In the two years since my last review of A Street Frames (ASF), I have had them frame 6 dozen art…read moreworks, collectible posters, and ephemera. I not only recommend ASF, I rely on them to advise, frame, and protect extremely valuable and important paintings, drawings, prints, assemblages, and collectibles. ASF stands behind their quality work which begins with pick up/intake, suggestions for best exhibiting items, and constructions that are precise and sturdy. The prices at ASF are not only competitive, they are beyond reasonable, if not inexpensive, for 5 star frames. On the rare occasion I require rapid turnaround, ASF is accommodating. Even more important, expedience does not sacrifice quality nor does it incur added expense. ASF is the best of the best.

I can't believe this place doesn't have a review!…read more I've been to probably a dozen custom framing shops in my life - A Street is far and away as good as it gets. This is a review of the one in Cambridge, I think they have other locations, but I've never been to any of those. Here's the deal... Service - the two ladies that work at A Street are probably the sweetest most amazing people I've ever interacted with in a retail setting. They don't rush anyone, they help you make good framing decisions, and they genuinely love art and framing and making customers happy. I've been there three times in total, and these ladies know my name, they remember who I am, etc. Prices - custom framing is expensive. I don't exactly know how these guys "stack up" because it's a very difficult service to comparison shop. My guess is these guys are a little more expensive than your average framing shop. I felt VERY well treated with regard to price. Quality - A Street is a very rare bird. They actually make many of their frames in house.... so they are actually a TRUE custom framer. This means that they actually modify and create frames from scratch all the time. I just brought in a painting that was an odd size, and they are going to mill out the rabbit so that it fits perfectly into the back of the frame! Go ask a regular "custom" framing shop to do something like that and they will look at you like you have three heads. These guys suggested it to me! The frames they stock are top notch, many are made in-house. A Street supplies to other framers as well... so they havea manufacturing arm. Timeliness - Sooo if you are in a huge rush, I'm not sure this is the place for you. I wouldn't know since I've never actually asked them to rush anything. I generally am cool with waiting several weeks or longer. Long story short, in my opinion, this is a place that values quality and execution over price and speed. The people are exceptional, the work quality is amazing (I think I am having my tenth thing framed with them), and you will be extremely pleased. I would run, not walk, here.

Can you tell which part of the painting was "repaired" in this shop?…read more It looked much nicer before this repair. Seeing what was done breaks my heart -- this painting has been with me since my parents, and now it feels damaged rather than restored.

Renaissance Frame Shop - 171 Belmont St., Belmont 02478…read more If you are looking for a quality framer in the Belmont, Watertown, or Cambridge area, look no further than the Renaissance Framing Gallery. The owner, Levon Tokatlyan, is lovely to deal with, with a superb sense of art and artistry. We've used him for over a dozen pieces, from those where he simply exchanged one image for another with existing mats and frames, to far more complex challenges. In one case, he mounted a very delicate piece between two pieces of glass without a mat and added new framing, creating a really striking piece. In another case, he overlaid a second mat on an existing piece with four images within it to create double matting and a much more dramatic image. Very precise cutting was needed, and he rose to the challenge! In several other cases, he worked with me to choose new mats and frames. The pieces all look great! Levon has always done an outstanding job. He is reasonably priced, on time, and easy to work with. He is creative, with a great sense of proportion and color. I highly recommend him. Ellen Glanz

The art reproduction service is affordable and fast, the bonus is you can get color corrected…read moregiclée prints that look as good as the original. The best printers anywhere. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful, real people that take pride in their work.

I have been wanting to try Digital Silver Imaging for a long time, and I'm really happy I finally…read moregot around to it. The print they did for me is incredible, my mind is truly blown that a digital image can be turned into a professional darkroom-developed B&W print. I'm very pleased and will be having more photos printed.

The clerk at this location had great suggestions for how to frame the pieces that we bought in. I…read morehaven't seen the finished pieces yet.

Martin was very polite , patient and a great designer I…read moredidn't know what I was doing and he helped me pick the right frame and mat Came out beautifully! Price was fair and selection was terrific

I came in looking to do three valuable sports items, including one jersey. I came in with lots of…read morephots of what I was looking for, and after I worked with them for about a 1/2 hour, I figured there was a solid understand of what I want going to get, especially for the price. I had seen some of their work on the site, so I felt conferrable bring in such valuable items. When the pieces were delivered to me, I couldn't have been more disappointed with the jersey. It was wrinkled, uneven, and did not look presentable. The two signed large prints looked fine. We brought the jersey back to BFW, and were met with much hostility and rudeness. The gentleman rudely said to someone accompanying me, "Oh, are you a framer?", when they mentioned something about previously framed jerseys in the home .We presented him again the photos from before and that this wasn't what we paid for, and asked for it to be redone. He reluctantly agreed, but I should have asked for my money back as well. I recommend that you take your business elsewhere.

After trying various Boston outfits, I've had several photos, posters, watercolors and a diploma…read moreframed at Boston Frameworks, the quality of the work, expected completion time and customer service have always been excellent. Moreover, they completed 3 unique projects: framing my grandfather's newspaper obituary, framing an array of heavy medallions from my grandfather's trophies and building a custom mirror for my living room. It was moving when my grandmother asked to meet Brian to personally thank him for their fine work in creating memories of her husband. To date, the old newspaper articles have held up well because of the UV glass and acid-free backings the team suggested. I have referred others to this business, most recently one purchased a framed Bruins newspaper article, and they too were very pleased with their overall experience.

Awesome place for a fun crafternoon!…read more I came with a few friends on a rainy day to do a project, and had never done anything with mosaics before. We bought about 3 hours of time which is really the minimum amount of time it will take for a project. They had all of the supplies and colors and textures you could ever want and helped us every step of the way! It was about $15/hour plus the cost of the actual item you are putting the mosaics on. And note, you will need to let the tiles dry for 24 hours and grout it at home (if you are not local and can't return) The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, and it was a great experience.

Nice teacher, good glass selection, good choice of shapes for making fused plates and bowlsread more

Came here on a snowy day to find some inspiration, and ended up picking up some film. The guy…read morehelping me was very kind and assisted me with me choosing my film. I also learned more about the services they offer. They digitize old videotapes which I will definitely be taking advantage of. I will be back!

It happened where there was the dreaded blank screen on my camera. Zero power. After replacing…read morethe battery with still no power, I took it to Hunt's photo. They diagnosed my camera as dead. It was one of these circumstances where it would cost more to repair than it would to buy a new one. The sales associate helped me select a new camera pointing out the features for each. The store had a plethora of new cameras to choose from. We used the old lens and strap so I did not have to buy a new one. As far as I could tell, the camera was reasonably priced. If I ever had a problem with my camera, I would return.