Changing The Mat Of A Frame

Frame and mat configurations.

Changing the mat of a frame.

Mats are great with photos posters fine art prints diplomas or watercolors. If you get it wrong the mat color overwhelms or draws the eye away from your art. If you get the colors right your art looks its best. But for canvas art mats don t work.

This is a common problem with european frames i e. I decided to take out the glass of the frame to give it more of an art work effect. Like many art store do it yourself frames this frame has semi flexible metal framing points that hold the glass and mat in place see the red boxes above. Adding decorative paper or fabric such as burlap or jute behind a photo mat and then centering your art or photograph on top allows you to frame items or objects that don t quite fit the edges of the mat.

First they allow you to fit a smaller photo in a larger frame for display. The frame bezels are magnetic and easily slide onto the frame tv. Some people like drama some like. They coordinated with the old decor of the past 2 homes we had.

Ikea that come in non standard sizes. I also didn t want the painted mat to potentially stick to the glass. Let us show you how to attach them here. The customizable frame bezel can be purchased separately to fit into any home s decor.

Linen liners can be added to any linen liner compatible frame and to 3 4 framed stretched canvas. Choosing the correct colors when matting your art is one of the crucial parts of frame design. Fortunately a large print of a favorite scene in charleston has a variety of colors and would look nice in the home we recently moved to. 3 31 2012 5 43 27 pm by pamela poole 5 comments.

Unfortunately the mats did not. No matter how dry the mat gets there s always a chance the paint could stick to the glass. You can change the bezel to beige black brown or white to perfectly complement your home. Instead add a linen liner to create the same transition from art to frame that mats do for pictures on paper.

Different colors and textures of mats do different things to set off your art. The repeated bending of the type of framing points used in the frame above can lead to metal fatigue and breakage which may cause this sort of frame to fail often involving. After 2 coats of spray paint and about 30 minutes of drying my mat was ready for my frame. The same goes for a red frame and a red mat.

Picture mats also give your photos painting or drawings a professional look even if they weren t made by a professional. While it may be tempting to use the same color the likelihood of the mat and frame matching perfectly is pretty slim. Sometimes it s not the frame but the picture mat that s the wrong size. If you re choosing a brown frame you probably don t want to use a brown mat.