I'd strongly caution anyone thinking about bringing valuable textiles or heirlooms to this place. In 2018 I brought in a 100% silk Persian wall hanging rug to be framed. It was a gift sent to me from abroad and isn't replaceable in the US, worth several thousand dollars. I told the owner directly that it was valuable and asked him not to alter anything about it. A few weeks ago I took the rug out of the frame for the first time since 2018, and found that the fringes on one side had been completely cut off. There were also damages to the fringes on the other side. He never told me this happened. The damage had been tucked under the frame's edge, so there was no way to know until I actually took it out. I've called the business several times with no answer, and left a message through their online portal that was never returned either. At this point I'm filing formal complaints and reporting the business for the monetary damage and for hiding the alteration of my property. If you have something valuable or sentimental you can't afford to risk, take it somewhere else. read more

I have gone to 4A for many of my framed pieces from posters to photographs. They are quick and professional and have the most reasonable prices in town along with a wide variety of framing options. Would highly recommend for anyone in the Ktown/DTLA area! read more

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I took my husband's graduation photo and degree to Art to have them framed. He was very kind at first. I asked for a quote and he was very vague about it by not giving me a price upfront. This was the first red flag. He did offer to replace the portrait I chose for free in case we didn't like it. The frames turned out well. A week or so passed and we decided to replace the photo. It took about 3 weeks to get this done. I called each week to follow up and was confronted with a rather abrasive attitude. Today, I picked up the frame only to find out that he left the original photo inside the frame. He said it's mounted on and if I wanted to remove it, I could just do it myself. Weren't you the one who offered a free replacement service?? I didn't even bother fighting him about it because he clearly did not care. My favorite portrait of my husband is now locked in this frame. $400 for frames, poor customer service, and a shitty attitude from the store owner. Very unprofessional. Take your business elsewhere. You don't know when his kindness will turn. read more

These Rams jerseys were framed as a gift. They're beautiful as you can see from the pics. Support small businesses. read more

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This is the second time I came to this shop via my friends referral. It seems like the owner here as on days and off days. This time around, Art told me that he would text me with a quote by the next day. 2 weeks go by and we do not hear from him. 3 weeks later I pick up my print. The print is damaged. Luckily I took a picture of the poster at the print shop so I know that the damage was not originally there. When I talk to him over the phone, he is very defensive and enraged saying "how can you blame me! this is how it was!" I try to calmly let him know that I can show him a picture...and he hangs up on me. I am more than willing to support small businesses, but any business owner should treat their customers with respect and responsibility. He also does not follow through with his original quotes and will upcharge you, so be sure to double check how much he is asking for before you insert your card. Unfortunately, he has lost a client. I will not be returning back to his shop, and highly advise that you go elsewhere. read more

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My friend and I decided to go in together to get our posters framed. Owner was initially quite friendly, closed his store 30 min early, but came back to service us. He had quoted us a certain amount and said he would reach out on Monday for a final quote. Couple days later I gave him a call as I did not hear back. When we spoke, his quote was slightly higher, but said it would be done within the next few days, which I was totally fine with. It wasn't until almost 3 weeks later (I hadn't had a chance to follow up) he called my friend asking her to confirm the color of our frames. I called him right away as my friend mentioned he thought my frame was Gold, when I had ordered Silver. This is where it all went downhill... I had called simply to confirm that my frame was SILVER and he proceeded to say he knew that it was always Silver, but that the one I wanted was on back order, but somehow it would be done the next day? (Which of course it wasn't) I didn't mind him mixing up the colors and just wanted to confirm it was done correctly as weeks had already gone by. He then starts yelling at me, even after I apologized if there was any miscommunication for him to be so angry with me. Even with me remaining calm and trying to de-escalate him, he hung up on me. When I tried to call back he would not answer, so I had to call him back from another number, which was a bad idea, because he continued to be aggressive with me. I was in such shock I couldn't even be angry-- I asked if I could just pick up the poster instead and he said I can, without it being framed, for the quoted price. I had never felt so threatened by a business owner and will not be back. The long lead time is one thing, but being misquoted on lead times, pricing, lying to customers, and yelling at them, is unacceptable. read more

