Family portraits, vacation photos, special pictures, custom matting preserves your favorite photos, children, loved ones, pets and more.

Around the Image- Designer Matting and Picture Framing 207-893-0223 25 Brookhaven Dr. Windham, ME 04062
"Where cutting corners MAT ters"

loons maine theme mat accentuate your photo

local artist sculpture made into a print

renewed mat and framing makes photo come alive again

scarborough downs kntucky derby poster enhancd to draw attention

word mat, spelling mat you choose the letters and collage your favorite photos

ribbon embroidery we mat and frame almost anything

Photography Framed Gallery

Wedding samples- gallery #1

Gallery #2-Photograph Framed Samples

Graduation custom samples-gallery #3

Artwork matted -Gallery #4

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family portrait taken by a local photographer

This family portrait picture was taken by the beach. We chose colors that would accent the water and sweater colors being worn.

We cropped the upper corners with the mat design instead of in the photo so we would not lose any of the people yet got rid of any birds or ships in the background. The top and bottom designs are opposite to each other. Blue at the bottom brings out the water and jeans that everyone is wearing creating balance.

Even though this appears to be triple matted it is actually only a double mat (white and brown). The blue is added under the design only. This creativity adds flare and fun but does not make this financially unattainable. This is where a matting expertise really makes a difference and becomes interesting.

Please check out our other gallery pieces for more unusual creative designs by around the image.

vacation memories, child photo in austrailia

This photo was taken while the child was on a memorable once in a life time vacation in Australia. He is holding an actual koala bear. The mother of the child requested a design that was 'tribal'. She left it up to me to create the design. I chose the dark gray mat to draw attention to the bear- which was in the center of the photo so now the child becomes more noticeable. The bamboo frame brings it all together.

This design is only one sample of many photos that show off our specialty
of designer mat cuts.

historical event, memorial photographed as a keepsake

This photograph was purchased as an ordinary double mat( black and white). The customer brought this to us wanting something special done because it has sentimental value to him- he flew the plane type and was at the kitty hawk memorial. We improved the look by adding the top mat (blue) with the horizontal cuts forcing your eye to the center. Adding just this little mat design to the photo brought the memorial and plane out of the normally plain double matted piece.

The customer was overwhelmed by the change and how it looks now.