There is no denying Boston has an incredibly rich history which — to no one’s surprise — spills into the art of frame making. A few frame making pioneers called Boston home and one of our favorites has to include Foster Brothers. From 1893 to 1942, brothers Stephen Bartlett Foster and John Roy Foster designed…
There is a lot that needs to be done to a frame before it goes up to be gilded. For us at A Street Frames, that means milling the frame, cutting it and then joining it. After that, the frame goes through a special process we’ve developed over the years that prepares it for our…
Every so often, we get requests for quotes from our frame shop clients to take on large custom framing projects that are too large for those shops and their facilities to handle. Last October, we quoted out one such job that, by April of this year, turned into reality. The scope of the project involved…
Today’s post is from Lydia, one of our retail designers, with some framing lore that came through our shop recently… A few weeks ago, a regular client of ours (who usually sticks to contemporary photography) surprised us by bringing in a work on paper that had hung in his parents’ home throughout his life. I knew…
Welcome! As we head into the summer we are as busy as I can remember being in our 35-year history. Thankfully, our entire 13,000 sq. ft. shop is air conditioned. We have just launched our new website and I couldn’t be more pleased with the result. We have Julie Levesque to thank, but we had…
We have a New Site! For the past year, we’ve been working hand in hand with the design firm Levesque Creative to develop and launch our brand new website. We would like to express our deep gratitude for Levesque Creative’s primary, Julie, who guided us patiently through the design process and delivered a uniquely designed…
A Street Frames is proud to be included alongside three-time Best of Boston winner designer Maryann Thompson, two-time Best of Boston winner interior styling and color consultants ColorTheory, textile and fabrics firm The Martin Group and many more notable local interior design and home accessory companies in Boston Magazine’s annual Best of Boston award series.…
Recently, we featured Mitch Weiss’ striking photograph of Lady Gaga that we had the opportunity to frame for this year’s ARTcetera auction. We are fortunate to work with Mitch to frame both his work for exhibits and varied works he has in his own collection. One look at his portfolio and his work clearly transcends…
An Interview with Renowned Boston Interior Designer Kristin Paton of Kristin Paton Interiors by Jeff Cadey of A Street Frames Q – How did you discover A Street Frames? I discovered A Street Frames over 20 years ago when I was first living in Boston and working for Reid Canavan, the then “IT” Boston Designer!…
One area where A Street Frames does brisk business is double-sided frames. Many customers have work that cries out to be viewed from the front and the back so we have developed moldings and techniques to make that possible. When you think of framed artwork, the first image that comes to mind is probably something straightforward—say, a little…