4A Frame is one of the best around! Art and his team know what they are doing- they have amazing options to bring your gallery dreams to life. Art is so communicative and a great example of amazing customer service! Bring your treasured memories to 4A to be preserved forever :) read more

Art does excellent work for a fair price and works with you to find frames and mattes to suite both your budget AND aesthetic. I've gotten two works framed so far and have every intention to return with more in the future. Typical turn around has been under two weeks, and the work is high quality. I haven't been since he moved to 6th from his former spot on Virgil Ave. I got a custom frame on my Chris Turnham Griffith Observatory Print for a really great price, everyone thinks it looks great! read more

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U want to support small businesses but Art doesn't have enough staff to do this in a timely manner. I came in with a photo that needed matting. He gave me a good price so I paid cash in advance. At first he did it in a week but the sizing was what he preferred than what we discussed. 3 weeks go by and I inquire when I can come by to pick up the work -he texts me that he's slammed with a big job... doesn't make me feel like mine will get done at all. My purchase is a gift so there's a hard deadline and so when I pick up HE'S the one with the attitude! Lol! Doesn't even give me corner projectors or wrapping cuz he's being passive agressive with me. There's no point to be there and ask for this since he's the grumpy one so I left. Apparently he has lots of work so look elsewhere. read more

Art did such an amazing job with my original Sri Lankan lithographs. Even used the folders that I kept them in and made it part of frame. He was able to help me pick out a frame that would look nice and had them finished in a week even though he was so busy. Would definitely recommend him and I'm for sure going back. Also it truly is a family business and you should support them. read more

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Owner is very friendly and hard working man. He did a great job with my frame and price is very reasonable! Highly recommend this place!

Art does great work! Dropped off my prints Tuesday and got them back beautifully 3 days later. Will definitely be taking my pictures there to be framed and will rave about him to all my friends. Thanks Art!! read more

the owner here is an incredibly sweet person and does top quality work in half the time and half the price of some other frame shops. i've had multiple pieces done by him large and small. read more

Extremely unprofessional. It took 3 visits to the store after the pick up date to get it correct and get my piece back - wrong frame and haphazard job. Maybe because I had a small piece, it didnt have much precedence. Regardless, it was extremely inconvenient and a waste of my time to have to make so many trips to this store. The store itself is very no thrills. (and on my last visit, there were a lot of flies inside....) read more

so im an actor and have very limited budget for framing in my life. BUT for my husbands birthday i wanted to frame a really important signed vintage poster. i live in silverlake and always pass by this place. im always like hmmm i wonder if they are expensive. being that i called like 10 other places and asked for quotes and they were ridic, i said why not lemme just walk in and see what it would cost. so i did. first of all the owner art is suppppper nice. i explained to him my situation and how i pretty much need to get this important poster framed and it needs to be the cheapest thing possible... and well he helped me greatly! he had some extra wood from a previous frame he worked on and gave it to me practically at cost! it was ready in like 2 days! i just picked it up and it looked awesome!! he even put acid free tape to fix parts of the old poster together. i will post a pic as well. i cant wait to surprise my hubby now! theres plenty of free parking in the back. he accepts credit cards as well. its very mom and pop and i love that. the big framing companies always wanna make as much as they can off you. but you wont see that here. i will be back to frame plenty more things!! read more

4A Frame - Carlos Santana signed vintage poster. Art framed it with such care! Looks so good in my house! - Framing Near Me - Los Angeles, California

a framing place run by a guy named Art? obviously a winner. i'd bought a large print (45x30) on canvas that i wanted to get stretched onto stretcher bars, for hanging without a frame. i called a few places, but Art gave me a much better estimate than the others i tried. the parking lot is in back, and the place is essentially a little house that you enter via the back door. may seem a little sketchy to some people, but the place is like a cluttered creative workshop inside, and Art was friendly and knowledgeable (offering some specific recommendations for the type of wood and supports to use, etc). the job took longer than i expected, and cost very slightly more than quoted, but also came in looking better than i expected. the canvas had white on the sides of the stretcher bars, but he'd done a very clean job masking the edges with black tape; i hadn't asked for it but it looks much better than i'd hoped. would definitely return; i definitely prefer supporting this small business -- and waiting a few extra days for a job done creatively -- to spending twice as much at a corporate giant. read more

