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Tips In Finding Expert Custom Frames

By Ryan Gibson


There may be a photograph or painting that you have which you love to put inside a frame but is confused on what to buy. You may be doing this because you want to display it in your house and want it to complement the rest of the decorations in that area. It would also help in the preservation of that piece of artwork for the longest possible time.

Buying frames is not as easy as buying a random one on the shop that you think the picture can fit in. Sometimes they need an expert custom frames to do the job better. Shops in Syracuse, NY have experts who can help you with these and here are some tips in helping you find one.

Use an online search in finding one who offers custom framing service in your area. Some artworks shops are also offering their services so take note of them as well. Have a list of all the possible experts you can acquire the services of and begin to look for more information about them.

Ask your friends or family members if they can recommend anyone that is on your list. They may also give other recommendations that is not on your list and is someone that they had a good experience with when they acquired his or her services before. They would not be recommending anyone that they have a bad experience with and not satisfied with the result of the work done.

Ask how many years their business have been going on. This also includes the information regarding on where they have acquired the knowledge and skills needed in assisting you in what you need and the number of customers that have come to them for their services. These would indicate the experience and efficiency they possess in doing their chose trade.

Request to see some references and samples of the works that they have done. If they have a shop, they probably display them in it and you can easily the quality of their workmanship in framing pieces of artwork. If possible ask for pictures of areas in houses where their work has been displayed so you can see if it goes along well with the other decorations of that room.

Inquire about the different ways of preserving an artwork and let them help you understand the various framing methods that uses them. Glazing is an example of these where there are various types of it such as the UV reducing, anti glare and standard glazing. Oil paintings are highly suggested not to have any glazing in their frames to avoid smudges on it.

Matting is another way of preserving the paintings or photographs. This also helps in giving depth to a picture and may also be used in putting multiple pictures in a single frame. Matting is usually wider than the frame and weighted at the bottom. Materials the frame is made of is also considered to determine the look and feel that it will give off when displayed and if it fits in with the rest of the decorations as well.

Ask for the total cost in making the custom frame including their service fee. The price may vary depending on the materials used and its size. This would include also the prices for glazing and matting if you have asked for them.




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