As anyone who’s visited a frame shop knows, picture framing can be expensive. Framing4Yourself gives you custom tools to modify the type and quantity of contents in your frame job, allowing you to name your own price for picture framing.

When you go to a traditional store front frame shop, you may be shocked at the price. Often that’s because the framer is upselling you to more expensive materials. Sometimes these costly materials are justified. But not always.

One of the benefits of framing for yourself is that you get to choose the materials that fit your budget. For example, Framing4Yourself offers three grades of acrylic, and two grades of foam board, and several grades of mat board. Choosing those that are right for you is a matter of familiarizing yourself with the differences. We can help with that…

Examining Options in Acrylic for Picture Framing

Examining Options in Foam Board for Picture Framing

Getting to Know the Different Types of Mat Board

By opting for lower cost materials, you can reduce the price of the frame job. And when you leave out one of the materials, like a window mat, your price can be lowered dramatically. That’s because adding a window mat not only adds the cost of the mat, it also makes the frame larger—and larger frames cost more.

To make the right decision about which materials to use, you might also want to read this article…

Making the Right Choices when it Comes to Conservation and Archival Framing

By modifying the contents of your frame job, you can name your own price for picture framing at Framing4Yourself.