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 conservation details that make sense for the piece—from photographs, prints and family pieces to valuable, fragile or difficult-to-replace artwork.
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What are you framing?
Choose what you’re bringing us. We’ll show you what we look at, how we support it, when glazing matters and which framing decisions usually matter.
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.
Before we talk about specific frame samples, we look at the artwork itself—its scale, palette, medium, condition and where it will live. That usually narrows the right direction quickly.
Some pieces want open space and a quiet profile. Others benefit from greater depth, a liner, glazing clearance or a carved or gilded presentation. The finished frame should feel right for the artwork and the room, not just attractive on its own.
We work out mounting, glazing, depth and support at the same time as the frame design. Those choices belong together, especially when the artwork is valuable, fragile or difficult to replace.
Proportion
How much frame suits the piece? Does it need open space, a mat, a liner or a tighter presentation?
Profile
Narrow, substantial, deep, flat, carved or rounded—the shape of the frame changes how the artwork feels.
Color & finish
Wood tone, metal, painted finish, gilding, mat color and texture should relate to the artwork without competing with it.
Support & protection
We work out mounting, glazing, depth and conservation choices as part of the design—not as an afterthought.
The goal is not to make every piece look elaborate. It is to make the finished frame feel right for the artwork.
The Frame Library
A Frame Library with more than 12,000 samples.
Our collection grew over decades and expanded when we acquired Framer’s Workshop. Today it ranges from contemporary mouldings and hardwoods to finished-corner frames, carved and gilded work, metal, leather, historical profiles and unusual finishes.
Our range moves from clean maple and deep walnut to welded metal, leather, finished-corner frames and carved or gilded work. When the first few choices are not right, we have somewhere else to look.
Client reviews
Clients often mention the design process in their reviews.
Most clients do not frame things every day. They remember whether the advice was clear, whether the process was comfortable and whether they liked the finished piece. Those points come up often in our reviews.
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.
A work on paper may need hinges, a mat or float presentation, glazing clearance and a clean backing package. Canvas brings a different set of questions: stretcher depth, tension, bracing and edge treatment. Textiles need their weight spread across a support instead of hanging from a few points.
Glazing is another practical choice. Glass is hard and stays flat; acrylic is much lighter and hard to break. Reflection control and UV filtering are separate decisions. We choose the materials from the piece, its size, condition, surface and where it will hang.
Learn About Conservation FramingSpecialty work
Some pieces need more than a standard frame.
A closed-corner frame, large canvas, woven textile or antique poster can need different support, construction or handling. We handle the framing here. When a project also needs conservation, frame restoration, crating, art handling, delivery or installation, we coordinate specialists we know and trust.
Closed-corner, carved and gilded frames
For closed-corner, carved and gilded frames, we work with established gilding houses and specialty makers. We choose the source that fits the design, then handle the framing project here.
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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.
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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 come to us for show framing, originals, print editions, mats, glazing, fitting, canvas work, repeat specifications and artist pricing. Craft Giclée handles artwork capture and fine-art printing in the same location. For conservation or specialty framing, the full Old Town Frame Library is part of the same team.
That keeps printing and framing easy to coordinate without making every project follow the same path.
Explore Services for ArtistsDesigners & trade
Use us as the framing part of your team.
You know the client and the room. We know framing. 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, more complex conservation framing and our widest range of specialty work. North Scottsdale handles custom framing and is also our artist + Craft Giclée location, with print production in the same location.
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