Exeter Fine Arts

  This is Leo Desroches, owner of the Framery and Gallery at Decor Antiques. Hello!
  Decor is a very diversified art gallery with a hand in many corners of the art business, including custom picture framing, frame and art restoration, and sales of antique frames and art. Our newest endeavor is writing in this space about what we do, in the hope of demystifying the processes involved in our daily work for those who find it confounding, intriguing or both.
  The experience of having an item custom-framed for the first time and on a budget can seem an alien one. To address this experience, I’ll start my discussion with topics related to custom picture framing, the practice of protecting and enhancing artworks. In time, I’ll speak to all of the following:

1. Custom Framing
2. Antique Frames
3. Contemporary Frames
4. Basic Matting
5. Matting With Cloth and Other Fabrics
6. Mounting artwork
7. Glass Types and Uses
8. Sealing and Protecting the Artwork
9. Hanging Possibilities
10. Pricing

  I strongly encourage reader feedback, and I look forward to answering your questions if I can.