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Selecting Frames and Matting

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Choosing the right frames and matting are important when you want to present your art with style.  Frames and matting are an integral part of the artwork, completing and enhancing the overall display or your artwork.  For this reason, artwork is simply not complete without frames and matting!

You want to choose frames and matting that accentuate the artwork, without overwhelming the piece.  After all, you want the artwork to be the center of attention, not the frames and matting.  At Documounts, we offer several different types of frames and matting that form an endless combination of possibilities for the display of your artwork.  Here are a few ideas to get you started:

  • Simple light wood frames and matting in neutral colors are ideal for nearly any kind of decorating style.  If you will be selling artwork at a gallery or an art festival, these types of frames and matting would appeal to a wide variety of potential customers.
  • Dark wood frames and matting in neutral or white colors create a more sophisticated look. The same can be said for gold frames and matting in white.  These types of frames and matting would appeal to customers who aim to create a more elegant look.
  • Black frames and matting in white create a modern look that can work well within a wide range of decorating styles.  Artwork with these types of frames and matting are an excellent choice for gallery showings.
  • Metal frames and matting in white work well for displaying black and white photography, which would showcase the artwork splendidly in a contemporary decorating style.

Documounts offers everything you need to display your artwork – from frames and matting to hanging supplies and mounting adhesives.  When you buy frames and matting from Documounts, you save when you buy in bulk.  This makes Documounts an ideal place to pick up everything you need to gear up for art festivals and gallery showings!

Buy Custom Cut Frame Mouldings

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Documounts offers custom cut frame mouldings to suit your framing needs.  Our high-quality wood frame mouldings come in a variety of styles and sizes, allowing you to create the perfect display for your artwork.

You can choose from a selection of black, silver, gold, light and dark wood frame mouldings, in styles ranging from rustic to contemporary to regal.  We carry frame mouldings with rabbets of varying depths, from deep to shallow, allowing for different types of displays.  The frame mouldings with deeper rabbets will allow you to use double or triple mats, or to create a shadowbox effect.

Documounts provides generous volume discounts on frame mouldings when you buy 4 or more frames.  You can even mix and match – you don’t need to buy 4 of the same frames! If you need a lot of frame mouldings to get ready for your next art festival or gallery show, you will save even more money when you buy your frames in quantities of 7 or more.  This excellent opportunity to buy a lot of discounted frame mouldings ensures that you will have plenty of framed artwork ready for customers to purchase!

Your frame mouldings are shipped to you unassembled, with instructions for putting them together.  Thumbnails are included, but you will need to buy wood glue.  If you would like to have your frame mouldings professionally assembled into a frame, we can assemble your frame mouldings for an additional fee of $7.50, which covers labor and materials.

In addition to frame mouldings, Documounts offers all of the supplies that you will need to mat, mount, frame, and hang your artwork.  From a variety of mats and mounting board to archival adhesives and hanging wire – you can order everything you need to assemble your art within the frame mouldings from Documounts.

Learn About Do It Yourself Framing

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Do it yourself framing is easier than you might think!  The best thing about do it yourself framing is that it saves you money, so learning do it yourself framing is well worth it in the long run.  Artists and photographers would greatly benefit from learning do it yourself framing, because do it yourself framing will really cut down on costs at the framers.

At Documounts, we offer both custom cut frames and readymade frames.  It is easy to assemble your artwork in readymade frames, because this kind of do it yourself framing only involves 5 easy steps:

  1. Mount your artwork
  2. Mat your artwork
  3. Insert the glazing into the frame
  4. Insert your mounted and matted artwork into the frame
  5. Affix the sawtooth hanger or hanging wire, and voila!

Do it yourself framing with custom cut frames is a bit more complicated than do it yourself framing with readymade frames.  For this type of do it yourself framing, you will need additional supplies.  Custom cut wood frame mouldings will require wood glue for do it yourself framing.  Metal frames come with all of the supplies that you will need for do it yourself framing, although you will need to purchase wire separately.

When you order custom frames from Documounts, we send you clear assembly instructions for do it yourself framing so that you can assembly your frames with ease.  You can buy everything that you will need for do it yourself framing right here at Documounts.  In addition to frames, we sell mat board, mounting board, glazing, and all the tools and hardware that you will need for do it yourself framing.

If do it yourself framing sounds too daunting, we can professionally assemble your frames for a small fee that covers the cost of labor and materials.  You can begin shopping by clicking here for wood frames, metal frames and ready made frames.

Buy Custom Picture Frames in Bulk and Save!

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

When you need custom picture frames to display your photos or works of art, you can find everything that you need at Documounts.  We sell custom picture frames in a variety of colors and styles that work well with any kind of artwork.

If you have artwork or photographs that don’t quite fit into standard sized frames, we can expertly create for you the exact frame sizes that you need for your custom picture frames.  The best thing is that you can save money on your custom picture frames the more that you buy!  We know that artists and photographers need to buy lots of custom picture frames to prepare for upcoming gallery shows and art fairs, so we offer discounts on certain quantities that allow you to buy the quality custom picture frames you need at affordable prices.

When you buy metal custom picture frames, you will receive a 10% discount when you buy 12 or more frames that are the same size, color combination, and profile.

When you buy wood custom picture frames, you start saving when you buy only 4 or more frames.  If you buy 7 or more wood custom picture frames, you will save even more!  The best thing is that you don’t even need to buy the same frame – you can mix and match!

Your wood custom picture frames will arrive unassembled, along with easy-to-follow instructions for putting together your custom picture frames.  If you would prefer to have your wood custom picture frames professionally assembled by a joining expert, we can put your custom picture frames together for a $7.50 fee.  This fee covers labor and materials. Backloading metal frames are sent assembled, while Nielsen metal frames are unassembled.  You can find the assembly instructions on our website.

In addition to custom picture frames, we also offer everything else that you will need to display your artwork, from matting and mounting supplies to hanging supplies.  You can find all you need to get ready for your next gallery show or art festival right here on Documounts

Documounts Makes Getting a Frame with Custom Styling Easy

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

You have dedicated countless hours to making your artwork perfect.  Don’t settle for just any old frame to surround your work.  Showcase your artwork with a frame that is custom designed to meet your specific needs.  Documounts offers a wide variety of custom frame options to bring that special finishing touch to your artwork.

Designing a frame that is custom doesn’t have to be difficult.  We know that you want a beautiful custom frame, but don’t want to spend hours designing it.  Our user-friendly website makes designing a custom frame fast and easy.  With volume discounts beginning with the purchase of just 4 custom frames, it is easy to make room in the budget for a frame with custom styling.

When ordering a custom frame, the first step will be selecting the fame’s materials.  We offer both metal and wood frames for custom styling.  After selecting the materials, the next choice will be the profile and color that best complement your work.  From clean lines to elegant stairsteps, there is sure to be a custom frame profile to fit your needs.  The finish colors for metal frames are plentiful. From silver to amber to black, there are mnay choices,  some shiny, some matte and some with a painted finish.  Custom wood frames come in black, silver, gold, light and dark wood tones.  You may choose to have your custom wood frame delivered assembled or unassembled.  Any custom wood frame larger than 20”x24” will be delivered unassembled.

After making these decision, your custom frame order is nearly complete.  Simply select the pricing level (A, B, C or D), enter the dimensions of the custom frame and the quantity you require.  Hit the “Get Price” button and you will see a per frame cost, as well as a total order cost.  All applicable custom frame discounts are included in the pricing you see.  When you are ready, simply add the order to your cart and proceed to check out.

Click here to view our metal frame options.

Click here to view our wood frame options.