Cheap photo frames

shewolfnm
I would think you know about the Rite aids, kmarts, walgreens, walmarts etc, but I have found that the specialty frame shops actually have reasonable prices if the item being framed is standard size and no matting is needed. I just wait for a sale and then go there because they have a huge selection.

One thing I ran into when I framed an enlargement of one of my favorite photos was that at some point the framed photo was exposed to heat or possibly moisture, and when I went to change frames recently, I found the photo stuck to the glass. This has never happened with my framed photos before, but, from now on, if the photo is important, I'll try to rig a way to have air space between the photo and the glass. Quality framers do sell a kind of thin plastic strip that can fit between the photo and the glass. You can buy that band by the foot, as I remember. Places like Michael's don't carry it though.

Or you can mat the photo, but I often don't want a mat.

Is there an IKEA nearby?

oh MAN!
Yes!

An excuse to go to Ikea.

This is the photo that I want framed

Oh, Fred Meyer has a big selection at reasonable prices too and they are always having a sale of some type. So, if you're not in a hurry you can get a good cheap frame there.

Hobby Lobby, too. If you like what they've got, I mean.

What is Fred Meyer?


I have checked hobby lobby.. and they dont have a basic enough frame,sadly. They do have good prices though

Michaels is another possibility

Fred Meyer?
Those stores are huge here in the west, you must not have them where you live. They have about anything. I forgot about Michaels.....that is a good one too.

Gorgeous photo... love those 'light lines' on the steps.

Thrift shops, too.

Target

TJMaxx and Christmas Tree Shops--don't know if they've spread that far, tho.