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See it big and keep it simple. – Wilferd Peterson

Wise words that we try to live by.

For over 25 years, that’s all we have ever wanted to do;
see the big picture – yours – and keep our focus simple by framing artwork with the highest quality materials at the lowest price. Simple.

Every Frame Warehouse location is staffed with professional design consultants and framers ready to guide you with selections that will enhance your artwork, making the one-of-a-kind piece the standout you expect. Best of all, we build all of our frames locally ensuring the highest quality.

With graduation and wedding season upon us, you can trust us to frame these priceless memories. From framing caps, diplomas, and tassels in shadow boxes to creating a beautifully framed wedding portrait, Frame Warehouse has the expertise you can trust.

Here is what one of our valued customers has to say:

“I have used Frame Warehouse for all my framing needs since moving to Charlotte 25 years ago.They are truly customer oriented in both service and quality. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. Their prices are unbeatable”.

Metal or wood, neutral or bold, single mat or layers, how do you choose? With endless choices available, selecting the right materials can be overwhelming. Our professional design consultants are here to help you select just the right materials for your piece all at the lowest price possible.

We invite you into one of our 11 locations throughout North and South Carolina to experience the ease and simplicity of custom framing with Frame Warehouse. Expert advice, high quality materials, locally crafted and the lowest price, guaranteed.

Can’t make it to the store? We offer the same high-quality service and materials online shipped for one flat rate! Shop now!

Showcase What Matters

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Showcase what matters. A simple phrase, but one that is at the root of our business here at Frame Warehouse. Our goal has always been to offer high-quality framing at the lowest price so that you can display your prized possessions proudly. The current Covid-19 crisis has caused all of us to slow down and reflect on what is important in our lives; we thought we would take a minute and share what keeps us going here at Frame Warehouse.

Over 25 years ago, we came together as family, friends, and craftsman to serve our local community by providing access to custom products for the average customer. Since then, we have helped individuals and business clients envision frame designs that bring life to their art, no matter the medium. In other words, “showcase what matters.”

Developing relationships with our customers has been and continues to be, our number one priority. Whether you are in need of a one-time custom framing project or you are a commercial client; we value each consultation and strive for more than a completed transaction…our goal is to become a trusted friend in the business.

Focusing on building relationships has made us the region’s largest provided of picture frames, photo frames, and custom framing. You have trusted us to preserve your finest items, from a child’s portrait to commissioned art. We pride ourselves on making your vision come to life, so if we don’t have what you need, we’ll go the extra mile to get it. Period. Because of this commitment, we offer hundreds of standard size ready-made frames, custom frames and matting options at gallery quality for a low price!

While the stay-at-home order has changed the way all of us are living and working, we want you to know that we are here for you. We may not be in-store at one of our 11 locations, but we are available 24/7 here at www.framewarehouse.net. We are still creating hand-crafted custom frames, shipping custom and ready-made frames, all for a flat fee ($5 for ready-made and $10 for custom). So, go ahead and showcase what matters – we’ll be here ready to help.

Gallery Wall 101

Gallery Wall 101 | Frame Warehouse | 12 Convenient Locations

Gallery Wall 101, A Step By Step Guide To Building A Gallery Wall That Utilizes Your Space Best

Are you hung-up on how to hang up your framed art or photos? Don’t worry, you are not alone! Here at Frame Warehouse, some of the most common questions we’re asked are centered around how to display your art piece:

– Should you use an odd or even number of frames?
– Do they all have to match?
– What is the best way to arrange my art on the wall?

By surrounding yourself with framed images and artwork, you are putting the story of your life on display. From showcasing those who are most important to you to highlighting travels, the way you hang your artwork is important.

One of the most popular ways to showcase your framed art is a gallery wall. This type of display works well on any size wall and will create a gallery feel. Here are a few ways to arrange your gallery wall:

– Modern Grid: A grid consists of frames that are the same shape, size, and style. When planning a grid, you will evenly space your artwork using 2 – 4 frames horizontally. Next, add a row directly below the first line of frames, using the same spacing measurements as the first row. As space allows, continue adding rows. This gives your gallery wall a clean, modern feel.

