Services

Framing Design

We’ll help you with mat and framing selection, mat and frame proportions, and specialty services. We’ll make it easy for you.

Custom Picture Framing

Our experienced framers use the latest equipment and the best materials to carry out our framing designs. The quality of our work is guaranteed. We fix problems or give you your money back. Most orders completed in one week.  We do:

  • Preservation framing, conservation framing, and museum quality framing
  • Canvas stretching – both standard and gallery wraps
  • Dry mounting on a number of different substrates
  • Matting – including specialty cuts and multiple openings
  • Shadow boxes
  • Needlework of all kinds
  • Special hanging techniques for tapestries and rugs
  • Glazing using conservation glass and Museum glass
  • Frame repair and restoration

In-Home Art and Framing Consultations

We offer in-home and in-office consultations to help you with art selection, art placement, and framing coordination with your existing decor. Many of our customers have enjoyed assistance with using their existing art well, finding new art they love, and selecting beautiful framing treatments for their art. We can even deliver and install your pictures!

Art Selection

We’ll guide you through our varied art selection and help you think about what type of art will be appropriate in terms of color, scale, and style. We have access to thousands of images, both originals and reproductions. You can even take art home to try it out before you buy!

We love helping people find art they love. Our art selection is quite eclectic, from inexpensive reproductions to original graphics and paintings.

Paper Conservation

We work with a paper conservator who can help with damaged artwork and family heirlooms with his art conservation or document conservation services.

Photo Restoration and Printing

We work with a couple of photo restorers who can do amazing things with repairing heirloom photographs and making copies.  They can repair photo damage like creases, tears, spots, and missing pieces.

Oil Painting Cleaning, Repair, and Restoration

We work with an experienced restorer to bring your valued oil paintings back to life.  Your oil painting will be cleaned and new varnish will be added for protection.  Damaged  oil paintings can be repaired, and new varnish can be added to protect your oil painting.

Pickup and Delivery

If you have art that needs special handling or is too big for your car, we will arrange pickup and delivery. We make it easy.

Installation

We can finish the job by hanging your framed art in just the right place so it fits into your decor perfectly.  Our picture hanging service has saved many a headache, and has probably saved some marriages.

Commercial Framing

We do in-office art and framing consultations to help you with:

  • Customized art & framing to reflect your unique corporate identity
  • Coordination with your existing interior design and company culture
  • Optimizing your sales environment
  • Setting the stage for maximum employee productivity
  • Beautifying your space
  • Frame awards and art gifts

Some of our corporate clients:

Augsburg College
Aveda
Baker Court Interiors
Bolger Concept to Print
Children’s Home Society
City of St. Paul
College of St. Catherine
Courage Center
Guidant
Executive Development Center
Farley Planning Group
Habitat for Humanity
Hamline University
Hartford Insurance
Indianhead Council, Boy Scouts
Land O’ Lakes
Larkin Industries
League of Minnesota Cities
Luther Seminary
Lutheran Social Services
Midway Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota Chemical
Pope Associates
Promotional Alliance
Regions Hospital
Rock-Tenn
St. Anthony Park Bank
Shore to Shore Communications
Space Center
State of Minnesota
Summit Brewing
3M
University of Minnesota
Wellington Management
Wilder Foundation
William Mitchell College of Law

2186 Como Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108 | info@carteravenueframeshop.com
Hours: Weekdays 10-5:30, Saturday 10-4 or by appointment
Phone: (651) 645-7862    Fax: (651) 645-8535