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Floater Frames

The John Annesley Company floater frames have a clean and elegant look. There is no lip or edge of frame overlapping the face of your picture, just a small gap of air (the float) and then the face of our finely finished wood border. There is no danger from the frame's wood acid touching the painting surface. A floater frame is easy to install with screws from the back that attach to your stretcher bars.

We custom make floater frames from either basswood or maple wood. They can be provided unsealed, stained, or coated with clear lacquer. When coated with lacquer, basswood can look very similar to maple, and weighs much, much less. The example pictures below are all made with basswood. Maple's "muted peach tone" is a cooler colored wood compared to the warm yellow of basswood. We added the option of maple because it is a traditional choice for framing, though much heavier. Compared to basswood, maple is a bit more ding and scratch resistant and has a more pronounced grain pattern consistent with the traditional, maple frame look.

There are numerous options on our floater frames, including depth, face width, and finish. Standard floater frames have a 5/16" face, a black interior, and a clear lacquer finish. Our floater frames come in various depths: 1-1/2", 1-3/4", 2", 2-1/2" and 3-1/8". They can be used with many different depths of stretcher bar paintings, cradled panels or strainers. Call or email us with the dimensions and depth of your artwork and we can help determine which depth of floater frame will work best. If needed, we'll make spacers to raise your art to correctly match the face of a floater frame. This is also a great option to improve the appearance of art pieces created on masonite or other thin panels.

In addition to floater frames, we provide cap moulding frames in basswood for your fine art. It provides a classical picture frame look. It can also be used to frame artwork under glass.

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Basswood floater frame sealed with a clear lacquer.

  (Each picture frame shown here is basswood, maple is also available)

  (5/16" face is the standard, 5/8" face available on request at no extra charge.

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Cap Moulding Picture Frames

Our cap moulding is a standard 'L' shaped moulding with a lip. It is 1-1/2" x 3/4". It provides a classical picture frame look. It can also be used to frame artwork under glass.