Back to basics tip #10: My years of working as a custom framer I have one advice to give for picking out frames and mats for whatever it is you are framing. Make sure you design the frame and matting to fit the image/picture you are framing. Don’t pick out styles or colors to match where you want to put the picture.
Surprisingly, that is one of the biggest mistakes people make. They know where it is going to go in their house, so they pick out that bright blue mat to match the wall coloring. Ooops. What happens when you repaint the wall? Or when you want to put the frame somewhere else in the house?
Perfect timing! I’m agonizing about some frames right now!
let me know if you have any other questions about framing. i would love to help.
Great suggestion, we’re renting at the moment to this makes even more sense, when we move from place to place.
Jade