Flax Art & Frame

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Thank you for visiting our e-store! Check out our great selection of readymade frames, presentation products, and hanging systems. If you are in the Chicago Loop, come see us at 32 E. Adams Street. We're experts in framing design, matting, and mounting. Feel free to call us for a no-obligation framing consultation at 312-431-9588. We're open Monday-Friday, 9-5:30 and Sat. 10-5. Parking discount coupons are available. We even give curb service!

Nielsen Wood and Metal Frames
Try Nielsen's Palladio, Tuscan, Cambridge and Bellagio, wood frames that compete well with custom framing, equipped with UV glass and Artcare TM acid-free mats and backing boards. You'd pay more than twice this amount for a custom frame of comparable quality!

Arakawa Hanging Systems
Never nail a hanger into the wall again! Totally movable and flexible, the Arakawa hanging system is perfect for hanging art in the home or office, allowing you to quickly rehang art anywhere on the wall, using a permanently attached rail just below the ceiling, a stainless steel cable and sliding hooks with one-way grippers. Simple, elegant, fantastic!

Custom Wood Frames
Flax offers a great selection of open-back,wood frames in standard or custom sizes, featuring high qualtiy Larson-Juhl wood mouldings.

Check out our "Idea Wall" section, where you can see real examples of unusual framing jobs we have done. Many of them required shadowbox or plexibox framing. Other items required a unique and creative approach. We hope you are inspired to frame some of your most cherished memorabilia after seeing some of our work.

Mats and Matboards
NielsenBainbridge 8 ply pre-cut mats and Crescent Rag Mat acid free, pre-cut mat board blanks.

We stock an interesting assortment of prints that focus on our home town: Chicago. Select from current and vintage Chicago images, maps and posters.