Trimming A Mat To Fit Frame

Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth.

Trimming a mat to fit frame.

Several different solutions ranging from cutting down the frame or picture re stretching a canvas painting or cutting mats to fit the picture are explained. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. The key is to find something that helps the art stand out without being too distracting itself. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board.

You will have to chop the veneer from both sides of the frame to get it to fit back into the hollow. With float matting hidden spacers are placed underneath the lip of the molding separating the acrylic from the mat to give more of an impression of drama. Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame. Recessed into a wood floor framed by a purposefully or bespoke designed trim moulding.

In other words a mat with no frame and does not move. How to make pictures fit frames when the frame is the wrong size. Personally i always stick with a bright white mat on archival board. Your mat board can be any color of the rainbow.

Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves. Using a pair of scissors cut the mat free of the tab securing it to t. If your backing and mat boards are too big you may need to trim down the border size. Expanding the rebate to enlarge the frame is explained.

And finally our preference recessed into the wood floor with no moulding or trim. The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle. You could say a kind of hybrid between the first two options. When trimming interior door to fit don t cut too much.

Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Use the back of the frame to make sure you ve got these measurements right. The addition of a sleek well cut mat can greatly enhance the look of any framed picture but having a mat cut and frame made commercially can sometimes cost more than the picture itself. If you re going to frame your matted art both your backing and the mat boards need to be measured to fit into the frame.

Buy a frame a few sizes up then cut a mat board to fit in the frame and showcase the art. Measure the reveal area you want around. The mat is placed on the bottom then a smaller piece of foam mat is mounted to the mat and then the artwork sits on top of the foam mat maybe 3 16 of an inch above the decorative mat.