Being quite into my photography and design it's important to know where the good picture framers…read moreare. Happy I was then to find this little place. Essentially this is a place where pretty much all aspects are covered at quite affordable prices. Very simply pictures can be mounted on to a whole host of different materials such as thin board or canvas, they can be framed in a selection of custom or conventional frames or framed with mirrors. Any style, any size - these guys can take care of all your printing and framing needs. Being framers too they have some pretty awesome stuff in their windows for sale. Check out the mega sized Sell Out, whoops, I mean Banksy photos or the colourful clown prints.

What a great little discovery down the road from where I live. I purchased a print which needed…read moreframing and upon walking down Church Road came across this little shop. Took my print in and Charlie (the proprietor) helped me choose a surround that would compliment not only my print but also my home décor. The job was done in a week as he needed to get some more materials in but it was well worth the wait. Not only a framers but he sells original artwork and mirrors in the shop. Well worth a visit if you're on this side of town...or even if you're not.

Really professional service. THe lasy there seems really interested in making the most of your…read morepictures and is very wise in the ways of picture framing Slightly pricey but totally worth it.

I've tried four different Galleries in this area and this is by far the best in reliability and…read moreprice and provide a very professional service. I would heartily recommend them. There is free parking in the area varying from 20 minute to 60 minute stay.

Not an art gallery in particular - although they do have some bits and bobs on the walls. You would…read morevisit here more to get your own art framed - either by them with a framing service or better (and cheaper) still to find the mount and frame to fit your picture. They have a wide selection of frames - verging on the old-fashioned side but I am getting particularly bored of the Ikea wooden box frames so that is fine by me - and a lot of mounts (the cardboard bit that sits between the glass and the picture. Choose the colour to bring out the best of your picture). They also have a lot of greetings cards to choose from. Again a little old-fashioned but certainly good enough to find what you need.

Kestral fine art is now known as Kestral galleries, which is one of the best picture framers I have…read morebeen too. With pleseant staff and old fashioned good costumer service. The framing aint' bad too. I would seriously recommend it!

As a child many things confused me; how submarines go up and down, who winds up Big Ben and how…read moreglass is cut. Having been to Oliver's Framery I am still none the wiser with the latter, if a little more intrigued. Simply a plethora of framing options are available here from your traditional styles right the way through to something more artistic or modern numbers - all very professionally done. They have a good selection of the actual frame as well as the glass itself. Being in the picture business they obviously have some outstanding pieces on the wall to mesmerize - keep an eye out for the Balloon Festival sketch. At the risk of tempting customers from Barry Toogood's up the road, the cards on sale out front are some of the sweetest and witty creations I have ever seen. A wonderful little shop really.

Oliver's Framery on Coldharbour Road is a great independent shop selling Bristol's finest Bristol…read moreBlue glass in the form of candle-holders, vases and picture frames. Glass is not the only product on show though. As the name of the shop suggests, frames are also for sale! They have loads and loads of frames ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Great if you fancy perking up your dull walls or if you need to find a gict for somebody.

Earlier this year, Richard's Framing helped me choose colours for the mounting and framing of two…read moreprecious black and white, A4 size photographs of my daughter when she was a small child and her father at the same age. I was very pleased and they are now on the wall in her home and look perfect. Recently, while creating a collage for a funeral wake, I didn't want to buy an easel - because I probably won't use it again - and wracked my brains for an alternative to acquiring one temporarily. Suddenly, Richard's Framing popped into my head so I telephoned the shop. No problem, he had an easel and I hired it from him for just £5. Marvellous, no fuss. Thank you, Richard's Framing.

I went here to get a weirdly sized picture framed and they were very helpful. Although framing…read moresomething professionally is always going to cost you, I don't think they ripped me off. The selection of frames, all layered up on the walls, is like a work of art in itself, and they've got a few prints and paintings for sale. The best are their prints of vintage classic book covers, the perfect gift for a literary fan. Picture this, just on Stokes Croft, a paint-spattered sign and a whole lot of helpful framing advice. You certainly won't get that in an unspecified Swedish flat-packed superstore!

I found this place because they did a service which is called blockmounting. This is to stick a…read moreposter to a piece of wood so it forms a block rather than being in a frame. It is a very good way to smarten up your favourite gig and film posters when you move from being in student digs to having a grown-up home. We've had a bunch of fliers done from our old raving days which can now just stand on a mantlepiece right up to some A0 film posters. Since then I have gone to them to frame everything we get in of any value that I don't want to stick into a generic frame. Every time they have spent a good 15 minutes looking with me at different frames and mounts to make the picture have the strongest impact. My favourite to date was a very subtly coloured litho but of a dark subject matter. We ended up with two mounts - one red to bring out the subject matter (!) and one plain grey to not swamp the picture. It was the most interesting process to get to that stage where we could look at that and realise that was the way to go. Anyway, you look at your options, they won't push you over budget, and then you let them have it for maybe a week or more if they are busy (and they do get very busy, popular with local artists!). You then pick it up and marvel at how good it looks. Prices vary of course. I could guestimate that an A0 poster for deepset blockmounting is £70, to frame an A2 piece of art in a nice frame and mount is about £50, to frame an A4 piece nicely is about £20-30. It really does make a difference. The people who run and work the shop are lovely, very helpful and not snobbish about anything you bring in and the level (or lack of) understanding you have about framing. The shop also has a great selection of cards, slightly haphazardly arranged against one wall. There are also art prints for sale and a handy noticeboard for artists just inside the door.

I recently took a much picture to Chromatic Arts on Rodbourne Road to be framed. I`m not very…read morecolour co-ordinated so i didn`t have a clue what type of frame i wanted. The very helpful sales assistant showed me a wide range of frames to choose from and made some very helpful suggestions. I asked him when it would be available and he said he would have it ready the next day- i was very impressed and the finished product looks lovely in my living room. The price was very reasonable and i will be returning for my future framing needs.

I've used several picture framers over the years, but have never had one that provides such as…read moreoutstanding level of service and quality of framing. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend anyone to use Chromatic Arts to get anything framed with the confidence that they'll be looked after and receive good quality work!