– Mixed Grid: A mixed grid utilizes a grid pattern while mixing 2 different frame sizes. Use a larger frame for the top and bottom row, and a smaller frame-size for the middle row. This gives your gallery wall visual interest while maintaining a modern aesthetic.

– Organic Grid: Mix size, shape, and style in a defined area to create an organic shape. Place the frames vertically and horizontally, equal distances apart mimicking a heartbeat monitor. This creates visual interest, drawing your eyes up and down to each special piece.

Whether you opt for a modern, mixed, or an organic grid, be sure your treasured artwork is in a frame that will enhance it. Frame Warehouse has a large selection of frame styles that are perfect for your gallery wall. Best of all, with one-stop online ordering, creating a custom look for your home has never been easier! Visit https://framewarehouse.net and create your one-of-a-kind piece today!

Framing Tips For The 3 Most Popular Design Styles

Framing Tips For The 3 Most Popular Design Styles | Frame Warehouse

Design Styles that Fit the Frame!

Whether you are freshening up your décor or changing your entire design aesthetic, it is important to know some key elements of popular design styles. Accessories, including framed artwork, can make or break your style – but how do you know what frame to choose for your décor? Check out our tips for the 3 most popular design styles below:

Farmhouse Chic – Also referred to as rustic and refined, this design style is characterized by layering old with new, texture, and weathered wood. When choosing a frame for this design style, consider using wood frames like Frame Warehouse’s Light Brown Barnwood or Brown/Grey Barnwood. Mix in black frames to achieve the old with new and be sure to hang and lean your frames to achieve that layered look.

Minimalism – A minimalist design aesthetic emphasizes the notion that less is more and pays attention to function over form. For this reason, clean lines and grid patterns are essential and a gallery wall is a must. Some key elements to think about when choosing a frame for this style are quality, simplicity, white space, light wood, and some metallics. Frame Warehouse’s Blonde Maple is perfect for the organic feel of minimalist design, while the Stainless Silver is ideal for reflecting natural light. Customize your artwork with a white matte for that extra white space!

Maximalism – In complete contrast to minimalism, maximalism embraces the sentiment that more is more. Characterized by bright colors, patterns, eclectic furniture and textures, maximalism allows for everything that minimalism doesn’t. Often you will find colorful artwork framed in gold metallic next to an heirloom portrait framed in a chunky blue frame. When choosing frames for this style, think bold, colorful, and metallic. Frame Warehouse has several frames to choose from for this style including the 3 ½” Gold Ornate, Gold with Mahogany Panel, and frames in colors like blue, orange, and yellow.

No matter what your style, the trend in 2020 is quality. Invest in a custom frame that will preserve your artwork or family photo for a lifetime. Let the experts at Frame Warehouse help you choose just the right frame for your project and your design style! Already know what you need? Visit our online framing shop and get just the right frame sent to you in just a few clicks! Order now and get $5 shipping on all-ready-made frames and $10 shipping on custom framing!

Do I Really Need A Custom Frame?

Do I Really Need A Custom Frame? | Frame Warehouse | Charlotte, NC

Do I really need a custom frame? This is a question we hear a lot at Frame Warehouse. Honestly, the answer to that question is another question! What would you like to frame?

Ready-Made vs. Custom Framing

In order to determine whether custom framing is right for you, it’s beneficial to know the difference between ready-made and custom frames.

Ready-made frames are manufactured en masse, in standard sizes and come with basic frame, glass or acrylic, and backing. These can be a great solution for inexpensive prints, color-pops, or items you know you will change out regularly. We carry a great selection of high-quality, ready-made frames at Frame Warehouse, simply ask our experts and we can help you determine what’s right for you!

