’t notice that it’s not the exact same shade of ‘blue/red/whatever’ used in the room. If the framing is picked to compliment or enhance the art by using elements within the art-that customer will get multitudes of compliments on their artwork. The boldness may be hard to live with for some of us. The room is very modern and the art and framing is very traditional or vintage This technique and the reverse can work but, it has to be done with care. Is there somewhere else this artwork would show better?Īnother example: the artwork and framing style are out of sync with the rooms design and feel.
This person may get a few compliments on their art – they might hear ‘what a nice frame’, 'nice picture' or nothing at all. It is custom and each frame package is designed and hand-crafted for a specific person - there is no mass production here.įor instance: the client wants to fit the art into a room where there are no colors in common with the desired artwork and wants to frame the art to match the room. When the art and frame design are balanced and well thought out – the viewer will first see the whole presentation as one piece, second the art and third the framing. Often when the brain and logic get involved that design mistakes happen. I tell my customers that “your instincts are right 90% of the time - so trust them”. Design often comes down to a gut feeling, you can hear it in a person’s words “This feels right”, or “That feels wrong”.
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