Best Place To Buy Picture Frames

Have you ever bought or acquired a print or some other piece of artwork that you LOVE -- but it didn't have a frame? Never fear, I've got you covered. 

Custom frames can be so expensive. That’s why there's only one place I've purchased most of my frames over the years, and I share that secret below.

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For anyone that knows me, my solution for this shouldn't be a surprise -- I find my frames at thrift stores! 

For those of you new to this fun and affordable way of shopping, when I say thrift stores I mean Goodwill, Salvation Army, estate sales, yard sales, Facebook Marketplace, flea markets, rummage sales, and good old independent thrift stores. 

While the list is certainly not exhaustive, I wanted to share my own local thrifty haunts. Depending on where you live, the places might look a bit different or be called something else.   

Case in point: My loving husband purchased a print of a pressed flower display from an Etsy shop called Susan's Pressed Flowers for me for Christmas. And since it didn't have a frame, I had my work cut out for me.

Fast forward to February and a trip to Goodwill with my daughter. After combing through a ton of framed artwork in all shapes and sizes, I came across a gold frame with a printed saying in it that appeared to be just what I was looking for. I measured it, and it was! And for 99 cents I couldn't say no.

NOTE: Keep a list of pertinent dimensions for your frameless artwork -- either on a piece of paper you carry with you or in the Notes app on your phone. And always carry a tape measure for when you find a suitable frame. That way you can be sure you're buying the right sized frame.

I personally prefer carrying a soft measuring tape that's made out of fabric or plastic -- a tailor's measuring tape, essentially. I also sometimes carry a small push button dual sided tape measure as it's also quite small and lightweight.   

All I had to do was take off the back of the frame and pull out the printed saying, replacing it with my pressed flower print. I also pulled out the glass but you can always leave the glass in, of course. Isn't it gorgeous? For. one. dollar.  

It looks like it belongs right beside our limited-edition vintage Irish botanical print we had custom-framed well over 20 years ago.  

Even the frames and mats are similar! What are the odds?

I adhered the pressed flower print onto a gold mirror on the bedroom mantel to create a frame within a frame. 

I'm loving all the gold frames and mirrors together.

But artwork doesn't have to be expensive to make it worthy of framing. Take, for example, this wonderfully colorful page I pulled out of my 2024 Planner. Look at that vase!

Many other equally lovely pages are scattered throughout the planner -- and you can bet that I'll be framing some of those pages as well!

Knowing that the print measured 5"x7", I headed to Goodwill in search of a frame. And lucky for me I immediately found this simple vintage gold frame for 99 cents.    

First I used my paper cutter to remove the ragged side of the page.

Then I placed the print into the frame and voila. I left the glass in this time, so the photos were a bit trickier to take because of the glare. 

I really love how the colors pop.

Again, art prints don't have to be fancy or expensive to deserve a pretty frame. Just head out to your favorite thrift store and good luck!

Well, that's it for today, friends! 

I hope you enjoyed reading about 

Best Place To Buy Picture Frames 

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