Art & Framing Club

Reliable, well-​priced, and the best customer service. They’ll help you figure out the best matting and frame combination with patience and style.

I was in here a couple of weeks ago to get two diplomas framed. I wasn’t looking for anything over the top, and the man who was working there presented me with what he thought would be best, gave me an amazing price, and had them ready for me to pick up just a few days later. He was also very friendly and patient, and provided guidance when I was trying to decide on the color of the matting. Highly recommend.

OK framing, but don’t trust the store hours, they routinely close 15 to 20 minutes early.

Been going to this shop for years, their quality, customer service and price are the best in northern va. Cannot be beat. I started using them for work because they are close by and then, because they were so good and often did extremely quick turnarounds, I began using them for personal work. Can’t say enough good things, highly recommend!!!

Before my grandparents passed, they had a room in their house they would always sit in, play games, rest, watch TV, do crossword puzzles, the works. Above their chairs in that room was a beautiful picture drawn by their neighbor and best friend, Henry.
Now, my grandparents came from nothing and saved every penny they had so that their children could have everything they didn’t. And so they didn’t have a frame to put around the picture that he had painted for them, just the canvas with a little bit of error and wear. And as they aged, so did the painting, above their mantle, until the house was empty, and it came time to collect their belongings.
After the funeral I went back to their home and asked my mother and uncle for the painting. They had no use for it, so gave it to me, and I happily took it (and the memories it contained) home with me.
Such a beautiful picture deserves a beautiful frame, I thought, and as I passed this shop on the corner I made the decision to bring the picture in.
The girl at the counter spent twenty minutes helping me pick out a suitable frame, based on the subject of the picture, the colors, the palette, the feel. For a total of $ 35, everything included, I left it there and came back a week later to pick it up.
Boy, they did a damn good job.
Now, as I do my crafts, and read, and watch TV, the painting watches over me as well.

This store is awesome. We had a horrible experience taking our prints to K&H up on lee highway and had little optimism for another framing store but tried anyway. Wow are we glad we did — the owner helped us and was extraordinarily knowledgable. You can tell he takes tremendous pride in his work. He litened intently about what we were we needed and offered a lot of different approaches to manage cost. We played with a bunch of different combinations of framing and matting and he was ever so patient. When it came to a quote, we were even more surprised and impressed. Our quote was less than a third of what K&H was trying to embezzle from us. WHen we picked up our prints a week later they were on time and super high quality. I would recommend this store to anyone.

I’ve had multiple items of various sizes framed here. Their prices are much better than others.
I love that it’s a family owned business.
I’m about to go back with a 60 inch high quality photograph.

Great prices, great service, always 50% off, been going for years, I’ve moved to Charlottesville, but wait to get my framing done for when I come back to Arlington.

I had my CPA certificate framed here. I have never had anything custom framed before because I am cheap. I felt like This document deserved a nice frame though because I worked so hard to earn it. The document was double matted with a nice dark wood frame with engraving. The price with tax was around $ 80. I am not really sure how good the price is. The quality is excellent though. I am very happy and would return again. The service was also excellent. A friendly women helped me when I came in and she told me when I could come back to pick up my frame. It was finished on time and I was able to pick it up and pay within 5 minutes.

TERRIBLE!!! There art might be good but their mopeds are terrible!!! They don’t tell you things and when you confront them they hang up on you! They are rude and they are NOT professional!!! Never ever going their again!!!

Very friendly and better prices than Michaels or AC Moore

I had a great experience here. My concept of framing stores has always been Michaels — extremely overpriced, poor quality, people who don’t seem to know what they’re doing. Art and Framing Club was the exact opposite. I was able to get a close-​enough quote over the phone, the estimate was totally reasonable for the work being done and the framing and matting was beautiful.
I’m a full-​time wedding photographer and I fully intend to use Art & Framing Club for all my future framing needs.

Awesome work! They did the framing for my medical degree… when she said the price ($ 80ish), I thought she forgot to charge me something… it was that reasonable! The result was phenomenal and she suggested I use the anti-​glare glass, which is a great choice! Hope to get things framed there in the future! If I could figure out how to link a picture, I would share:)

