There are many differences between custom picture frames and ready-made ones with the main  one being the the price. Custom picture frames  are made one  at a time, usually with better-quality materials, to exactly suit and fit customer's artwork. Both labour and materials cost more so the price will be higher. Ready-made picture frames on the other hand, are produced in mass, often with common-quality materials, to approximately suit the 20 or so most common or popular  picture framing  sizes. With custom picture framing,  the picture framer carefully selects the components for a custom picture frame individually and customizes them according to the customer's instructions during the picture framing ...