Where is the best place to go to get your posters framed?

[thereds]

I just bought 3 posters and want to get those framed. Where would one go locally to get these framed and how much do they usually cost. I don't want anything too expensive.

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[thereds]

please?

 

[GoldenGuppy]

Hmmm... you might want to check your yellowpages for this one... I know there are always some local stores that will frame stuff up for you (wedding pictures, etc, etc) the price will vary depending on the size of your posters... if I were you, I'd just go buy some frames and frame them up myself .

Because professional framing will usually cost ya a good amount of change.

IF you by ANYCHANCE (slim chance) live in the Lakewood, Ohio area, there's a really nice, and renowned framing store... check out the site


HERE

><GG>

 

[thereds]

Cool...thanks GG.

How much do frames cost...decent ones..not the cheap wal-mart kind?

 

[perry]

I think Spencer Gifts in the malls sell poster frames. Getting them professionally done can get pretty dang expensive!

 

[aUt0eXebat]

borders maybe? j/k. ummmm, i see places when i drive aorund, but dont remember them. there must be a place in the mall, actualyl there is one here that does it in the mall...

 

[Kelvrick]

I used to get mine done at Michaels. You know, the arts and crafts store. Dunno if you have em where you live though.

 

[thereds]

<< I used to get mine done at Michaels. You know, the arts and crafts store. Dunno if you have em where you live though. >>



How much do they charge? Or do you buy your frames there?

Oh yeah, we do have a Michaels here.

 

[Pastore]

usually craft stores have nice framing departments... MJDesigns and Michaels are both good places...

 

[arcain]

Lot's of times posters come in standard sizes. You can find premade frames at frame stores (such as Aaron Brothers) that fit these standard sizes. My brother got some movie posters and was able to get some frames relatively cheaply.

 

[divinemartyr]

Some posters DO come in standard sizes, measure them up and see what they are, then shop your local Wal-Mart or crafts store, maybe even Target, to see if they carry that size. If you can't find a standard size frame ANYWHERE, most likely it has to be custom framed. Now comes the fun part.

Custom framing can be done at a number of places. Ever seen an art store in your local mall? You should have 1-2 at nearly every mall. All of these places will do custom framing. You can generally talk them down as well. I recently had a 24x32&quot; poster framed at one of these places. The first place quoted me $129! I was pissed as hell since it was only a $25 print, so I went downstairs to the other place. They quoted me $85. I talked them down to $65 and had them frame it in a black metal frame which was glossy. They also used real glass, which you want to make sure they are doing before they frame it. Generally they can also do glass with no glare for a bit more of a cost.

There are also individual shops, like Fast Frame, who do custom framing and that's all they do. Because these people have high overheads, their prices are going to be a bit high as well on the framing, but it's all going to be a matter of how good of a talker are you, and how much they quote you initially. Some places jack up prices like none other, others simply want to make a buck. Shop around and see who offers the best prices, and let them know, that if they treat you right today, you have additional work you'd like done from them. Hope this helps.

dm