We are occasionally asked if part of our picture framing customer service is to ring Customers when we have completed their picture frames. We reply that we generally do so
only when a Customers requests it because for the majority of picture framing jobs, there's no need to. When you bring your print, photo poster or artwork to be picture framed we will always give you a pick-up or a collection date. This applies to 98% of all framing jobs. We find that this system works better for both Customers and ourselves. The only exceptions are special jobs requiring special treatment, different handling or ...
There don’t seem to be any more art galleries around, where have they all gone?
Posted on Category: Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs )By:They're not there any more because they've gone bust, broke, closed their doors and the owners have shut the business down!
From the once rich, booming, westernmost capital city of Perth to the staid, conservative, southernmost capital city of Hobart, art galleries are going out of business as perhaps these never have. There are several reason for this but, in the main, there aren't enough customers, people aren't buying as often and the few who do spend a lot less than they used to. Perth gallery owners complain ...
Help! I just picked up my picture frames, but how do I get them home in my car?
Posted on Category: Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs )By:So, how to get home with picture frames, especially large ones? The photograph shown here succinctly depicts how some Customers leave our store with their
newly-purchased picture frames and load them into their cars for their trip home. Not uncommonly what we see, horrifies us! With little or even medium sized picture frames we don't see all that much wrong but with larger size (90cm plus wide) picture frames we witness customers' loading misdeeds which inflict visual tortures to our picture framers' hearts and minds. We appreciate that mums with kids are busy but they really seem to be ...
What are signature picture frames and how much do these cost to make?
Posted on Category: Frame Types & StylesBy:Signature picture frames are ordinary, matted picture frames with mats which will be signed by at an occasion or an event's
guests, invitees, attendees or participants, as shown by the wedding signature picture frame example at the left here. Although having the wedding guests sign the signature at a wedding is the most popular signature frame we do, we have also made signature frames for other occasions or events. Bar mitzvahs, baby showers, bridal showers, first communions, confirmations, corporate ...
You sell a range of Art Deco Mirrors, can you tell me more about them?
Posted on Category: Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs )By:We need to first mention that the range of Art Deco mirrors sold in our Online Store are not original 1930's pieces but
locally made, contemporary or modern reproductions. Original, period Art Deco mirrors, can sell for tens of thousands of dollars and will not be found on ordinary, commercial sites. Look for these instead but on dedicated, specialist online antiques resellers. The mirror, or looking-such glass, as it was anciently called, was a very early development of human engineering. From...
Beware of shonky picture framers and dodgy picture framing practices!
Posted on Category: Picture Framing Industry InsightsBy:While it's true that "You can’t please all of the people all of the time" we believe that picture framers do have certain legal,
ethical and professional obligations in their picture framing practices. Legally, they have to practise sound standards of honesty in all transactions and avoid using false, inaccurate or misleading terms, descriptions or claims. Ethically, they must properly care for all customers' artwork in their keeping and produce picture frames equal or superior to the quality of displayed samples. Professionally, they should maintain a ...
Why picture framing with Perspex or plastic glass costs more than using clear glass
Posted on Category: Frame Parts & ComponentsBy:Isn't framing with Perspex cheaper than glass? There's a common, public misconception that Perspex, or plastic glass, as most customers call it,
is or should be considerably cheaper and more readily available than clear glass. But in fact, the opposite is true. Plastic-based materials such as perspex or acrylite and polyethylene sheets actually cost 3 to 6 times more to buy than than clear picture framing glass sheets, depending on quality. Importantly, these materials aren't as readily available because picture ...
How can I restore a damaged, old photograph before re-framing it?
Posted on Category: Frame Care & MaintenanceBy:
To the question how to restore a damaged old photograph we believe that there are essentially three ways. The first is to give your photo
to an art restorer and pay this skilled professional to physically touch up and re-paint with ink, gouache and watercolour your original photograph. Many people prefer this method. However it can be risky as the restorer must handle and work on the original, it is without guarantees, it is time-consuming and expensive. The second is to give your original photo to a digital restorer and pay this skilled ...
I want to be a picture framer, how do I become one?
Posted on Category: Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs )By:
What? You want to be a picture framer? Do you know what you're letting yourself in for? If not, here are some facts abou
t picture framers, picture framing and the picture framing industry in general. Currently there are almost no jobs, vacancies or employment opportunities in our industry. An Australian Job Search for picture framer vacancies on 20 February 2020 yielded zero vacancies, either part or full time. Searches with other job sites were just as disappointing. There were 2 or 3 more jobs here and there but all were ...
How to break up with your busy, inconsiderate and expensive picture framer!
Posted on Category: Picture Framing Industry InsightsBy:
You have that sinking feeling. Your picture framer doesn't greet you like he used to. He's too busy to see you and you are now starting to see him as an expensive picture framer. He sends
his junior staff to serve you instead. If you do manage to speak to him, he's curt, cold and distant. When he gets around to making your picture frames, he's not on time anymore, he's always late. And when he's late, he doesn't ring to apologize, like he used to. You feel like he's brushing you off. And his prices have trebled! You used to have such an easy, carefree and inexpensive relationship. You felt safe and secure . But somehow ...


