Custom picture framing · Scottsdale, Arizona
Fine Craftsmanship Is Always In Style.
Bring us the artwork. We’ll help you choose the frame, matting, glazing and support it needs—from photographs and family pieces to valuable, fragile or difficult-to-replace work.
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What are you framing?
Choose what you’re bringing us. We’ll show you the framing questions that matter for that kind of work.
If your piece does not fit one of these categories, bring it anyway. We regularly frame unusual artwork and objects.
Talk With Us About ItAt the design table
We start with the artwork, not the frame.
We start with the artwork—its scale, color, medium, condition and where it will hang. That usually narrows the frame choices quickly.
Some pieces need open space and a simple profile. Others need depth, a liner, glazing clearance or a carved or gilded frame. We compare those choices with the artwork in front of us.
Mounting, glazing, depth and support are worked out with the frame design, especially for fragile or difficult-to-replace work.
Proportion
How much frame and open space suit the piece?
Profile
Narrow, deep, flat, carved or rounded profiles create very different edges around the work.
Color & finish
Wood, metal, paint, gilding, mat color and texture are compared directly with the artwork.
Support & protection
Mounting, glazing, depth and conservation needs are part of the design.
Not every piece needs an elaborate frame.
The Frame Library
An unusually broad Frame Library.
The collection grew over decades and expanded when we acquired Framer’s Workshop. It ranges from contemporary mouldings and hardwoods to finished-corner frames, carved and gilded work, metal, leather and historical profiles.
That range gives us somewhere else to look when the first few choices are not right.
Client reviews
Clients often mention the design process in their reviews.
Clients often mention clear advice, patience and the finished work. Those are the parts of the process we want to get right.
Read All Client ReviewsTheir expertise in aesthetics is top tier.
They took the time to help me design what the frames would look like with patience and great ideas.
This company can run with any project and beautifully executes the requests.
Conservation framing
Good framing should also protect the artwork.
Paper, canvas and textiles need different kinds of support. We choose the mounting, spacing and backing for the material and condition of the piece.
Glass and acrylic each have advantages. We choose glazing from the artwork, frame size, surface, lighting and breakage risk.
Learn About Conservation FramingSpecialty work
Some pieces need more than a standard frame.
Large canvases, textiles, antique posters and finished-corner frames can require different construction or handling. When artwork or an existing frame needs treatment, we coordinate the appropriate specialist. We also coordinate crating, art handling, delivery and installation when needed.
Closed-corner, carved and gilded frames
Our Frame Library includes closed-corner, carved and gilded frames from specialist gilding houses and finished-corner makers, giving us a wide range of hand-finished options.
Explore Specialty Frames →
The mount matters as much as the frame
We spread a textile’s weight across the support instead of asking a few attachment points to carry it. Stitching, fabric-covered boards, depth and glazing clearance all depend on the textile itself.
Explore Textile Framing →
Large and technically difficult work
As a canvas gets larger, the stretcher, bracing, frame depth, handling and installation all become more important. For large glazed pieces, we also have to account for the weight and safe handling of the glass or acrylic.
Explore Oversized Framing →For working artists
North Scottsdale brings artist framing and Craft Giclée together.
Artists use North Scottsdale for show framing, originals, editions, canvas work and repeat specifications. Craft Giclée handles artwork capture and fine-art printing in the same location; Old Town is available for conservation and specialty framing.
Printing and framing can be coordinated without forcing every project into the same package.
Explore Services for ArtistsDesigners & trade
Use us as the framing part of your team.
Bring us the artwork, plans, room photos or finish samples and we’ll work through the framing with you. We also handle sample checkout, custom fabrication, off-site consultations and unusual work.
Trade ServicesLocations
Two Scottsdale showrooms, with different strengths.
Both showrooms handle custom framing. Old Town has the full Frame Library and main workshop. North Scottsdale combines custom framing with artist services and Craft Giclée production.
Old Town Scottsdale
7012 E Indian School RdScottsdale, AZ 85251
Monday–Saturday · 10–5
Walk-ins welcome · appointments preferred
North Scottsdale
14201 Hayden Rd, Suite B-3Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Monday–Friday · 10–5
Walk-ins welcome · appointments preferred