Custom Framing in Washington D.C.

Georgetown Frame Shoppe Specializes in Custom Framing any Work of Art, Memorbilia, Photographs, Flags, Medals and More, Offering Hand Wrapped Linen and Silk Mattes, a Large Variety of Fillets, Moldings, the Best in Archival Materials and Superb Service

If you visit the Georgetown Frame Shoppe, you will have the opportunity to see for yourself the quality of framing our business maintains. Currently we have on display a number of original Henri Matisse lithographs from the series, "Poesies Antillaises." Each lithograph is framed with hand wrapped silk matting that borders and floats the image. The soft natural coloring and delicate texture of the silk works to both compliment and enliven the cream colored, textured paper and line image of these lovely lithographs. For the glazing, we used UV protected non-glare glass, which aides in the preservation of these valuable Henri Matisse lithographs. The natural wood frames are dyed a dark brown and textured to create an antique aethestic. A thin strip of gold runs around the innner sides of the frame, subtlely illuminating the art.

At Georgetown Frame Shoppe, our craftsman have the knowledge and experience to produce a framed work of art of museum quality. We only use 100% cotton rag matte, 100% archival backing board and other acid free archival materials such as acid free artist tape and UV protected glass. We refuse to use non archival materials such as cardboard backing or gator board to support your art. It has been found that over time, acid and other harmful additives used in the production of these materials, will damage your art.

One of our specialties here at the shop is custom matting. For those clients who desire a more textured and luxurious border around their art, we provide personally wrapped matting made with high quality linen, silk or suede, and 100% cotton conservation rag matte. We also offer our customers the possiblility of matting their art with archival matting that has been hand painted in the traditional French manner.

If you're one to shy away from spending extra money on a hand wrapped silk or linen matte, we provide the affordable alternative of 100% acid free cotton conservation matting. We carry this product fom Crescent and Bainbridge, both reputable companies. They are available in an enormous variety of colors and sizes, certainly enough to fit the budget and taste of almost any client.

Choosing the proper Glazing

There are a number of little things that need to be taken into account when framing a work of art. At Georgetown Frame Shoppe, we're here to help you make those decisions to the best of our ability. For example, our in house designers will likey ask you questions pertaining to your choice of picture frame glass. Questions like-Are you hanging your artwork in direct sun light? If so, maybe U V clear conservation glass is the best to frame your work with. Does the reflection of the light off the glass bother you? If so, you should consider using non-glare glass. Or, maybe the glare doesn't bother you and you have a certain budget in mind. Regular picture frame glass, which is most commonly used, is probably the best choice and least expensive to frame your piece with.

Floating your Artwork vs Cropping into the Image

Maybe your artwork has been created on beautiful, deckled edged paper, that you want displayed? An alternative to mattting up to the image and cropping in, would be to float your artwork on a matte and install spacers between the matte and frame. Here, the glass is kept off the artwork, and the whole piece is available for viewing. Our design consultants can go over various options to help you decide what will compliment your artwork while staying within your budget.

Quick Turn Around at Georgetown Frame Shoppe

We offer you great service, and top quality materials and craftmanship at a reasonable price. We pride ourselves on returning your art framed within a week to 10 days. We believe this is another reason our clients choose our business over other loacal framing businesses. We always do our best to uphold this reputation without compromise to the quality of our work.

Shadow Box for your 3-D objects

So you want to frame that special athletic jersey , a mask, some jewelry, a pair of shoes, then maybe you might want to consider floating your artwork in a shadow box. We can go over many differnt shadow box options with you.

Feel free to call us, email us or come on in if you want a free no obligation quote to frame your work, no matter its size or value.