Framing Needlework With Glass?
When our customers bring us their cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel or other needlework, one question often comes up: Should needlework be framed with glass? While conventional wisdom used to say…
Category: Helpful Tips
Framing Summer Memories
Labor Day is fast approaching, and that means the end of summer. Even though the kids will be back in school soon you can still enjoy your summer memories with…
Tips for Selecting Artwork
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” William Morris Surround yourself with art you love! The most…
Greenery
Spring is right around the corner and, as Mother Nature refreshes the great outdoors, it’s the perfect time to refresh the great indoors! Few colors say “spring” as well as…
Artwork Preservation
Whether you choose your home’s artwork with painstaking precision or impulsively decide on a quick décor fix, we often fail to think about how our choices will fare over time.…
Our Favorite Things… on National Broadcast TV!
Looking for inspiration and information on how to protect your art and treasured items? Tomorrow (January 6, 2017), the Lifetime Network’s show Designing Spaces will feature custom framing expert, Meg…
On Trend For Fall
Trends seem to change with the seasons. Well, it’s fall again, and you can be sure that there are new things in store! But don’t get too stressed out trying…
Hang Your Art at the Perfect Level
So you’ve found the perfect piece, and you know the perfect place… But do you know the perfect height? While there are no absolutes in how or where to hang…
ShopForArt Staff Picks – Keith E.
“Water. Something about it. Listening to it. Looking at it. Just the way that it makes you feel. These two photographers have really found a way to bring the soothing…
ShopForArt Staff Picks – Dianne G.
“I enjoy going for walks in the forests near my home, especially when the Spring flowers are in bloom. Cyril Furlan does a wonderful job of photographing these beautiful flowers;…