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framing an odd size poster-need ideas

10 years ago

I found a poster on art.com that I planned to hang in my son's room over his bed. The poster size made me hesitate to click "purchase" and I am finding it's an odd size to frame. It's a 30" X 30" square. That's the biggest size offered, but all options are square shaped?? I am not willing to go custom. Any ideas?

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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
10 years ago
Check the web for discount framing. That is not an unusual size. You should be able to find it. Good luck!
bbstx
10 years ago
Years ago we had a DIY frame place in town. They sold metal frames by the pair of pieces. For example, if you picture was 22x20, you would buy a package containing 2 20" pieces and a package containing 2 22" pieces. Assembly was very easy. And they weren't very expensive. Look around and see if you can find something like that. I tried doing a little research, but I am on my iPad and I don't find it easy to search the Internet on it.
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camlan
10 years ago
An option that isn't framing is to have the poster dry-mounted. It looks better than just thumb-tacking the poster to the wall, but doesn't cost nearly as much as framing.

And you can always get it framed later, if you don't like the look.
Annie Deighnaugh
10 years ago
Haven't ever used these guys, but here they are:

Here is a link that might be useful: Wholesale poster frames
pammyfay
10 years ago
Ditto to what BBSTX wrote -- Michael's has them, ACMoore has them. They now also come in wood and not just metal. But be aware you'll need to get a piece of Foamcore and also get glass cut to size (I'd just get regular glass, as opposed to museum, unless you will be hanging this where there is sun). Plexiglass or a similar but thinner acrylic is available, too.

You can also find these component frame kits online. Simple to put together. I have them all over my house.

(For ballpark pricing, over at the Jerry's Artorama website, which I've ordered these from before, a Nielsen wood 30x30 frame would run you $38, plus you'd need some backing material -- cardboard or foamcore -- and either glass or plexi.
A Nielsen aluminum frame would be $28. There are a few wood colors to choose from and a few metal colors to choose from. Nielsen is a very good line, but compare the prices with the in-house brands Michaels and other crafts stores and framing shops sell.)

Another option is Ikea, if there's one near you. It tends to stock unusual frame sizes.

And yet another: Do you want to go really modern with this? A "Posterhanger" -- 2 slender aluminum tubes that slide over the top and the bottom of the poster. There's a hole in the backside of the top rod to grab a nail in the wall. There's nothing covering the rest of the poster itself. The one for your size will run about $20. (Sometimes I want to buy a poster just to try the Posterhanger!)

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