At Master Framers, we have the ability to mill our own mouldings and create our own very custom frames to order. While we have over 300 different profile knives (shapes) to choose from, we often design new knives to use, based on drawings our customers bring to us, or from historical frames we have seen. This variety is what allows us to create special frames for your art. Our custom frames are built and finished one at a time, measured to fit precisely and to allow the proper depth for canvases or other special depth requirements. In addition, our staff can hand carve a frame or use a decorative corner or pattern from the collection of over 2000 composition molds that we own. We can also make our own molds by casting patterns from antique frames or by hand carving a design that we want to duplicate.
Our finish possibilities cover a wide spectrum as well, from natural woods, stains, paints, metal leaf and karat golds in white, yellow and hues in between. Each frame is toned to work with your artwork. Attention to detail is as important to us as it is to you.
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The TV was recessed into the wall
A detail view
Prep work on the frame
The frame is being gilded
The finished frame ready to hang
Side view of the frame on the TV.
The finished frame in place in the customer\'s home.
See how nice the finished frame looks above the fireplace. It is no deeper than any other framed painting would be because the homeowner had the TV recessed into the wall.
As the house was built, a cavity was created for the TV to sit in. This allows for the frame depth to be minimal.
This shows how the TV sits into the wall, eliminating the need for a deep frame.
The frame is being prepped for the 22k gold finish. Notice the ventilation holes along the long rails of the frame. This will allow air to circulate and won\'t be visible on the wall.
The frame has been gilded with 22k gold, and is then burnished with an agate to give the gold a highly polished look.
This view shows the finished frame before it was hung on the wall.
This view shows how nicely the frame hugs the wall and sits flush to the TV face.
This frame was custom made for our client, who wanted to incorporate classical patterns that related to other objects in his home. The finish is 22k water gilded gold with the Greek key pattern painted as an accent.