No-brainer 5-stars for this small framing shop. I brought in my poster after calling around to a few other stores for quotes. Art quoted me on a few different materials, and his price was competitive with or lower than any other store I called. I figured I'd support my neighborhood guy and went in to 4A. Art was super knowledgeable about the materials and what would look best with the colors of the poster, offering his opinion. He was interested in making the piece look good in the frame, not upsell me on stuff I didn't need, and was very friendly, which is a plus. As promised, the piece was ready a week later and it looks fantastic! The workmanship is very good and the owner's advice really helped. Bonus: spending any time in the store is an absolute pleasure thanks to Art, who has tons of great stories and factoids about LA. Go to this place if you need high quality framing at the right price. read more

I love this place! I started coming here when I was a poor college student looking for a good deal. After an initial great experience with Art, I never stepped foot into one of those cheesy chain framing franchises again. Art gives you a fair price and still gets the work done quickly. Plus, his selection is great -- albeit a little dusty. :) I come here once every couple of months and still haven't come close to trying all of the different ornate frame options. The best part about 4A is that Art often has his two boys and his dog around. It's a sweet environment, and it's nice to go to a small business where you can see all of the hard work and care going into the product. read more

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Forget those fancy places and get your photos framed by Art, who will do an amazing job, charge you a reasonable price, and tell about his past life as a UPS deliveryman. I love this place. read more

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Art has framed about 7 pieces for me, from paintings to custom prints. Each one was done perfectly, and Art is a total joy to deal with. All the framing shops near me in Los Feliz were at least double the price, and I like supporting a local business and guy who grew up in this area. One note on the timing of things - I've never been in a rush for any of my jobs, so can't speak to that, but if you give him a week or two, and call to check in first, you'll be good to go, get a beautiful frame, and save a ton versus fancier shops or chains. read more

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My piece turned out really well thanks to the talented work done at 4A Frame. It was of a modern abstract painting and the store oner knew exactly how to make it look outstanding. I am very pleased with my decision taking the piece here. However, I was indicated wrong deadline several times. This affected my planning for when I would be picking it up. I do not mind if it take a couple weeks to make a piece look great, just was tedious keeping updated on new deadlines by having to call the owner almost every week based on when he would tell me it would be done. I really don't mind a delay but do mind having to track down the owner to find out about a delay and rather to be informed from him instead. The positives still outlay the negative though. Thanks! read more

Art and Grace did an awesome job framing a painting I got shipped in from Bora Bora for my wife. Thought it was going to cost double of what I actually paid, and they finished the job in less than 24 hours. Not the biggest photo/art collector, but will definitely come back to 4A for any framing needs! read more

I can't say enough good things about Art and 4A Frame! He is a pleasure to work with, gave me some great advice on choosing a mat that would really highlight my posters, and even removed a footprint somebody had left on one of them before I rescued it! The posters look fantastic now, and the price was extremely reasonable. Just a pleasure from start to finish. Note that parking is around the back--enter from Santa Monica, by a bar called the Virgil. read more

Small shop with a pleasant owner, who is the only worker and handles the entire workload. As someone who knew nothing about framing (this is the first time I've ever gotten something framed), he was more than happy to run me through the materials and price points he had available. I was very pleased with my overall experience, and my poster looks great in its new frame! I would support this small business as opposed to taking my works to somewhere like Blick any day. read more

My custom job came out better than I hoped, and reasonable price. Will be coming back for more frame jobs soon!

