Hand Painted frames are the pinnacle of framing with the ability to deliver a perfect and luxurious accompaniment to your artwork. It allows us to create a frame that works in harmony with the picture enhancing the colours and composition of the art piece. Alternatively for mirrors it enables you to find the perfect colour combination for your interior.

We use bespoke wood mouldings cut specifically for the artwork. Gesso, a form of fine plaster, can then be applied to remove the wood grain and allow for textural variation, from smooth to impasto, enhancing the textures found within the painting. We can then finish the frame with Farrow & Ball paint and gilding as desired.

Depending on you, we can help choose paints in the shop. Alternatively, for a more perfect, harmonious design, we can slowly develop the colours and textures comparing the artwork with the frame at each stage in the workshop.

Hand stained and waxed frames enable the quality and expense of the natural materials to shine through. The colour can be chosen and varied to match tones found within your picture. The wax then seals the wood and creates a sheen so that the shapes and patterns within the wood grain can compliment those in your art work.

We provide a range of mouldings in natural oak, ash, obeche, and beech which are hand finished by us. With you, we study the picture and compare alternatives, discussing the pros and cons to help you decide on the frame that is best for you and your picture.

Gilding is a very complicated and skilled job that has been practised by craftsmen for centuries. After meticulous preparations the metal leaf, which can be as thin a single atom, is applied giving frames a beautiful and opulent finish. Gold leaf is the most sort after material in this field, but Platinum group metals, silver and brass alloys are all used for different effects.

We primarily use gilding in the creation of our mirrors, although we can also gild picture frames. We use a process called églomisé to gild onto glass or alternatively we use oil or water gilding for frames depending on the qualities desired.

Please contact us if you would like to know more about this process and how it can enrich your mirror or artwork.

We offer a very large range of luxurious designer frames. With the help of our framing consultants you will be able to choose the best quality frame for you picture. We will help you match the frame to colours in your art and suggest details that heighten the mood of the work, such as the texture and shape of the moulding.

With this range of mouldings we can be sure to find a perfect high quality solution so that you can enjoy your art for years to come.

Mounts were originally intended to create a well proportioned space between your artwork and the frame, but they are now able to do so much more. There are a wide range of styles and approaches which we can offer that can help draw out the colours, textures, and mood of the artwork.

The best mounts are enriched with Farrow & Ball paints. This way, like a frame, colours can be matched exactly heightening the viewing experience. This can be combined with multiple mounts to develop the detail even further.

With our computerised technology we can offer different mount shapes, such as ovals, title windows for photographs, multi apertures for a stamp or medal collection – the limit is often only our combined imaginations!

Mounts were traditionally decorated as an alternative to using coloured card. This can be more sympathetic to your art. We are happy to discuss the wide range of possible effects which include gilding edges, embossed lines, pen lines, and washes.

Mirrors are the perfect addition to a well designed room. They add light, space, and style. We can design and build a mirror to your specification. The mirrors can be any size, circular, gilded, antiqued glass or hand painted in Farrow & Ball colours, just to name a few alternatives. The options are almost limitless!

Our trade picture framing business has supplied high quality, cost effective, hand crafted picture frames and mirrors to retail outlets, contracts, interior designers, galleries, and professional artists for over 30 years.

Personal service is our commitment: Your business is our business. We collect and deliver from Central and West London, and the Thames Valley. Call us now on 0118 948 1610, or email trade@cavershampictureframer.co.uk to discuss how we can meet your requirements.