Village Frame Gallery

This place is great! The staff is very friendly and they do exceptional work. I had them frame a newspaper article for me and I couldn’t have been more pleased with the final outcome. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for quality framing work.

MIchelle at Village Frame Gallery has personally overseen my framing since I moved to Houston in 1985. MIchelle has taken a personal interest in every piece that I have brought to her shop. It is as if the item was «her own» and she wants the best presentation and preservation for it. The work is «world class!» I have had rock concert posters; family heirlooms; paintings and five Hermes scarves framed there. Incidentally, the Hermes scarves are painstakingly pinned to the matting; and not dropped on to a board covered in glue thereby avoiding any «bubbles» or misalignments. Although the shop has grown in size (and moved to really an easier access location with better parking) and various items offered (such as an extensive array of frames for photographs), the service remains the same. And, that service is such that there is no rushing, pressure, frustration exhibited by Michelle or her staff as I would consider multiple combinations of frames and mattings. In the interest of complete candor, they can be a little pricey. However, I am comforted in knowing that family heirlooms will be saved for future generations and the framing will compliment the work. Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten. If you have something really worth framing… something that is special to you… there is no alternative. Thank you.

Thank you Unilocalers for introducing me to this place! I used to get my framing done at Hobby Lobby and Michaels. Their prices were pretty great with the 50% off coupons, but the service was a bit hit and miss, and I often found that the quality of work just barely met my expectations. But hey, you get what you pay for.
This time around, I had something special I wanted framed and thought I’d splurge a little to make sure it gets done right. The ladies here really know their stuff! They must have pulled over 50 options for me to look through and I really appreciated their expertise and advice on what kinds of frames and matting would work best with my pictures. I couldn’t be more happy with the end result! From now on, this is the only place in Houston I’ll go to for my framing needs!

The ladies at Village Frame Gallery are amazing. They have great customer service and a wonderful eye for assisting with decisions on framing. The end produce is perfect!

This place is fantastic and the staff is what all staff should be everywhere in the world. Julie is professional, kind and absolutely 100% helpful. I had a small photo retouched, matted and framed. She estimated it might take 3 – 4 days for the retouching and then just a few days for the matting and framing in case I chose a mat they didn’t have in stock. This is about what I was expecting. She also gave me a quote of $ 80 for the photo and then of course the frame and mat would vary depending on what I chose. Other than Julie, the other reason I now love this place is that it didn’t take a few days for the retouching; it took one. I chose a frame that was already made which they have a nice small collection of so that saved me some money and the mat I chose she said would take a few days to get in and once they receive it, it’d only be a day to cut it, mount it and put glass on. To my surprise, I was called the next day saying it was totally ready! Of all the luck, the one mat I chose they happened to have a small size left over from another project so they were able to use it, mount it, cut the glass, add a wire… and it looks awesome! I was so impressed with the service, quality and turnaround. They are nothing but professional plus the tiny little Pomeranian that sometimes walks around is the cutest most sweetest dog in the world! I’ll be back without a doubt. Gone are the days of bad Michaels and Hobby Lobby «custom frames.» I used to go there and even with 50% off coupons, they are still ridiculously expensive for bad work. Go to Village Frame today!

The Village Frame Gallery has done superb work for my husband and me on multiple occasions. Their assistance with frame selection for new pieces, as well as re-​framing guidance to «freshen up» older pieces, has kept us very happy. The price point seems to be on par with other quality frame shops, and it’s important to remember that you get what you pay for. Our pieces will last a lifetime thanks to the experts at the Village Frame Gallery.

I’ve had several valuable artwork and photos framed here. Everyone is so professional and has impeccable taste so they will literally sit with each piece and find the best frame and matting to match.
There is also a lot of really neat items for the home there as well: tasteful lamps, cheese boards… etc
Highly recommended.

I had a lovely first experience at Village Frame Gallery! The staff is so wonderful. I stopped by to get a gift wrapped. I simply told Mahshid a few details about the occasion, and the recipient of the gift. She took her time to wrap it. There was no rush. I was so pleased with the beautiful presentation. This place is all about quality. You can tell from the moment you step inside.

We have been customers for 20+ years and always been highly satisfied. They have done all sorts of work for us whether it has been photos, original art or repairs. Their advice on how to mat and frame is spot on. The atmosphere is always pleasant and the staff is passionate about customer service.

Truly fantastic experience! Staff were knowledgeable, artistic, and really friendly. No rush or botched jobs here. Everything looked great and now I’ve got pieces of art hanging on my walls perfectly framed and built to last!

The team at Village Frame Gallery are the best. They have fantastic art, beautiful gifts, and are the best framers in Houston. They do everything from shadowboxing to photo restoration, and turning a simple print into a beautiful masterpiece. The quality is top notch and I will ONLY go here for my framing and any art purchasing. What you purchase here will last a lifetime and look incredible.

Friendly and very knowledgeable staff. Cara helped me locate a vintage reproduction to replace a print damaged due to a bad original frame job. Very pleased with the work and quick turn around.

Have been helping a Guatemalan artist show his work in the US and have had this shop stretch 10 canvases. As Leslie notes, it s probably not the least expensive place in town to get this kind of work done, but as she also notes, it IS the place you want to go when you have something special to frame. In this case, we had original, irreplaceable, beautiful work and simply could not afford to be“penny wise and pound foolish.” We needed top quality and a quick turnaround in order to get the work to the gallery for the opening, and Kara delivered.

You’ll get fantastic customer service. They do get stuff done within about a week and for the most part it looks great. But I’ll be honest you can get a decent frame job at one of the hobby/​craft places for less than half what they charge. You may not have the choices but you will save some bucks. If you have something that really needs some special personally chosen frame, a special glass or you want to spend more to get something really custom — go here.
The ladies there take their time to help you choose the right matte and the right frame for your item. The ideas they had on how to frame a couple things I brought in worked out far better than my original ideas. That’s why they are framers and I am not.
Their selection of frames and matte is freakin’ awesome! Whether you need small frames for photos they have those on the shelves or huge frames for posters or artwork they have that to customize for you. The color choices on the matte is mind boggling… almost too much once you start putting colors together.
I had three beautiful prints I brought back from France framed there. The framing couldn’t have fit the artwork better or looked nicer on the wall. Of course now that I paid the large price tag to get those prints framed it will be a few years before I can go back to Europe!
I also had a collector piece of tin ceiling from Norman Sheet Metal I wanted framed… no glass, just matte and a simple frame. When I went to pick it up it was almost $ 300!
I realize custom framing is not cheap. I’ve had beautiful original artwork and cartoon cells framed because they are collector items. But for just prints or photos I’d do the Micheal’s route next time.
I started to give them 3 stars but that was because they are so expensive. But their work is 4 star worthy.