My go-to frame shop has usually been Michael's just because of all their promotions. However, I brought in a pair of smaller pieces and the clerk told me they don't touch pieces under a foot. He suggested I try FrameWorks just around the corner in Burlington. It turns out the pricing is fairly consistent and they did such a nice job that I have now returned on multiple occasions.
When the clerk at FrameWorks told me about a class they run where they let you frame your own picture, I dismissed it at first. I had two pictures framed on my last two trips to trips. Each time the clerk picked out a sample that was very clearly the right match for one piece and I picked out a frame that struck them the same way about the other piece. Although the clerk indicated that the design I selected worked in a surprising way and that they might not have thought to suggest it. It dawned on me later that I really enjoyed it and that class might be pretty neat so I do plan on doing it.
Sometimes the manufacturer will make subtle changes to update their custom frame designs and thus the sample can be a bit different than what comes out on the artwork. This occurred on one of the two pieces from each of the last two trips. As soon as the frames made it from the manufacturer to the FrameWorks shop, the clerk called me right away, texted me pictures of the frame next to the piece, and even went as far as to check with the warehouse to see if any of the old stock was available. Each time we decided it was best to move forward with the frame that came in instead of going in another direction. As it turns out, those changes will validate whether the spirit of the frame design and the piece are in harmony.
When the clerk at FrameWorks told me about a class they run where they let you frame your own picture, I dismissed it at first. I had two pictures framed on my last two trips to trips. Each time the clerk picked out a sample that was very clearly the right match for one piece and I picked out a frame that struck them the same way about the other piece. Although the clerk indicated that the design I selected worked in a surprising way and that they might not have thought to suggest it. It dawned on me later that I really enjoyed it and that class might be pretty neat so I do plan on doing it.
Sometimes the manufacturer will make subtle changes to update their custom frame designs and thus the sample can be a bit different than what comes out on the artwork. This occurred on one of the two pieces from each of the last two trips. As soon as the frames made it from the manufacturer to the FrameWorks shop, the clerk called me right away, texted me pictures of the frame next to the piece, and even went as far as to check with the warehouse to see if any of the old stock was available. Each time we decided it was best to move forward with the frame that came in instead of going in another direction. As it turns out, those changes will validate whether the spirit of the frame design and the piece are in harmony.
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