The best place to go for help with framing and they have a huge variety of thoughtfully curated…read moregifts!

What a great place for framing especially for the DIY person. Staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and…read moreoffers a very positive personal experience.

First time I visited to get an old painting that had some minor tears repaired and the frame was…read morefalling apart. I was amazed at how well it came out, including fixing the old frame! The customer service was great and he kept to the range of the price quote despite it being a lot more work than anticipated.

I've been making use of their services for some time now, to the point of having lost count of how…read moremany projects (partly due to having inherited oil and water-color paintings that needed help). They take care to do the project properly, will take their time to help you chose the right frame and matting for the work at hand, and are highly ethical.

The best independent frame shop you can find. Scott treats each piece of art carefully and as if it…read morewere a Picasso. From preschool art designs to senior portraits. They also have art and wine evenings that are a blast!

Great selection of frames and mats, and the help you need to make your pictures look awesome!…read more Highly knowledgeable about how to properly frame art to best preserve and display it. I've had 7 Japanese woodblock prints from the 1800s framed here and they did an amazing job! Super patient with decisionally impaired customers too!

Jeff has the perfect eye to make every picture look amazing; whether it is the mat or frame he…read moresuggests, I am always thrilled with the final work. Jeff could not be more knowledgable or helpful and is a true professional. Shop Frame Shack.

I've been using this shop for 47 years and never been disappointed. Professional and knowledgeable.read more

They did such a nice job framing our wedding ketubah. All of the staff was professional, friendly…read moreand gave knowledgeable recommendations (I had no idea what I was doing and had never framed anything before). They finished the job ahead of schedule and we couldn't have been happier. Thank you!

I never would have known about this shop if my brother-in-law and sister hadn't moved to Melrose a…read morefew years ago. It is located in the heart of the town, right on Main Street, and if you can't find a parking space on the street there are two municipal lots within short walking distance. Miter Biter is family owned. Everyone I've dealt with is super friendly and knowledgeable. I have bought artwork that they have had on display as well as pieces of my own. The most recent of these is a picture of my great grandparents after getting married and my great-grandfather's family. It is over 100 years old, and was never cared for properly because my grandmother's family was too poor. Amanda, who has been working since the fall, waited on me. I wasn't sure what, if any, kind of restoration might be done to it. She explained that it wasn't just a photograph, but it was actually a photo that had been blown up and re-exposed, then painted, so it was more of a painted canvas than anything else. She showed me how the humidity had affected the coloring, and the only 'real' way to restore it would be to bring it to someone specializing in digitally analyzing the work, but the original would be vastly different. (This is something I'd love to have done someday but I'm sure it would be incredibly expensive). The picture also had what Amanda described was white mold, and that if they tried to remove it, they would probably strip away more of the color. The mold was only at the very top of the picture and had a negligible impact on it as a whole. We decided that we would try to find a frame as well as matte that would accentuate the piece, washed out colors and mold and all. We went through mattes and frames for over an hour before we settled on just the right combination. They also gave me the frame that the picture was originally in (real mahogany) and explained that the joints were a bit loose but if I ever wanted to reuse the frame they could fix it. Fast forward. I picked up the finished product on Sunday, 2/20, and I am still blown away by how beautiful it is. Everything looks just "right", matching the coloring of the picture and the time period, etc... I brought the finished job to my grandmother because it was a gift for her. She looked it up and down (still fastidious at 85) and kept exclaiming how beautiful and well-put together it was. By the time I was ready to leave she was crying because that picture is one of only two that she has of her parents, the second being a small black and white photo when they were much older taken shortly before her father died. This experience alone is enough to merit more praise than I can give, but I will add only that I have had cute etchings framed for my 2.5 year old nephew and signed lithographic posters, as well as other family pictures. Miter Biter is family run and they treat you, their customer, like just another member of the family. If you're like me and have trouble deciding sometimes about what color matte goes well with which frame etc, you can also bring in something and give them creative license. My sister did that for some photos of my grandfather during World War II and gave me the resulting work for my birthday. I don't think I could have picked a better combination or layout than what the patriarch of the family chose for me. Thank you thank you thank you, a million times!

