Choosing a Frame For Your Artwork

Here are some of the things that you want to keep in mind when choosing a frame.

Size: The trick to making any size frame "work" with a piece of art is to control the proportion with matting. A wide frame requires more matting than a narrow frame. A solid background requires a wider frame for balance.

Style: The color, subject matter, and tone of your artwork will all point you toward an appropriate selection of frames. The frame should contiue to carry the "message" of the art. If you feel what you are framing doesn't really have a message, use the decor of the room in which your piece will hang as your guide.

Type: Wood frames will look great on almost any piece of art. We use walnut, cherry, oak, ash, basswood, poplar and pine- all domestic woods- in our frames. Stained wood can be plain, carved, simple or ornate. And many wood frames are available in lacquer finishes (a popular trend), faux finishes, or gold or silver leaf. We also carry metal frames, which work well with certain decor and with modern pieces and posters.

Choosing The Mats

Mats are more than decoration. They protect the surface of the art and keep it from laying directly on the glass. To decide which mats to use, look to the colors in your art for inspiration. Using multiple mats will add to the beauty and depth of the finished piece.

Here a a few basic rules:

Dark colors tend to contain the art, while light colors tend to expand it. Mats should be at least twice as wide as the frame width for balance. In a multiple mat combination that refers to the top mat.

Vary the amount showing on each mat in multiple mat combinations to avoid "striping." A slight showing of the bottom mat can showcase a strong accent color that you want to feature in your piece. The top mat can be whatever color is predominant in the art. You can also use a nuetral top mat as an accent color.

We need art to enrich our living and working ares!

A room, though beautifully decorated and completely full of furniture, feels incomplete without art! Art is usually the center of interest in any room. It creates the mood or ambience of the room and allows our eyes a place to rest while expressing the style of the owner! Art can also be the least cost of decorating a room. If you have shopped for sofas, window coverings or nice wood pieces you will see that art can be a small price by comparison to complete the feel or theme of your room. Choosing art that you love is the first step to creating a space that reflects you!

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$99- Bachelor's-2 conservation frames, conservation clear glass(UV protection)

$149-Master's-1 conservation mat and one fabric mat, UV glass

$189-Doctorate-1 conservation mat,one fabric mat AND a matching fillet with UV glass!

More On Glass

At Deck The Walls we sell five types of glass:

Conservation Quality:

Conservation Clear-Blocks 97% of harmful UV rays

Conservation Reflection Control-Trueness to color with great clarity since it is only etched on one side (to diffuse reflected light.)

Blocks 97% of UV rays, has matte finish.

Museum Glass-***The highest quality of glass available.

Blocks 97% of rays

With less than 1% reflection, this gives the best clarity and truest colors.

Almost invisible.

Non- conservation:

Traditional non-glare-Etched on two sides so more distortion,matte finish with no UV protection

Regular Glass-No reflection control, no UV protection

We have visual samples of each glass in the store to help you choose easier.

Picture Framing Glass- Deck The Walls Style

Glazing is a term used in picture framing that refers to the protective covering over the artwork. This can be glass or acrylic. Glazing is used to protect against the damage that sunlight inflicts on paper art over a period of time,which includes severe color loss, paper embrittlement and general deterioration. Glass comes with UV protection to slow down the effects of sunlight on artwork. This is called Conservation Glass.

Why use Conservation Glass? It's the right thing to do. If it's worth framing, it is worth protecting, and a key component of a quality framing package.