A Picture Frame also known as a Photo Frame is a protective and decorative edging for a picture, such as a painting or a photograph. It makes displaying the work safer and easier. It sets the picture apart from its surroundings and aesthetically integrates it with them. A picture frame protects the art and presents it to good advantage.

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Traditionally picture frames have been made of wood, and it remains very popular because wood frames can provide strength, be shaped in a broad range of profiles and allow a variety of surface treatments. Other materials include metals like brass, bronze, aluminum and iron. Frame surface may be of any color or texture where gold, black and antique finish, still remain the most popular. Some picture frames have elaborate molding. Picture frame moldings come in a wide variety of profiles, generally in some sort of L shape with an upward lip and a horizontal rabbet. The rabbet functions as a shelf to hold the frame glazing some sort of spacer to keep the object safely behind the inner surface of the glazing, the object itself, and backing boards to protect the object from physical damage and environmental pollutants. The lip extends a proportionate distance up from the edge of the rabbet. It restrains materials in the frame and can be used to help set off or reveal the picture aesthetically.

 

The picture frame may contain a protective glazing of an acrylic sheet. In recent years there have been significant developments in the manufacture of picture glazing, creating a much broader range of options in both glass and acrylic material.

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The treatment of the back of the framed artwork also varies widely. All frame packages should incorporate some sort of stiff, dense board to protect against physical blows and against dirt, insects, moisture and pollutants. The backboards should be made from good quality material like wood or M.D.F.

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Picture Frame Shapes

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Picture frames are generally square or rectangular although round and oval frames are also quite popular. Frame shapes such as stars and hearts are also popular and may easily be carved in wood. By far wood is the best material to design any type of shape for a picture frame as it is easier to craft than compared to metals. Both plain simple frames in wood and carved wooden frames are very popular. Just that they should match with the décor theme of your home

 

Photo Frame History

 

The earliest frames were those that surrounded fayum mummy portraits. The stucco frames may have been used to hang the portraits in the owner's home until the time of death, at which point the portrait would have been placed over the mummy. Another theory is that the portraits were painted close to death and were carried around the city in a funeral procession before the body was taken to the embalmer. Picture frames first existed in Egypt in AD 50-70 and were found in an Egyptian tomb. The hand-carved wooden frames that we know today were first developed in the 12th to 13th centuries. Just like many frames today, the early versions were made of wood in Europe.

 

While we use picture frames now to complement the photograph or an artwork, picture frames in the past were first considered before considering the object it was going to frame.

 

Types of Picture Frame

 

Picture Frames are divided into many types on the basis of their use and material but to name the popular few they are - Gallery Frame, Modern Frame, Floating Frame, Deep-Set Frames, Canvas Prints, Table top Frames and Photo Holders.

 

We make handmade picture frames in various size and finish. There are few which are suitable to place on the tables, shelf, bookcase or desk known as Table Frames. They can have both type vertical or horizontal shape and look good both ways. Such wooden frames are considered as one of the best all time gifts which are suitable for all occasions. A photo frame with a photo  of a special day or time is something very special to a person to cherish the old memories. So picture frames are one of the best gift options. We make a huge variety of this type of wooden frames in amazing colours, finish and design. Our rates are so good that anyone would like to Order a few. We make plenty of carved photo frames, antique picture frames, hand painted photo frames and designer wooden frames.

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Another option of wooden photo frames is suitable for the walls, usually known as Wall Frames. You can create a unique and personalized display with such frames in the living area or in the children's room. We make a huge range of wooden frames, antique wooden frames, photo frames, picture frames, handmade frames etc. which are suitable for various gifting and home decor options. So choose the best combination for you.