Canvas Floater Framing
Canvas Floater Frames Built for Stretched Canvas
Floater Frames for Canvas & Canvas Floater Frames
Solid wood canvas floater frames in four profile depths from 1.0 to 1.625 inches. Cut to your exact canvas dimensions and mounted from the back with a small reveal gap on all four sides, so the painted surface and canvas edges stay visible. Ships ready to hang in 3-5 business days.
Design Your Canvas Floater Frame
Match your canvas to the reveal and profile depth, and see your exact size and price before you order.
Four Floater Profile Depths
Match your canvas stretcher bar depth to the profile depth.
Pairs with 0.75 to 1-inch standard canvas stretchers. Three finishes: black, black with gold accent, and black with silver accent.
A slim refined look for studio canvas and gallery-wrap pieces up to 1.25 inches deep. Black, black-gold, black-silver, and natural finishes.
The most common gallery-wrap depth. Pairs with 1.5-inch stretchers in black, black-gold, and black-silver finishes.
For deep gallery-wrap canvases and oversized originals. Includes barnwood finishes in white, gray, brown, and black, plus polished gold and silver.
How Floater Framing Works
A floater frame is a deep moulding profile shaped like a shallow channel. Your stretched canvas is mounted to the frame from the back using offset clips, leaving a small reveal gap of about 1/4 inch on all four sides between the canvas and the inside face of the frame. The canvas appears to float inside the frame rather than sit behind glazing. Floater frames are used without glass or acrylic, which preserves the canvas texture and gallery-wrap edges.
Choose a floater depth equal to or slightly greater than your canvas stretcher bar depth so the canvas edges sit flush with or just inside the frame face. A 1.5-inch gallery-wrap canvas pairs with our 1.5-inch standard profile for a flush look, or our 1.625-inch extra-deep profile for a slightly recessed look. For 0.75 to 1-inch studio canvas, the 1.0-inch wide profile or 1.375-inch thin profile is the standard pairing.
Browse Floater Frames by Color
Color-specific landing pages with the full SKU lineup for each finish.
Canvas Black Floater Frames
Canvas Gold Floater Frames
Canvas Natural Floater Frames
Canvas White Floater Frames
Also see our broader canvas frames hub for traditional canvas framing and our print and frame service for canvas printing paired with framing in one order.
Why Floater Frames for Canvas
Edges Stay Visible
Painted gallery-wrap edges and canvas texture remain part of the finished display.
No Glazing Required
Floater frames are used without glass or acrylic, which lightens the finished piece.
Sized to Your Canvas
Frames are cut to your exact canvas dimensions to 1/8 inch from solid wood.
Common Questions
What is a canvas floater frame?
A canvas floater frame is a deep moulding profile that holds a stretched canvas with a small reveal gap on all four sides, so the canvas appears to float inside the frame rather than sit behind glazing. The canvas is mounted to the frame from the back, leaving the painted surface and the canvas edges visible. Floater frames are the standard finishing option for gallery-wrapped canvas prints and original paintings on stretcher bars.
What floater depth do I need for my canvas?
Match the floater profile depth to your canvas stretcher bar depth. A 0.75 to 1-inch standard canvas pairs with a 1-inch wide profile or 1.375-inch thin profile. A 1.5-inch gallery-wrap canvas pairs with our 1.5-inch standard or 1.625-inch extra-deep profile. Pick a floater depth equal to or slightly greater than your canvas depth so the canvas edges sit flush with or just inside the frame face.
How is a floater frame different from a traditional frame?
A traditional frame uses a rabbet that overlaps the front of the artwork to hold it in place, hides the edges, and is paired with mat board and glazing. A floater frame holds the artwork from behind with a small reveal gap on all four sides, leaves the edges visible, and is used without glazing. Floater frames are the right choice for canvas prints and stretched paintings. Traditional frames are the right choice for paper-based art that needs to sit behind glazing.
Do floater frames need glass or acrylic?
No. Floater frames are designed to be used without glazing. The canvas surface is left exposed so the texture, brush strokes, and gallery-wrap edges are visible. For canvas prints in high-traffic or kitchen environments, a protective varnish applied to the canvas surface is the standard alternative to glazing.
Can I hang a floater frame without wires or hardware?
Every floater frame ships with the appropriate hanging hardware sized for the canvas dimensions. Smaller floaters use sawtooth hangers or D-rings with wire. Larger floaters and gallery-wrap canvases over 30 inches use heavier-gauge D-rings with picture wire rated for the finished weight. Hardware is pre-installed at the workshop.
What colors do canvas floater frames come in?
Our floater frame catalog spans black, black with gold accent, black with silver accent, natural wood, gold, silver, and barnwood-finish profiles in white, gray, brown, and black. Specific finishes vary by profile depth. Visit our color-specific landing pages for canvas black, canvas gold, canvas natural, and canvas white floater frames to see the full SKU lineup.
Framing a hardboard or wood panel painting instead of stretched canvas? See our floater frame guide for panel paintings.