The crew at Castelli Framing came through for us in a real big way!
Custom framing isn't something I'm generally in search of but with my sons recent college graduation, I was suddenly in need of this service.
I'd contacted the guys at Castelli weeks prior to my sons diploma arriving to inquire about the job and turn around time. I had complete faith and confidence that we'd move forward with them but I had no exact date when I'd have the diploma in hand.
I could have ordered through the slip that came in the mail with his diploma but their turn around time was 4-6 weeks and quite frankly I had no where near that amount of time due to my sons upcoming move.
As soon as it arrived and we'd seen it in person I was able to review several options and determined quickly exactly what I wanted. Girl knows what she wants! They made a few suggestions to ensure I knew I had options but I was completely set on a very masculine dark brown textured color scheme.
I really wanted something that resembled many of the dozens upon dozens of frame jobs in my grandfathers home office that my son and I had grown up admiring on visits to their home. It meant a lot to me to go this route with such a special first piece that will hang in my sons home office for years to come, that one day my own grandchildren will be able to admire.
The turn around time was absolutely remarkable (they must have picked up on my impatient, can't stand waiting for a single thing in life vibe), or perhaps it had a *little* to do with my selections mainly being in stock ;)
From the gorgeous suede fabric matting I'd selected to the warm chestnut finish molding and museum quality non reflective glass, the final product is an absolute stunner!!! I really couldn't believe my eyes when unwrapping it, like pick my jaw up off the floor stunning. Yes! We're still very much talking about molding, mats and glass folks. This stuff looks that damn gooooooood!
Since I know nothing about framing I really put my full faith and trust in Castelli to use their expertise to match my preferences and make adjustments where they deem appropriate and I couldn't be more grateful for the final product. I love it, and my son loves it!
While I'm over the moon proud of my sons Summa Cum Laude distinction on his diploma I'm also very proud of selecting what has got to be hands down the BEST framing business in town.
If you know me, you know I trust no one so handing over the one and only copy of my sons diploma to Castelli was something I can say I did with ease, knowing it was in great hands.
As a single Mom of the past 22 years who is about to have her one and only baby move across the country my days have been a mix of overwhelming pride, joie and excitement but also dampened with sadness, Castelli really provided not only an outstanding service and beautiful job but managed to brighten my days throughout each and every interaction from start to finish with them. I'm positive this is only the beginning of my sons accolades and we will in fact return in the near future with other very special jobs.
Thank you so much Castelli and every team member here whose workmanship went into creating an outstanding finished product for our family to admire for decades to come. We are immensely appreciative for you. read more