Can You Put A Mat In A Floating Frame

Since we released our art print collection last november i ve been.

Can you put a mat in a floating frame. Float mounting is normally used when the image goes all the way to the edge of paper and you don t want any of it covered. When mounted this way the artwork appears to be floating within the frame or mat board window. A couple of weeks ago our intern emily wrote a blog post about a couple different ways to display your art in a frame. You can think of matting as a reverse float floating is mounting the art to the backboard and the backboard becomes the border around the art whereas a mat acts as a border in front of the art.

We recommend this method when framing. Mats can be used in a variety of different ways to achieve different looks. The modernistic floating effect adds contemporary style to any space blending nicely with existing color schemes since the underlying wall color is allowed to show through the glass. Flip the frame on its side while holding the canvas into the frame.

Normally when framing the materials are put in from the back but when using a canvas float the canvas sets in from the front. They can be made to any size and with different frame widths although many floater frames are narrow for the best display of the photo. Different finishes are available including metallic finishes as well as matte colors. Artist teil duncan demonstrates how a range of custom frame styles matting floating and full bleed can all hang together on one gallery wall.

If you haven t taken a peek at that hop over and read that post because it will give you more of an idea of what i m talking about for this how to project. Floating picture frames may look more complicated than traditional frames but they are used in much the same way in just a few simple steps. A mixture of our white and natural gallery frames and matted and full bleed framing styles from our friends at loft creative. The result is a look that s as handsome and straightforward as it gets.

Drill pilot holes through the predrilled holes. Additionally the image itself can be completely displayed with none of the edges being cut off by matting or framing. This will then be attached to the front of a decorative backing about 2 to 3 larger than the water color all around. A floater frame can be made out of metal or wood the same as standard picture frames.

Instead of floating or matting we frame directly around your art letting the art bleed under the frame.