Custom framing is an option that is customized to your art piece, your décor, even size! From framing that treasured autographed jersey or military uniform to priceless works of art or your child’s handprint, we can (and have) frame it all. Custom framing involves choosing the frame, molding, matte, glass, and backing. With thousands of choices and combinations, our experts can advise you as to what will work best for your piece. For instance, will you be hanging your watercolor painting in a sunny area? You may want to choose UV protected glass to prevent fading. Are you framing an odd-sized, multi-dimensional sculpture? We can select a frame that will lend itself well to a shadow-box and build it according to your measurements. Best of all, we can turn most items around in under a week! While it’s true that custom framing can cost a little more when it comes to expensive artwork or unique memorabilia the value that custom framing provides lasts a lifetime.

Do you have a photo or piece of artwork you would like to preserve but are unsure of the best way to frame it? Drop by one of Frame Warehouse’s 12 framing locations in North and South Carolina and let our experts guide you!

Frame Worthy Art On A Budget

Are you ready to give your home an upgrade on a budget? With a little creativity and an amazing frame we’ve put together some easy and affordable ways to up your home decor game in 2020.

Framed Fabric

When it comes to fabric styles and selections the possibilities are endless. You may have a piece of custom fabric from an upholstered furniture piece or curtain tucked away in a closet. If you are the search for a new fabric piece your local fabric or craft store should have lots to choose from and the cost of a small piece of fabric is reasonable.

Framed Wallpaper Scraps

Wallpaper has made its way back in to home trends. Framing a trendy piece of wallpaper or even using scraps of your wallpaper project are affordable options to create art. Framing wallpaper cuts also takes the “commitment” out of hanging wallpaper. With so many styles and choices of wallpaper you can find a piece that shows your personality and becomes the wow factor to complete your room

Everyone loves a little DIY project and its even better when it fits into your budget. As 2020 approaches let your crafty side shine with a frame from your friends at Frame Warehouse showing off your latest project. You can shop our frames online or at any of our 12 locations. Find your perfect frame today www.framewarehouse.net

Creating Cozy this Holiday Season

‘Tis the season to curl up next to the fire and create cozy in your home.  Do you find yourself scrolling through Pinterest in hopes of inspiration to create your own winter wonderland? Frame Warehouse has some ideas surrounding this seasonal challenge to help you spend more time enjoying your home.

Find Your Theme

Just like your favorite book, give your room a theme. You can think vintage, cabin life, lodge retreat or traditional for your holiday ideas. Find a place to store your inspiration and then move on to the next step.

Pick Your Colors

Colors can be one of the most challenging in every area of design, creation or art, but don’t get bogged down on this magical step. Try to keep your main colors to two or three and throw in a wild card to use a splash of.

One Central Focal Point

Find your main focal point in the room, maybe a fire place, large piece of furniture or an amazing mirror. Place your decorations, pillows and frames throughout the room bringing the eye back to the focal point and staying true to your selected colors.

When it comes to choosing a frame remember to pick your color or material that fits well in your holiday theme. Will your large framed holiday canvas be the show stopper? Did your family member create a magical piece that will hang proudly on your wall? Mix in small frame styles or steal the show with a beautiful frame to bring cozy into your home this holiday season. You can shop our selection of frames and frame packages online or in our stores throughout North and South Carolina. Find your frame here www.framewarehouse.net.

Closet Purge & Things To Frame

Closet Purge and What To Frame | Frame Warehouse | Charlotte NC

With spring cleaning comes the question as old as the tradition itself: What should you treasure and what should you toss? In some cases, discarding an old keepsake stuffed in the back of a closet feels akin to betrayal. It’s hard let go. Subsequently, a good cleaning is not as thorough as you had hoped. However, framing provides a way to hold onto some of those dusty treasures while simultaneously giving them a fresh purpose.

Some of your junk may be hidden art. If you have saved magazines for nostalgic reasons, for instance, take a fresh look at the covers. You may discover one that would look great in a frame. Another example: Every car compartment used to be stuffed with road maps. And National Geographic printed beautiful wall maps from across the globe. If you still have a few that evoke happy travel memories, imagine how they would look in your den.

