If you need supplies for matting a picture and framing it, then Documounts is the place to shop.  Documounts sells everything you’ll need for matting and mounting a picture and framing it.

Matting a picture and framing it is easy.  The first step to matting a picture and framing it is to buy your mats and frames.  With our wide selection of mats and frames, you can easily create the right display for your art.

If conservation framing is your priority, use an archival mat for matting the picture, and framing it behind UV acrylic.  Matting a picture and framing it in this way will offer the utmost in protection for your artwork.  Also, use an archival mount for mounting a picture and framing it.  When matting and mounting an original picture and framing it, always use archival adhesives.  We sell a variety of archival adhesives, such as linen tape and conservation paper tape.  These are excellent choices for assembling your picture and framing.

In addition to archival matting and framing options, Documounts also carries pH neutral and economy mats for matting an open edition picture and framing it.  For instance, if you are matting a poster, an open edition print, or any type of open edition picture and framing it, then you can use a pH neutral mat.

When you sell a picture and framing together at an art fair, it is far more appealing to customers than an unframed picture.  Matting the picture and framing it saves the buyer the time and effort from having to do it themselves.  If you are an artist or a photographer who sells a lot of artwork at galleries and art fairs, then you’ll particularly enjoy the bulk discounts you’ll receive when you buy a lot of mats and frames from Documounts.

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.