This nice image of Hurricane Hugo off the Battery in Charleston was brought into Elite Framing recently. It was in poor shape, wrinkled and discolored. We trimmed the offending side parts off the poster and matted it in grey scale mats. We vacuum mounted the poster to eliminate (or, at last, minimize) the wrinkling in the paper. We used a black beveled frame, the bevel … [Read more...] about Framed Charleston Hurricane Poster!
Framed Art of the Day
Framed Thank You Letter From “Celebrity”
Don't blame the good folks at Elite Framing, we weren't the ones to get Honey Boo Boo cancelled. But, we ARE the ones that recently framed a thank you letter with a signed cast card for our client! We went with bright colors in the mats and used an equally bright frame. This piece measures about 10" wide by 18" high and will hang in a local candy store! We will frame just … [Read more...] about Framed Thank You Letter From “Celebrity”
Before and After….
Here is a fantastic example of how changing a frame can completely update the look of a piece of art and, by extension, the room it is in. Our client had a pastoral landscape in an ornate French style frame that was waaaay too old fashioned for her contemporary decor. We simply swapped out the ornate frame for a contemporary flat gold frame and the results were as she wanted. … [Read more...] about Before and After….
“The Game Changer” by James Dietz! Made in the USA!
This well executed piece of art depicts the US Army taking ground in Afghanistan. We matted it in a Army khaki suede mat and used a 2" black moulding with a gold rope motif. All components are Made in the USA! If you want a US Army print framed we will take care to use ONLY Made in the USA components! This piece measures about 36" x 26". Excellent! Columbia frame shop … [Read more...] about “The Game Changer” by James Dietz! Made in the USA!
Nice Pair of Embossed Images!
At Elite Framing we enjoy framing many different forms of art, embossings give a special challenge as they are hard to see (and to photograph!) We recently did this pair for a customer using stark white mats and a clean 100% American grown deep maple moulding. 100% Made in USA! We spaced the artwork towards the back of the frame, almost giving it a shadowbox effect. Nice … [Read more...] about Nice Pair of Embossed Images!