A few more ideas to get your mind thinking creatively about framing possibilities:

  • Artistic book jackets
  • Songbook covers or song sheets
  • Vinyl records and album covers
  • Photocopied and enlarged stamps
  • Old handwritten letters
  • A child’s first grade progress report

Frame worthy pieces are not limited to flat objects. Consider any items stuck in the back of a drawer that, if framed, would add a nice touch to a den or bedroom.

  • Scout and hiking patches
  • Sea shells
  • Race t-shirts and medals
  • Buttons of every size and color
  • Vintage tableware like silver knives and forks

As you encounter items during your cleaning effort, look at them in a different light. Are they serving any purpose packed in a storage bin? See them as what they are: potential items brought back to life in an ideal frame.

Frame Warehouse has 12 locations in North and South Carolina with endless options for your framing needs.  You can shop us in-store or online.

 

Source:

https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/8-things-you-never-thought-to-frame-but-should-48463#shell-decor

Frames, The History Behind Them

History Behind Frames | Frame Warehouse | Charlotte NC

Art frames are a relatively recent introduction into civilization. Among the earliest evidence of framed artwork was discovered in Egypt. A mummy’s tomb dating to the second century included a framed portrait of the dearly departed. It’s believed the portrait hung in the person’s house and was transported to the tomb when its owner died.

Scant other evidence of art frames exists until the late Middle Ages. Until then, most artwork was reserved for the very rich or for institutions like churches. Art was applied directly to a wooden panel covered with linen and a liquid binding agent. Pieces were massive, heavy, and hung in a prominent location. Therefore, they were rarely moved from their original spot.

Then, in fifteenth century Florence, Italy, a rich banker commissioned a painting in which the art was separate from the frame. Other Florentine painters followed suit, and the practice of using art frames grew. Frame makers never became as famous as painters like Rembrandt, but they were considered artists as well. They commanded the respect of painters, who saw them as an integral part of the creative process. Two styles of frames—tabernacle and cassetta, were most common. Tabernacle frames looked like the outlines of buildings with very ornate “roofs.” Cassetta frames were also ornate, but they were rectangular and thus more like frames we see today.

Frame styles have evolved along with other art trends. They are no longer as ornate or cumbersome as they were 500 years ago. Yet, frames come in a wide variety of styles and materials to complement any artwork. Most significant of all, framed art is not just for the very wealthy. It is accessible to everyone, providing a cost-effective way to appreciate any art or treasure. You can frame almost anything, for next to nothing with the Frame Warehouse.

Source:

https://lauramorelli.com/history-of-picture-frames/

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Home Decorating Trends Using Picture Frames

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When you’re looking for ways to spruce up your home, there are several fun ways to do so with the use of picture frames. Whether you want to display photos in these frames or leave them empty, keep the following decorating ideas in mind for your home.

Wall Collage

Dress up a plain wall with a collage made of picture frames. Use frames of all different sizes to make an eye-catching arrangement on your wall. If you’re leaving them empty, you can put smaller frames inside larger ones for an even more visually interesting effect.

Oversized Frames

Oversized picture frames that are left empty can be a great way to draw attention to large vases or other oversized decor items in your home. Lean the frame against the wall around the item as a way to highlight it. You can also accentuate a smaller frame, painting or other work of art on walls by placing an oversized empty photo frame around it.

Color-Themed Frames

Choose frames in a specific color theme, such as frames that are different shades of a certain color or frames in warm or cool color tones. You can also do a black and white theme or a gold and silver one. Whether you leave the frames empty or put photos in them, you’ll add instant visual appeal to this part of your home.

Art Gallery 

Turn a plain hallway in your home into an art gallery with some carefully placed photo frames. Fill these frames with art pieces rather than photos, and hang them in a row along the walls of your hallway.

Need help finding the perfect picture frame?  The Frame Warehouse has years of experience and frame experts to help you with your framing needs.  Shop our high quality frames online or visit one of our 12 locations in North and South Carolina.