Frame of Mind

Awful, awful, awful. Shoddy finishes with no care for artwork. Glass cut too short, prints not centered, finger marks everywhere, frame corners popping. Avoid unless you really don’t care about the finished product.

I had two pictures framed here earlier in the year. They were limited edition prints I bought at the Artist Open Houses Event. I explained clearly what I wanted box frame with white mount, the glossy prints handled carefully to avoid any fingermarks or creases and the prints to be fixed to a backing with fixative to avoid any rippling. Anyway I am very unhappy with the result of one of the items to the extent that I decided to open it up and see if I could smooth out the print myself (it appeared to not be lying flat in the frame). What I discovered has really upset me:
1) the print was not stuck to a backing with fixative but instead had some sort of masking tape holding it in place
2) the print had been cut to fit into a standard A2 frame rather than a frame made bespoke as I was promised. (to do this the small white border around the print where the artist had signed and numbered it had been partially removed and not even neatly).
3) there were a number of metal staples through the edges my print
Ok so this is not the Mona Lisa they were framing but it was a nice print that cost me £120 and it was the first of the print run ¹⁄₂₀ so potentially valuable in the future if the artist has any success.
So in summary they did not treat me or my print with any respect. What they did was unskilled and underhand. I will never go there again and would advise other customers to think carefully or at least question the framers in great detail about how their artwork will be treated!

I’ve used this shop for years because they always do a brilliant job, the staff are friendly & very helpful and i wouldn’t go anywhere else with my prints & pics

I like Frame of Mind because I like shops which take care and attention on their shop fronts, and their signs, and the one here with white helvetic-​esque font on a black background gives it some quality.
You can order frames to fit, so if your a artist of any sort this is a good place to come, as you can really discuss which frame would work best with a specific piece of art. Not much in here for the everyday punter, but for all your framing needs look no further.

Contender for the best shop name in Hove, Frame of Mind is a framing specialist. The shop is pretty stark, so it is best to go in with knowledge of what you want, so you can ask for that specifically, rather than going in for inspiration (because honestly, you won’t find a lot in here!) They do make the frames on site, so you know who you’re dealing with.
Frame of Mind — for all your framing needs: just a shame the shop isn’t as cool as the name.

This shop will give anyone a quote for framing of pictures at competitive prices. Well, thats what they tell me. The staff are friendy and will engage in conversation.
It is possible to buy pictures here as well.