How to choose the right frame for your picture
A practical guide to frame styles, colours, and proportions — with examples from our collection.
From ready-made frames to fully bespoke commissions, we've been helping people present their pictures beautifully for forty years. Handmade in our Dorset workshop. Delivered to your door.
Over 200 frame styles in wood, metal, and composite. Ready-made in standard sizes, or made to measure for anything you have in mind.
Natural oak · 30mm wide
Our most popular frame. Warm, natural oak with a subtle satin finish. Suits paintings, prints, and photographs.
View frame →Stained ash · 25mm wide
Contemporary black frame with visible wood grain. A modern classic for photography and modern art.
View frame →Antiqued brass · 20mm wide
Hand-finished brass with a soft patina. Perfect for certificates, mirrors, and formal portraits.
View frame →Limed oak · 35mm wide
Soft white-washed oak with a coastal feel. Ideal for watercolours, light prints, and botanical art.
View frame →Send us your picture — or just the measurements — and we'll make a frame that fits it perfectly. Choose from our 200+ mouldings, select your mount colour and glass type, and we'll handmake it in our Dorset workshop.
Every bespoke frame is made by a single framer from start to finish. No shortcuts, no compromises. The kind of frame your grandchildren will still be using.
Customer frames, hung in real homes. A little inspiration for your own walls.
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"Absolutely superb. I sent them my grandmother's wedding photo from 1952 and they framed it beautifully. The quality of the frame, the mount, the glass — everything is museum-quality. My mother cried when she saw it."
"I've been ordering frames from Ace for years — for my own art and for clients. The consistency is remarkable. Every frame is perfectly made, beautifully finished, and arrives impeccably packed. Wouldn't go anywhere else."
"The gallery wall set was a revelation. They helped me choose frames that worked together but weren't identical. The result looks like something out of a magazine. Worth every penny — and the customer service was exceptional."
A practical guide to frame styles, colours, and proportions — with examples from our collection.
Why the space between picture and frame matters more than you think — and how to choose one.
From raw timber to finished frame — a look inside our Dorset workshop.
Whether you know exactly what you want or need a bit of guidance, we're here to help. Call, email, or send us a photo of your picture and we'll suggest the perfect frame.