The  main difference between custom-made and ready-made picture frames is 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 picture framing  sizes. With regard to custom frames, the framer chooses each component of a ...