The San Francisco Picture Framing Blog
End of an Era – Sutro Baths Men’s Vintage Swimsuit
Preserving a Colorful Part of San Francisco HistoryThe Project The client wanted to protect and preserve a Sutro Baths Swimsuit acquired at auction after the San Francisco Cliff House closed its doors. The Challenge Display it tastefully – the client wanted the...
Unique and challenging ways to display your prized possessions.
At Walter Adams Framing, we love challenging projects.Not everything works with a classic wood or metal frame.The Project Display an Andy Warhol paper Soup Can dress from the Campbell Soup Company.The Challenge• Display the dress in an enclosed structure.• Protect the...
Brighten Your Holidays and Your Artwork
Brighten the winter holidays and your framed art with picture frame lights.As the days get shorter and darker, you might consider lighting up the framed pictures in your home or office. Traditionally, picture-framed lights have been associated with oil paintings and...
Beauty is His Frame of Mind
For a local framer, it all started in Paris. By Fran Moreland JohnsThe New Fillmore, July 2019 People hang all manner of things on their walls: Old Master drawings in burnished silver trim, treasured family photos in black filigree frames, designs on plain paper...
Photo and Picture Frames Make Great Christmas Gifts
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift – something special, unique and personal? Picture and photo frames are a great gift that will have a place in the home long after the holidays are gone. Have a special family heirloom photo custom frames or choose from our extensive collection of high quality craftsman frames.
Earthquake Proofing Your Art Work
You live in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area - are you ready for the next quake? Have you earthquake proofed your hanging art work? Even a small earthquake can severely damage your hanging pictures, mirrors and artwork and possibly injure anyone nearby. It is...
Uniquely Elias | Elias Artmetal Picture Frames
In a world where craftsmanship and quality have become almost entirely replaced by mass produced inferior quality goods Elias Artmetal still holds to the principle that the fine design and quality of our products has absolute priority. Forty Years ago Constantine...
Canetti Acrylic Magnet Frames
The Canetti magnetic frame is made of two thick panels of clear, solid acrylic which are held together by tiny magnet points. The picture is very easily placed between the two panels and is held securely with no additional hardware. The posibilities are limitless. Use...
Colorful Mouldings: A Bright Design Choice.
When designing picture frame projects, color is a key element. Frames are a great way to bring a color to the front and center of room decor, define an accent color, or unify a color scheme. The red Colori frame from Framerica echoes the heat from the chili pepper...
Reflect Your Personality with Custom Mirrors
Mirrors are great additions to any home. Entryways, halls, bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, bathrooms— any room is perfect for a mirror display.