Experts!! Took some needlepoint canvases for framing. They helped me with it all. From choosing the…read moreframes, picking the mattes and stretching the canvases, the folks at Miter Biter knew exactly what to do. Will use them for all my framing needs!

If I could give 10 stars, I would. What had happened was…read more.. I had dropped off a piece of art to be framed. It was ready on a Friday but I was running late, so I just figured I would pick it up on Monday. Monday was the day that this artwork would be presented as a gift at an event in the afternoon. Now it turns out that they are closed on Mondays WHICH IS CLEARLY PRINTED ON THE DOOR. They are open on the weekend and I, being not too bright sometimes, did not look up the hours. COMPLETELY MY FAULT. So I panicked. Then emailed at the contact info on the website begging for help. One of the owners called me within a few minutes and then he came to the store to let me get my art. Understand, this was all my fault and they had no obligation to do this. I will be forever in their debt. This is the kind of service that you almost never see any more. THANK YOU - you are the best! Sincerely, BT. Arlington, MA

First, the staff at Big Picture Framing in Arlington, MA has been amazing. Especially Emma, who…read morehas helped me to frame a piece of art and then a couple of sports uniforms under protective glass in recent weeks. Her professionalism, honest demeanor, knowledge and ability to answer questions, and eye for detail were all extremely helpful during my visits. Both of my pieces look excellent and are hanging proudly. Second, I want to praise Big Picture Framing for keeping their store as safe for customers and staff as possible. Obviously handling artwork and objects of customers during a pandemic opens their staff and the next patrons to increased risk. Wearing masks, providing hand sanitizer, clearly marking areas to walk and stand, and having signs displayed to not touch samples is a big help. The staff also keeps the door locked and has moved to an appointment process to minimize people in the store. Even for pickup of finished items, they will meet you at the door with your items to inspect and carry away to your home. Overall, Big Picture Framing is doing a wonderful job during these times. They are there to support their customers, so I hope you will continue to support them just as I have done.

I am running the 129th Boston Marathon in April and was gathering raffles for fundraising. I was…read morelooking to have Brad Marchand jersey framed. I contacted Matt and he reached back out to me immediately and offered to donate not only his time but the entire cost of the frame. From start to finish the jersey took approximately a week and half to complete. The craftamanship and quality is outstanding. Matt support does not go unnoticed. Matt is super easy to communicate with and I highly recommend.

I entrusted these guys to professionally frame two irreplaceable posters my Dad gave me from his US…read moreAir Force travels in Spain in 1977. I couldn't be happier with the results, which were delivered in 7 days for a very reasonable price.

Last year, wall painters using a spray gun got hundreds (thousands?) of tiny white paint dots all…read moreover one of my canvas oil paintings as well as the frame of my college diploma. Oliver Brothers restored my painting and I can now no longer notice any dots on it, which is remarkable as it's a very complicated painting. The restoration took many months but was worth it. I also had them re-frame my diploma and it looks excellent.

From the owner: We offer museum-quality materials and an inspiring selection of specialty frames and mats. Many of…read moreour moldings are handcrafted in several locations around the world. Our conservation framing methods are designed to extend the longevity of your artwork and enhance its beauty. Oliver Brothers Custom Framing was formed as an extension of Oliver Brothers Fine Art Restoration, the oldest fine art restoration company in the United States. As art restorers, we frequently had requests by our clients to look for appropriate framing solutions. Our background working with antique fine art and antique picture frames has guided us in our efforts to assemble a comprehensive selection of historically accurate period frames. In addition to period frames, we also offer a wide range of contemporary picture frames. Pick-up and Delivery We are pleased to offer pick-up and delivery regardless of the size of the artwork. Typically we offer this service for all New England States and New York State.