Saturday, April 30, 2011

Custom Framing Los Angeles More Than Just Presentation

By Lena Shelton


A beautiful piece of artwork placed in just the right frame makes for a stunning presentation. Custom framing Los Angeles is readily available in any neighborhood but choose carefully. There is more to framing than your might suspect. And there is no end of styles to choose from. You can go from the nineteenth century to ultra-modern. Baroque, art-deco, plein air or contemporary with many variations of each. A good framer will offer a wealth of choices.

Your interior design can only be enhanced by quality framing. If you have a room filled with antiques, you may want to replicate that style in a new frame if antiques are unavailable or in bad shape. Besides artworks, you may wish to frame a mirror. This decorating trick, used by the professionals, will bring life to a dull, useless corner or a dark wall that disappears. Mirrors add dimension and airiness. Within an interesting border, they dazzle.

As an artist, you know what a quality frame can do for your artwork. It will enhance a painting, photograph or drawing instantly. The wrong frame will overpower or clash and this is where a second eye will come in handy. Do not hesitate to spend the time and money quality framing if you are exhibiting your work in a gallery, intent on sales. A gallery owner will know that you have done your utmost to present your works properly, with pride and belief in their ultimate merit. Viewers will be impressed.

A new way to select the right frame is through virtual framing on a computer. You can now place scan of your picture and amble through all the possibilities available to complete your finished product. But visiting a frame shop will also allow you to test-drive, so to speak, the various options. You will be able to see first-hand the color, width and exact carving of a particular selection. Having assistance from someone with vast knowledge of what works is invaluable.

Maybe you are not looking to frame artworks, but items of a personal nature. We all pick up bits of nature that strike us as so beautiful but once we get them home, they languish on a shelf or in a box. Preserve and frame them. They make for wonderful conversation and you will have added interest to your walls. Sports memorabilia, souvenirs from your travels, the drawings of your child, old lace, valentines, love letters, all can be framed and preserved.

A good framer will assist you in numerous ways. There are thousands of molding choices ranging from traditional to contemporary to whimsical. You can choose invisible museum glass with no glare. There are shadowboxes that perform magic. Mats in every color and texture and quality are available. There are eco-friendly materials if you prefer going green with your arts and crafts.

Choosing custom framing Los Angeles is a wise decision. A professional is trained in the latest techniques, and able to suggest ways of presenting your art that perhaps is entirely new. He or she will certainly have knowledge of preservation and museum-quality techniques that will be in your best interest to make use of. Your valuables, whether they be monetarily or sentimentally, are worth the time and expense of a custom frame.

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