This is the kind of place where, once you are lucky enough to discover it, you immediately email…read moreyour family & friends to tell them about it. Because you now have a framing place! Totally exceeded my expectations. Wow. Andy knows what he's doing, and helped me pick out the best frame and mat for a beloved print. (And, he nailed the combo on the first try. I asked to look at some other options and it was clear that they weren't right.) He answered all my questions and helped me understand the options. I learned a lot! I guess that's what they call customer service. Who knew??! The only other comparison I have for framing is a large craft store where I've had a few things framed, and they weren't nearly as helpful or knowledgeable - and they cost more. I was determined to not go back to the craft store for this job, and somehow lucked out and found Art and Frame World in my own backyard! So, now I (and my family and friends) have a framing place!

Andy is amazing!! I should have written this review when I got 3 wine map posters framed last…read moreyear, but now I have to write a review because of the continued customer service Andy provided. A year ago, he was very helpful in selecting the frame, timeline was reasonable, and price was fantastic. I was expecting to pay a lot more than I did! Fast forward a year and Andy continued his wonderful customer service. The 3 framed pictures were placed on a wall in our basement. It turns out the humidity was not great down there so the prints started to ripple under the glass. I took them to Andy to see if he could fix them. I was ready to pay to have them fixed since it was my fault, but he insisted that I wouldn't be paying anything. He said, "This is what we do." Andy's team took the frames apart and tried flatting them. Unfortunately, they are too rippled, but I appreciate Andy's willingness to help me try to fix them. Big lessons learned: 1) watch the humidity level in your basement if you have framed prints and 2) ANDY ROCKS!! I two thumbs up. I highly recommend Andy and his shop. Lots of selection, great prices, fantastic service. He is in fact MN nice!!!

PERFECT frames & framing for every photo, poster, painting, print -…read more I've had all of my framing done by them. Here's a good example: I brought in a print and they found a gorgeous frame to match. Unfortunately, they didn't have enough wood For the picture, so they cut a bit off of the print and it looks great. (They asked me first before they

Very professional, they did great work and helped me curate exactly what I wanted. I will…read moredefinitely be back.

Jane's the best. She's a great collaborator when making framing decisions and a skilled restorer. I…read moretrust her judgement completely.

I had three pieces framed here and they all came out amazing. Jane helped us through the whole…read moreprocess and the frames she choose where perfect for each piece. The frames look like they were specifically made for each piece it now frames. One oil painting now looks like it should belong in a museum. I would strongly recommend using Caplow (and specifically Jane) for your next framing needs, especially if you have a valued or treasured piece. It will be well looked after and perfectly framed by Caplow. Thank you so much Jane and the Caplow team.

We Hired Jeff to re-stain our deck, he came out the same say and gave us a quote and a time frame…read more we agreed, He called me the week of the agreed upon time frame and was here with his crew working on our deck the next morning. Jeff and his crew did an amazing job, nothing was overlooked, even a damaged board was fixed. Bottom line, the finished product is amazing, beyond our expectations, looks like we replaced the deck with a new one. Highly recommended

Love our new deck! Jeff is a true professional - showed up when he said he would, kept us up dates…read moreon progress and just did a beautiful job. I highly recommend Hometech!

The owners are very kind and welcoming, even going so far as to entertain my energetic 4 year old…read morewith "helping sort" (play with) a large jar of buttons so I could browse in peace for a few minutes! Love the yarn selection here, from workhorse affordable acrylic blends all the way up to some of my favorite hand dyers like La Bien Aimee. The button selection is great too, very helpful especially since JoAnn Fabrics is gone now.

I rescind everything I said about Amazing Threads! I returned to give them another chance because I…read moreheard the ownership had changed, welp, I am so impressed. The new owners are wonderful and the offerings are vast. They have are truly great. I love that they were so accepting of crocheters. I love that the store has all kinds of price ranges and it seems that the offerings of classes and social activities was awesome. I will be back and bring my yarny friends with! Thrilled to have a new option:)

The place is called Master Framers. Their frames and their work are high quality. This makes it…read moreexpensive and the work might take a little while to complete, so don't take in a cheap poster to be framed within a week. But if you have something nice that you want to look better, and you like the idea of investing your time and money in a quality, old-style small business in Lowertown, you won't be disappointed.

in life, there are three criteria for people putting up with you and your work; being on time,…read moredoing good work, and being likable and easy to work with. as long as you have two of these things, you'll stick around. at master framers, i did not have two of these things. i came into the shop with a print i wanted framed for a christmas present shortly after thanksgiving. i was told it would be ready by december 13th at the latest but probably on the 10th. i walked in on the 17th assuming that would be plenty of time, but the pieces of the frame hadn't even been called in yet. i left and received a call the next morning saying it was ready... that was quick! it didn't seem to take too long once they remembered it had to get done. unfortunately, that was my last chance to drive to st paul between my jobs before christmas and i wasn't able to pick up my package until a few days after christmas. not during the ordering process, nor when i was told it was very late, or when i finally picked up the finished product, not one smile. out of the three times i was helped, customer service was not. great. i was not offered even a small complimentary refund as an apology for the inconvenience. the only thing i can say for master framers is that... well, it got done. eventually. and it did look great. i wish i would've shopped around more for a better price. i will not use master framers again.

Omar and his crew rebuilt the floor of our large deck. The finished product is beautiful. Omar made…read morea very economical plan and saved our existing cedar railings which were still serviceable. The work was done quickly and according to both schedule and estimate. They were extremely reliable, and we will work with them again whenever future projects arise.