The owner worked with me to get the frames I wanted done exactly the way I asked, but was also very helpful when talking to him about specifics are far as figuring out frame sizes and colors. He also has really great prices. That, combined with his expertise made this a great experience. You can tell he really takes pride in his work and it shows. Will be coming back and recommending to friends. read more

While the owner was super friendly and helpful when I dropped off my pieces to be framed, I'm really disappointed with the service I got. The frames took 2 weeks longer than I was told they would take, and I had to call him multiple times to check on their status. When I finally got them they weren't the right color or the right size, and he didn't even have the right color in stock in order to fix the mistake. I was really excited to have such a cool framer guy in my neighborhood, but there's no way I'll ever go back. read more

Excellent service. Great work. Art is a great human that sincerely cares about his work. Prices are so fair. In Art's words, he. Just wants to "spread Art in the world." read more

Business also has a bike repair sign and I stopped by, service was not so great, Art must of had an off day since everbody else thinks he is a great guy. Work done replace rear break pad and 2 spokes on back tire, parts total $26, gave me an estimate of $37, I thought great. I was originally told bike would be ready next day and after me bugging the poor guy it was ready 2 days later and charged me $72 so I guess he has a $46/hr rate... I paid, he must of needed the money and I will never be back.... Live and learn read more

Nice little shop with a very friendly owner! The prices are very reasonable, and they did a great job with my frame! Highly recommend them. If you're in a rush, however, this may not be the place for you. read more

I couldn't be happier with the service Art provided. Our one of a kind piece looks so good in the frame Art made for us. I would highly recommend Art and his place, the quality of work for the price is the best value around! read more

Another unpretentious, very reasonably priced and very personable framer in the Silver Lake-Los Feliz neighborhood - people, you don't need to go to Aaron Bros. Art framed two 10x16 prints for me for a little more than half ($265) the price I'd paid at Aaron Bros for a 16x20 ($452). And that included rustic frames that fit the images, museum glass, backing, hanging wire, and of course acid-free everything. He loves to talk, has a pleasantly messy shop, is a little disorganized (or was that day) - his credit card machine wasn't working so he scribbled down my CC number on a piece of paper, and I didn't get an invoice stating the price he promised - but the price I paid was the price he promised, and today he sent me an invoice and the CC receipt in the mail. He had the prints ready for me in about a week, which is extraordinary. Even my other two small favorite frame shops had a 2-3-week wait. And though he said he'd only been in business four years, I couldn't tell any difference between his work and Aaron Bros. or the other two excellent shops I was trying out. I thought that I'd probably find only one of the three was a keeper, but instead I'm keeping all three! These small businesses made me feel I could actually trust picture framers again, since I'd begun to associate them with plumbers and car mechanics. The difference between them and Aaron Bros. was like night and day. Thanks Yelp! Because I found all three of them here. All three are 5-Star. And thanks, Art! read more

Art is what makes this store so great and unique. His professionalism, good eye and great prices is what keeps us going back. Best service in NELA ! read more

Art is awesome!!! He did a beautiful job framing my prints and in record time. They are gallery quality and he mounted them prior to they wouldn't crinkle. Quality work all around, and Art was so lovely to work with! read more

Art was wonderful! His pricing is amazing for custom framing, and his work is awesome. He works with you to make sure that your vision matches the final product. His attention to detail is what really stands out. We have a map that needs to be occasionally removed from the frame, and he went out of his way to make sure that when we do that, it is simple and easy. I would recommend Art to any friends who are looking for framing to be done. There is also free parking in the back, so you dont have to bother with street parking. Another thing worth pointing out, the one star review below was written for the business next door and not for the framing store. read more

They told me it would take a week for them to frame a hand drawn poster. It was a very simple job should have taken a week noting hard. I called 3 times over 3 weeks and they would say they were busy and would call me back they never did. I had to go into the store and ask for my poster back because they would not be able to tell me when they would be done. I'm taking my poster to Quick Art Frame in West Hollywood they have done other painting and done a great job. read more

I want to give 10 stars for this place! It was my first experience getting a frame from an actual frame shop, but the owner was super kind, and I love the frame I got from here!!! Definitely going back here again! read more

Art is the man, he does amazing work and he's affordable. I highly recommend his services.

Art is awesome! I am extremely picky when it comes to framing, and Art is the kind of guy who will go out of his way to get it done correctly and for the best price he can. His prices are quite competitive, and the turnaround time is great. I am so happy to have finally found a framer in LA! read more

Art is really friendly and passionate about what he does. He is very helpful to pick out a frame that will look great. He was upfront about pricing and didn't pressure me to buy more expensive frames/ matting/ different types of glass. I have had several pieces framed by Art and they all look great. I'll be back soon with my next piece to be framed by Art. read more