A cute shop with a variety of art works, prints, paintings, and some furnishings.read more

A great place to get something custom framed! My husband and I enjoy traveling and picking up art…read morewherever we go and their helpful staff steered me in the right direction for frame and color matting selection. We will certainly go back for framing. Additionally, they have a variety of beautiful art work on sale. As a West Chester resident, I love to invest in the local community so hooray for Kent Studios Z Gallery!

There is a variety of art from both local and national artists which I enjoy (I'm one of the local…read moreartists). Stop in and check it out for one of a kind items.

The 5 Senses is a really cute 2-room shop featuring American-made and fairtrade gifts. I really…read morefelt like I was at a Philly-area craft fair. The shop sells so many items from local and regional artists. They have home decor, jewelry, glass miniatures, wallets, and a ton of cards. The prices are in the medium range, just what you'd see at a local artists craft fair.

Terrific, imaginative framing service, with special respect for signed pieces. I've had half the…read moreprints in my home framed by them and they always get comments.

While it may be ok for your framing needs, I found the owner annoyingly dismissive, when I stopped…read moreinto talk about possibly bringing some artwork by to sell. First was a wisecrack about the hat that I was wearing, then an " I've got no time for the likes of you " attitude. Though this was more than a year ago, the bad taste lingers. I feel slimy just walking past this place now. While I realize most people are dic%s, you shouldn't treat people in such an unprofessional manner. For a place called Visual Expansion, I would expect not to be treated in such a close minded way.

I needed two vintage maps framed to be displayed together. I wanted them to look nice as a set and…read morethey were of differing dimensions. I had asked local friends where to go, and they recommended Strode's. It was the right choice for me. They talked to me about what I wanted, we discussed mattes and frame designs/materials and I was out of there in 15 minutes with my order placed, which was perfect for me because that was really all the time the project needed. They were easy to work with. They told me it would take 4 weeks and they were ready in 4 weeks. Framing is not cheap, but the price was what I expected. Good solid work.

Great gallery and framer. I have been working with them for over 7 years. Their workmanship is…read moreperfection. They are knowledgeable and very nice to work with.