You bought a beautiful piece of art and you need a quality frame for it (hit: ugly frames can ruin a good piece of art!). It is good to know all of our hand-finished frames have been carefully sourced from sustainably managed forests in the Northern American states, where the temperate climate ensures a slow growth rate. The resulting timber is ideal for picture framing, with a consistent colour and grain. The timber is milled in the UK and each frame is finished by hand in our own workshop.

Matting – also referred to as “Mat(s)” or “Matboard(s)” – is a decorative lining that you put into your frame. It can compliment or contrast a color in your piece that you want to stand out, or it can simply give your display an elegant dynamic. The addition of a matboard would make the overall dimensions of your frame larger, as the opening of your matting would then become the window through which you view your art. We recommend the opening of your matboard accounts for a 1/4? overlap* with the edges of your art – this will avoid gaps between your artwork and the edge of the matboard, which would cause your art to “fall through” and/or expose the backing. (more…)