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Summary: Learn the various materials that picture frames are made of and the different textures with expert home décor tips in this free online framing video clip.
Minnie Bell has over 20 years of experience framing pictures and fine art. She currently works for Nacq Partners, a company who specializes in picture framing and antiques. Customers...read more
"They come in all different rays of colors and kinds and some are with metallic finish. Some are with natural finish, some are with high gloss, some are with a powdery gloss. This has a little bit of it all it has the detail, it has the scoop that goes out, it has the final landing. This is one that I have sold recently that I don't particularly care for but the man in New York absolutely loved it. It looked very good on this pictures and I call him and told him it was a black and white picture and it was just of clocks. I called him and told him that I thought the silver was to much for the black and white look. He told me that it was going on a really dark blue wall and I was like well then it should look just fine. That is the way it went and pretty soon I got a email back saying he absolutely loved them. "
eHow Article: Materials & Textures of Picture Frames