Creative Framing & Gallery

I’ve had three very valuable and precious items done here with the most satisfying results. Heather knows what she is doing and has a very artful eye. I am excited to have such a wonderful business in the neighborhood. Plus, she has art show openings here. What more could one want?

I can’t recommend this frame shop more!!! Heather was absolutely wonderful! She was friendly, knowledgable, honest and skilled. She not only replaced glass that was cracked with better quality glass, she also fixed a crazy broken frame I was very much attached to. She also gave me great suggestions on how to reduce the costs of framing in general! I would definitely be coming back for all my framing needs!

I love this place. I’ve had work done on multiple paintings and have always been impressed with Heather’s eye for detail, her knowledge of her craft, and her speediness.

I have been going to Creative Framing and Gallery for over 10 years and I love the work Heather does. She is very friendly and creative and knows how to guide you through the custom framing process with finesse. I trust her judgments when it comes to picking the right frame, mat, and style for the pieces I need framed. I have even had her come and hang pictures at my house. She always does a fantastic job with both the framing and the picture hanging. The new Gallery is amazing too and is featuring artists from all over the Bay Area.

I’ve been to see Heather at her former location in Woodminister as well as her new place on Park. I had some things I need to get framed for awhile, but was hesitant to go to her new Park Blvd location because I thought it was less convenient. Turns out it is about the same from my Montclair location and the shop is much more inviting. Probably do not want to leave your purse in plain view in the new hood, but really… where can you do that anymore these days?
As for Heather’s framing skills, I have found her exceptionally helpful in picking out the correct frame and matting. She seems to be a real colorist and figures out ways to make certain things «POP» in your art/​photos. I am also extremely impressed with her ability to find the exact matte she’s thinking of when it seems like there are 100s of mattes all over the place.
Heather is very friendly, upbeat and her prices are reasonable. Bonus points for having a bowl of candy to munch on while waiting.

Work not done on time. No call to let me know, I had to call the business to find out what was going on. I’ll go elsewhere where promises are kept and customer service is a priority. Next job I’ll just stick with Pat over at Bordertown framing. She’s clearly the best in Oakland.

Maybe a great shop, but I wouldn’t know as they closed up shop before 5:30, when their hours are clearly listed until 6. Was going to have them frame 3 concert posters, but looks like I’m taking my business elsewhere.

I’ve been utilizing Creative Framing for over 5 years now. Heather is friendly, fast, and produces excellent results. Heather is an artist herself and she has a great eye and will make suggestions on how to frame your piece –or she’ll do it to your exact specifications. Her new location is very spacious and inviting. She’s been voted #1 on the Bay Area A-​List, beating out frame shops from all over the Bay Area. There’s a good reason for that. She does excellent work.

I can’t wait to see the new studio and I will hopefully have several prints that I would only let Heather frame. Her framing skills are the icing on the artist’s cake. Yes, corny but she finishes everything perfectly. She just knows what a piece needs. That simple — she just knows.

Heather does an amazing job framing your art and photos with just the right small touches that really make the final product something special. She will add a small band of color to bring out some aspect of the art or suggest a frame style that is just right. My standard procedure is to just drop the photo off and let her pick the best way to frame it. Her sense of service is beyond 100%, on one project for me she took an old B&W photo and had it duplicated to resize it and clean it up a bit.

I have patronized Creative Framing for probably 10 years now. Most of the art in my home was framed by Heather! She has an unerring sense of design and practices meticulous attention to detail. She’s friendly and fast and, best of all, very reasonable. She makes house calls; this came in handy for me, since recently I inherited a few nice paintings and needed some advice on how to integrate them. You’d be surprised what a difference the fresh perspective of a professional can have on the art and artifacts you walk by every day! Give Heather a try!

This is a great framing gallery. Not only do you get expert advice and creative thinking, it’s efficiently done, priced right, and expertly done. I love the added bonus of seeing a new show every time I visit.

If you want to know what customer service is supposed to look like — this is the place.
Heather is the framing business. She has been at it since the mid 1990’s and has really honed her craft. If you are looking for the right frame to really show off any piece of art at any budget, Creative Framing & Gallery is the place to go. Since taking ownership of a company she worked at and helped build for seven years, Heather has worked really hard to build it into a wonderful Gallery space. She has showcased countless Bay Area artists — even giving several of them their first show.
Heather had a wonderful eye for design and is really good at drawing out what the customer is looking for, so that she can match the art with the frame and the frame with the customers style and home décor.
Heather has a solid ability to read a customer. She knows how to ask the right questions to help a customer make a good decision about what frame to choose. If you come in at a loss for how to frame your art she can handle it. Heather has her inventory memorized and soon as a customer shows her their artwork, she pulls out the perfect frame to really show off the work.
You will be equally impressed the second time (and every time after) you come in with a new piece of art as Heather remembers you, not only by your name, but by the piece or pieces of Art she has framed for you. She is also likely to ask you where you hung each piece, remember your home as you described it for her and make suggestion for how best to hang your art.
Creative Framing has made many donations to my high school art classroom and even framed some of my students art work. Heather continues to help out various schools and non-​profits and treats her customers amazingly well. If you want to know what customer service is supposed to look like — this is the place. And you will take home your art in a frame that will show it off and protect it for years to come.

While it’s new location is further away from my house than the old space in Woodminster, Creative Framing & Gallery is still my go-​to place for custom framing. Heather’s skills and enthusiasm are still amazing, and now that she has a larger space to work with the quality of the art exhibitions has taken a huge leap forward. It’s well worth the longer drive, and she is still one of the nicest people that I know :-)

If you need framing done, you need to have it done here. Every piece in my home has been framed by Creative Framing, including my needlepoint which I wouldn’t trust to anyone else.
Heather is amazing. She is talented, creative and very friendly. She works with you to both frame your piece expertly, including doing archival framing and specialty matting cuts, but also to suit your personal style and your home. If you need or want, you can even hire her to consult on the placement and hanging of your pieces in your home or business.
One of the other things I truly respect about Heather is her support for local artists, thus the Gallery portion of the shop’s name. Each month she features a different artist. Her opening and closing receptions are fun and should be attended.
Have I convinced you yet? Yes, I know Heather and consider her a friend. But we became friends because of her professionalism and her workmanship.
Heather and Creative Framing and Gallery really are the Best in the Bay Area.