Whats wrong with discount store ready made frames?
Actually, there’s not a problem using ready made frames as long as they are assembled correctly. Discount and chain stores sell their frames with regular glass and normally include a non-conservation mat and many actually include cardboard as backers. This combination literally seals the death of your art…whether its a simple photograph or heaven forbid, a valuable document such as a diploma. Another problem we see is that today’s consumer printed inkjet photographs cannot tolerate any moisture and when we slap our photo into a ready made frame up against the glass, we’ve just created the perfect place for moisture to condense and destroy our photo. That’s no fun! And we know how to avoid this. If you find a ready made frame you can’t live without, go ahead and buy it..then bring it to us and we’ll fit it with the proper materials and glazing so that your art will be protected.
