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All Aboard! Framing Historic Train Sketches

All Aboard! Framing Historic Train Sketches

This week in the frame shop, Russell takes an historic "train trip" to Sachse Station, Texas! Brandi Meyers and Kirsten Dawn with B2 Architecture asked Artifex to help with their multifamily project in historic Sachse, Texas.  In the video, Russell shows off some of...

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Green Walls Are A Huge Design Trend

Green Walls Are A Huge Design Trend

This growing design trend looks to the natural world - literally - to create beautiful green wall displays. In this episode of “In The Frameshop,” Russell presents two "green wall" projects.  Both are signs, and both really up the client's signage game! Encouraging...

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Get Your Gucci On (Your Walls)! Framed Gucci Wallpaper Mural

Get Your Gucci On (Your Walls)! Framed Gucci Wallpaper Mural

You don’t have to paste designer wallpaper to the wall. You can frame Gucci wallpaper as wall art! This week, Russell takes us into the frame shop to see the process of framing a huge Gucci wallpaper mural. The piece featured in the video is very large - 80" by 96"....

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Corporate Timeline Wall Turns Signage Into Art

Corporate Timeline Wall Turns Signage Into Art

We turned a drab hallway into a centerpiece display with - of all things - a corporate timeline. This display focuses on the corporate history of a Credit Union starting with the first hand written balance sheet and ending with their most recent corporate...

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Light It Up! Curved Wall Installation With LED Lighting

Light It Up! Curved Wall Installation With LED Lighting

A curved wall requires curved art. To make that curved art really stand out, light that baby up!  #ThisWeekInTheFrameShop, Russell leaves the frame shop to show you a lovely curved wall installation with LED lighting. We’ve done curved art installations before. We've...

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Framing A Hermès Silk Scarf

Framing A Hermès Silk Scarf

Framing silk scarves takes special care. In this case, our client wanted their Texas-themed Hermès silk scarf that was featured in a Texas Monthly article to be displayed in an acrylic box. We did not want to use the traditional mounting materials like glue, because...

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