Discussion Where do you guys source picture frames for printed artwork?

[abneer8]

Hi everyone,

I’m interested to know where other print and sign shops source picture frames when customers want their prints supplied framed and ready to hang.

Do you normally source frames locally, buy standard sizes from a supplier, or have them made to measure?

We’ve recently been looking at different options for framed prints, particularly black and white frames for posters and artwork, and I’d be interested to hear what other shops are using and what works well for larger sizes.

Any suppliers or recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[Precision]

WSDisplay.com. Look at the "Aspen" or "Vail 40" options. I hope this helps!

 

[abneer8]

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have a look at the Aspen and Vail 40 options. Really appreciate you pointing me in the right direction.

 

[4cpro]

I used to do a fair amount of framed items and one of my clients in Paramus was Nielsen & Bainbridge who supplies the framing industry. I became a distributor for them. It’s worth looking at. I only bought their ready made frames or their precut items since I didn’t have the ability to but the frames precisely.

I think they are in Texas now.

 

[abneer8]

I used to do a fair amount of framed items and one of my clients in Paramus was Nielsen & Bainbridge who supplies the framing industry. I became a distributor for them. It’s worth looking at. I only bought their ready made frames or their precut items since I didn’t have the ability to but the frames precisely.

I think they are in Texas now.

Thanks, that’s really helpful. I hadn’t come across Nielsen & Bainbridge before, so I’ll definitely have a look at them.

The ready-made and pre-cut options sound particularly useful for shops that don’t have the equipment to cut and join frames in-house. It’s interesting to hear that you became a distributor for them as well.

Appreciate you sharing your experience!

 

[victor bogdanov]

hobby lobby

 

[netsol]

Thanks, that’s really helpful. I hadn’t come across Nielsen & Bainbridge before, so I’ll definitely have a look at them.

The ready-made and pre-cut options sound particularly useful for shops that don’t have the equipment to cut and join frames in-house. It’s interesting to hear that you became a distributor for them as well.

Appreciate you sharing your experience!

a $100 mitre saw and 5 or 6 types of wooden mouldings & 6 extrusions from outwater, 1 or 2 cheap tools from fletcher and you can start calling the foyer a "showroom" & begin assembling frames

 

[abneer8]

That’s a great point. It really sounds like you can get a basic framing setup going without a huge investment, especially if you’re starting with a small range of mouldings.

I actually run a picture framing brand, ProCut Global, in the UK, so I’m on the other side of this equation. We manufacture and supply made-to-measure picture frames, mounts and acrylic products, mainly for customers who prefer to have them ready-made rather than setting everything up in-house.

It’s interesting to hear how you guys approach framing in the US. I’ll definitely look into the mitre saw and Outwater options you mentioned.

 

[netsol]

That’s a great point. It really sounds like you can get a basic framing setup going without a huge investment, especially if you’re starting with a small range of mouldings.

I actually run a picture framing brand, ProCut Global, in the UK, so I’m on the other side of this equation. We manufacture and supply made-to-measure picture frames, mounts and acrylic products, mainly for customers who prefer to have them ready-made rather than setting everything up in-house.

It’s interesting to hear how you guys approach framing in the US. I’ll definitely look into the mitre saw and Outwater options you mentioned.

I visited an old friend’s camera store a few weeks ago.
he has about 40 samples (just an “L”;made with 2 small pieces of mounding.)mounted on the wall.
he has a good location, gets walk-ins from Johnson & Johnson headquarters & Rutgers staff and students but it only takes a few feet of wall space.

 

[netsol]

TO ME it's a great way to get your feet wet. possibly your pool of walk in clients will never ask for framing. better to find out if any interest with a few hundred in investment

one of the guys working with me had 2 camera stores, i have been trying to get him to make small displays with a sample print on bond paper, matte, gloss photo paper and canvas
i wanted to come up with a name and then include a print on neutral colored glass (no greenish tint) and have something like "compare to fracture"

epson has been sharp enough to have a 24" photo printer in every walgreens, cvs and rite aid with the few tools needed to print & stretch on a piece of "canvas"

 

[Humble PM]

That’s a great point. It really sounds like you can get a basic framing setup going without a huge investment, especially if you’re starting with a small range of mouldings.

I actually run a picture framing brand, ProCut Global, in the UK, so I’m on the other side of this equation. We manufacture and supply made-to-measure picture frames, mounts and acrylic products, mainly for customers who prefer to have them ready-made rather than setting everything up in-house.

It’s interesting to hear how you guys approach framing in the US. I’ll definitely look into the mitre saw and Outwater options you mentioned.

1.64M+ Frames Crafted in the last three years, and you only now discover Nielsen Bainbridge?

 

[logotogogo]

Hi everyone,

I’m interested to know where other print and sign shops source picture frames when customers want their prints supplied framed and ready to hang.

Do you normally source frames locally, buy standard sizes from a supplier, or have them made to measure?

We’ve recently been looking at different options for framed prints, particularly black and white frames for posters and artwork, and I’d be interested to hear what other shops are using and what works well for larger sizes.

Any suppliers or recommendations would be appreciated.

B2Signs they print and frame for a great deal and customer service is really awesome. All you do is send file correctly for print, receive, markup and hand over to customers!