Any kind of art—from the Mona Lisa to your family snapshots—looks better in a nice frame. To elevate, protect, and display paintings, photos, and other prizes, you’ll either need to find a good shop ...

We asked the experts for some shortcuts — because “budgets don’t always allow for a professional framer.” By Tim McKeough Framing a piece of art seems simple enough — until you try to do it yourself.

There's an art to framing. Whether family photos, sport memorabilia, watercolors, tapestries or Italian Renaissance oils, framing requires an artistic eye. A frame done right complements the art.

There's an art to framing. Whether family photos, sport memorabilia, watercolors, tapestries or Italian Renaissance oils, framing requires an artistic eye. A frame done right complements the art.

Framing can cost a small fortune if you have champagne taste on a buttermilk budget. Settling for a bad frame job can ruin perfectly good art, while the "right" frame will make it look stunning. The ...

Framing a piece of art seems simple enough — until you try to do it yourself. How do you decide which frame style is best? How large should the frame be? Does the art really need any frame at all? And ...