Custom picture framing · Scottsdale, Arizona
Fine Craftsmanship Is Always In Style.
Bring us the artwork. Our designers will help you choose the frame, matting, glazing and conservation details that make sense for it—from photographs, prints and family pieces to valuable, fragile or difficult-to-replace artwork.
At the design table
We start by looking at the artwork.
We usually start with proportion. How much frame suits the piece? Does it need open space around it? Should the edge be crisp, soft, deep, simple or more decorative? Those questions quickly narrow the choices.
Then we look at profile, finish, matting or liners, glazing and depth. A simple hardwood may be the best choice. Older or more traditional artwork may also work well with a carved frame, gold leaf, a fabric-wrapped liner or another historically appropriate style.
The finished frame should suit the artwork and the room. Sometimes that means a simple, narrow profile. Other times a wider, carved or gilded frame is a better fit.
The Frame Library
A Frame Library with more than 12,000 samples.
The collection grew over decades and expanded when Image & Frame 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.
We are not tied to one manufacturer or one look. We can move from clean maple to deep walnut, welded metal or a carved and gilded frame, which gives us more options when the first few frame choices are not working.
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.
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What are you framing?
Choose the kind of artwork you have. Each guide explains the frame choices, how the piece is supported, when glazing is involved, what conservation questions matter and how we handle the work in the shop.
If your piece does not fit one of these categories, bring it anyway. We regularly frame unusual artwork and objects.
Talk With Us About ItSpecialty work
We also handle framing that requires custom construction or specialized mounting.
A closed-corner frame, a large canvas, a woven textile and an antique poster all need different handling and construction. We work out the support, frame structure and materials for the piece, and bring in another specialist when the project requires it.
Closed-corner, carved and gilded frames
We work with specialist frame makers who carve, ornament, gild and finish frames by hand. Different makers have different strengths, so we choose the source according to the frame we are trying to make.
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The mount matters as much as the frame
A textile needs its weight spread across a support. Stitch mounting, fabric-covered boards, depth and glazing clearance are worked out from 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 is a full framing studio and our artist + Craft Giclée hub.
Artists come to us for show framing, original sales, print editions, mats, glazing, fitting, canvas work, repeat specifications and artist pricing. Craft Giclée artwork capture and fine-art printing are in the same North Scottsdale studio. When an original needs premium custom or conservation framing, the full Image & Frame range is available too.
Craft Giclée professional artwork capture and fine-art printing are in the same North Scottsdale studio, so artists can coordinate reproduction, printing and framing without treating them as unrelated jobs.
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Use us as the framing part of your team.
You know the client and the room. We know framing. Sit down with us, work through the options, lock the design and let us carry the details into production. We have more than 12,000 frame samples, sample checkout for client meetings, custom fabrication, on-site consultations and the shop experience to solve unusual work.
Trade ServicesLocations
Two Scottsdale studios, each set up for different work.
Both studios handle custom framing. Old Town has the full Frame Library, more complex conservation framing and the widest range of specialty work. North Scottsdale welcomes regular framing clients and is also our artist + Craft Giclée hub, with print production in the same studio.
Old Town Scottsdale
7012 E Indian School RdScottsdale, AZ 85251
Monday–Saturday · 10–5
Appointments recommended
North Scottsdale
14201 Hayden Rd, Suite B-3Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Monday–Friday · 10–5
Appointments preferred