DON’T BUY THE Unilocal DEAL. This place is shady, and the deal is a scam. Let me explain:
I saw the Art & Framing Club was well reviewed on Unilocal,with good prices. I purchased a Unilocal deal $ 60 for $ 100 worth of framing, which at a normal frame store would be great. However, I quickly realized how this «deal» works.
I went into the store with a brand new painting I had purchased overseas a few weeks back. I got a bad vibe when I noticed the store also doubles as a Vespa dealership: not a good sign. However, the women at the counter that helped me pick out potential frames was nice enough, and seemed helpful, so I let my guard down.
That was my first mistake.
After a bit of calculator math, she quoted me a price of $ 75. Seemed like a decent price. I mentioned I had a Unilocal deal, and she said that the $ 75 price was actually a special 50% off deal, and the coupon couldn’t be used with the deal. Unfortunately, all their «great prices» that are advertised on the Unilocal reviews here seem to be «special prices.» She gave me the option of using the Unilocal deal for $ 100 towards the $ 150, or paying the full $ 75, no Unilocal deal, and saving the coupon for later. I didn’t want to save it for later, because, due to the sketchy pricing, I didn’t plan on coming back, and it was unclear what size frame it would ever be worth it to use the deal on their «full retail» price.
I was hungry, and trying to do the math in my head. I reluctantly agreed to use the deal on the full price frame, angry that if I had never purchased the deal, I would have been paying $ 75 insteald of $ 60 (deal cost) + $ 150 (full retail) — $ 100 (deal benefit) = $ 110 (my total expense). In other words, the deal cost me $ 35.
I loaded the deal up on my phone, but then was informed that I had to bring in a paper copy. This didn’t make sense to me, but I wanted to leave. I paid the $ 50 plus tax as a deposit, left the frame, and then got some lunch.
Flash forward two weeks later, when I went to pick up the frame. I had decided that I was just going to talk to the women, ask to pay the $ 75, and then work with Unilocal to get the deal refunded, as the pricing at the place was suspect.
I asked if her if i could pay the difference in the $ 50 plus tax for the discounted price, which would have been about 15 dollars. Suspecting that something was up, she said, no, that’s fine, just take the picture. I repeated that I’d prefer to just pay the regular «special price» of $ 75, and not use the Unilocal deal, and asked again to pay the difference. She said the credit card machine was broken, so she couldn’t do it. I told her I had cash and could pay then. She insisted that I keep the cash and take my girlfriend out for ice cream. She even said I didn’t have to use the Unilocal deal. She could have been being nice, but the whole vibe was sketchy.
And to top it off, the framing wasn’t that great. There is about 2 mm of space between the left edge of the painting and the frame. I’ll likely have to get it reframed in the future, when I get a nicer apartment and care about these things more.
I’ll update this review once I hear back from Unilocal regarding a refund for my deal.

This place has two key things that a lot of other framing stores do not have, according to reviews on Unilocal: (1) EXCELLENT Prices; and (2) quality service and work every time with a fast turnaround. I was super impressed with the staff’s knowledge and guidance, and how courteous they all were. My framed paintings now look AMAZING and I am always going to return here whenever I need anything framed.
No other store in the DC/​VA area can hold a candle to this place!

I had two items (a 5×7 photo and large poster) framed at Art & Framing Club last week and I am beyond happy with the results! I’ve never had items framed before, and when I had priced out the abnormally-​sized poster a couple years ago at Michaels, they had given me some absurd price (around $ 400 I believe). The total for both items here was $ 150, including a matte on the photo. I told the gentleman that I wasn’t sure which frame I wanted and the one he grabbed from the display was perfect. Turnaround was one week and it was worth the wait! Pictures to come…

They did beautiful job framing some original art for me.

Admittedly, I usually leave this sort of task to my mother, so I must preface with I’ve never price-​compared nor have I had this service done in the DC area prior to my visit to the Art and Framing Club.
That aside, I took three small watercolors that I purchased on a recent trip abroad to be framed here. I had a budget that I made up in my head, knowing this sort of custom service usually runs steep, and came within my budget with change to spare! Three cuts in the selected mat for 3 watercolors, one cool, rustic-​looking frame of about 24“h x 12“w, and the matte glass came to under $ 100 (picture will be posted soon!)
While I can’t vouch for the price being the best, it fit my frugal demands. I enjoyed the selection of over 100 mat colors, and found one that complimented not only all three water colors, but my wall paint color as well. The vast frame selection guaranteed a custom (and expensive) look, and the end result not only brought back beautiful memories of my trip, but was also stunning!
Located so close to my home, I’ve now found my go-​to place for custom framework as well as relieved my mother of another task! yay for being grown up!
Bonus– they have an incredibble selection of pre-​framed art for sale at really reasonable prices.

I liked this place! I had a photograph framed for my husband’s birthday, and it turned out great. Turn-​around time was under a week, price was well below what I planned to pay, and they were very helpful. I’m a framing newbie, so they took the time to explain some things to me, and helped me pick out a nice frame. I can’t vouch for anything complicated (ie: a print needing refurbishing or fancy glass), but for a basic frame job, this is your place.
Only bad comment I have is they advertise being open until 7pm on weekdays. I hoofed it over there after work, making it there by 6:50 pm, and they had closed early. Very irritating at the time, but still generally worth it for me in the grand scheme of things. You just might want to call and give them a head’s up if you’re arriving close to closing time.

I just brought in a (much smaller) second item for framing since my first came out so well, but this photo is a really sentimental family photo. They did a fantastic job — again! — and I love these people!