Framing Services

Flax Art & Frame is the only full-service frame shop in the Chicago Loop. We've operated there continuously since 1946 and consider ourselves pretty proficient at the art and science of picture framing and everything that entails. At left is a fairly complete list of many of the services that we offer. Click on any of the sections below to learn more details about just what we do and how we can be of service to you.

Mat Cutting: Mat cutting of virtually any size,opening shape and color. Choose from a huge selection of archival and paper mat boards, with hundreds of mat board samples on display by Crescent, Bainbridge and Artique.; More >>

Mounting: Because Flax Art & Frame is a full service frame shop, we offer all manner of mounting techniques, depending upon the appropriate nature of what should be used. Here is a synopsis of what we offer for mounting:; More >>

Shadowbox Framing: Flax offers Shadowbox framing of all types. Shadowbox framing is employed when the object being framed is three-dimensional, or is a flat object that requires platform mounting to give it a deep, box-like framing treatment. We have hundreds of frame mouldings that are deep enough to achieve this.; More >>

Canvas Stretching: The purpose of stretching a canvas is to preserve it and prepare it for framing. We stretch a lot of canvases, both painted and unpainted. Depending upon the size of the canvas, we have 3 different sizes of wood stretcher bars we use. We also believe in using cross bars to prevent canvases being stretched from developing an hourglass shape.; More >>