Wood materials and styles
Wooden picture frames are generally made of Soft or Hard wood like Mahogany, Walnut, Cherry, Oak, and Maple, Pine, Cedar, Redwood, although other materials are also used to beautify it. It includes aluminum, polystyrene and sea shells. Wooden picture frames are adorned with various handcrafted designs and carving work. A picture frame may be of any colour or texture. Gilding is very common on older wooden frames. Some picture frames have elaborate mouldings which may relate to the picture inside.
Selection of the right wooden picture frame is simply a matter of artistic taste of yours. Wooden picture frames are also ideal gifts because of their looks and long lasting property. Besides, their raw wooden appeal gives them a better aesthetic value as gifts.
Types of wooden picture frames
- A simple variety is "L"-style picture frames,
constructed with a single L-shaped border of wood, with the bottom
part of the the L, at the front of the frame for holding glass,
object and backing, which are secured in from the back side.
- A Phote Cube, best know as a special type of picture
frame, often used to show several different family members, parts of
a vacation, or even a timeline of someone's life.
- Clip Frames, Box Frames & Shadow Frames are also
other styles of wooden picture frames.
- Macaroni Picture Frames are very popular craft project
especially for children. Uncooked pasta in various shapes is glued
to a wooden frame in a pattern.
- Table top picture framesare comparatively smaller in size
and are meant to be kept on tables. Mostly available in square or
rectangular shape, they can however be available in various other
shapes like oval and heart.
- Hanging Picture Frames vary in size from small ones to large ones and are mostly custom designed. Hanging picture frames are mostly used as frames for portraits and are available in oval, and rectangular shape.
