I do enjoy the hand finishing process

Waxing an Oak moulding

I do enjoy the hand finishing process There are many good quality frame mouldings that come with well sculptured shaping and lend themselves to being hand finished, usually, for large canvases. Two of my favourites are shown here. We usually paint these and in the case of the black Whistler frame shown below, they are […]

A print of an old classic

A print of an old classic Our client wanted to have this print re framed in a wide wooden frame. We came up with this suggestion (picture to the left) after going through and thinking about some options. This particular consultation was carried out by Covid safe remote methods. First I collected from our client […]

Val Macadam’s work is quirky and bright

starry Dumfries night

Val Macadam’s work is both quirky and bright Although Val likes to frame here pieces in a variety of white frames, I think using a frame from our Confetti range from Larson Juhl  adds another bit of colour and fun to how a piece of her’s is presented. In this short article we show you […]

I am a great fan of deep, Oak and Ash frames

Crichton Study - Deep Oak frame

I am a great fan of deep, Oak and Ash frames We may all know that hard wood is a wood from a broad leafed hardwood tree, which typically are deciduous tree. This does not necessarily mean the wood is ‘hard’ but when we come to the likes of, for example, the slow growing oak […]