Picture Framing in Franklin Township, NJ
Your Local Frame Shop, Right Here in Town
Custom picture framing for Franklin Township residents at our shop on Shirley Avenue, right here in town. Our facility is in Franklin Township proper (Somerset mailing address, which sometimes confuses customers into thinking they need to drive further than they actually do). We serve neighbors across the township including Somerset, East Millstone, Franklin Park, Middlebush, Griggstown, Kingston, and Pleasant Plains.
We frame everything that comes through the door: family photographs, children's artwork, wedding portraits, diplomas from Rutgers and other schools, original paintings, sports memorabilia, travel souvenirs, and inherited heirloom pieces. Walk-ins welcome Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm. Evening and Saturday consultations available by appointment. Most standard framing orders finish in 3-5 business days, with rush service available for graduation gifts, wedding photo deadlines, and holiday timelines. We also handle specialty work including shadow boxes, jersey framing, Tanjore painting framing, and archival framing for valuable pieces.
Franklin Township residents trust CustomPictureFrames.com for picture framing. Located in Somerset, NJ, we serve Franklin Township and surrounding areas with custom-cut frames in any size, non-glare acrylic glazing, and 3-5 business days turnaround on standard orders. Standard frame profiles range from 1/2-inch to 4-inch widths in hardwood and metal, with non-glare acrylic glazing and acid-free matting available on every order. Walk-in artwork measurement is available by appointment. Local pickup at our frame shop is available by appointment for customers who prefer to skip shipping. Open the frame designer to enter your exact dimensions.
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Open the Frame DesignerWhat Franklin Township Customers Bring to Our Shop
A representative sample of the projects that walk through the door from across the township each week. Most weeks include several pieces from each of these categories, and many projects combine two or three.
Family photographs and portraits
Wedding photographs, family portraits, baby photos, graduation pictures, and generational family collections. Many Franklin Township families bring in multiple pieces at once to create coherent wall displays in their homes. We handle digital prints brought in on USB drives or sent via email and physical photographs that need careful framing without damage.
Children's artwork and school projects
School artwork from Franklin Township Public Schools, children's award certificates, sports photos from youth league seasons, and art class pieces worth preserving. Several Franklin Township parents maintain ongoing relationships with our shop, bringing in pieces across multiple years and multiple children for consistent framing.
Diplomas, certificates, and credentials
Rutgers diplomas from neighbors who graduated from the New Brunswick campus (Rutgers is 15 minutes from our shop, and many Franklin Township residents are Rutgers alumni). Diplomas from other NJ schools, professional certifications, medical board certificates, law diplomas, and continuing education credentials. Our Rutgers diploma framing page covers the scarlet-and-black specifics for that particular tradition.
Original artwork and collected pieces
Original paintings, signed prints from local NJ artists, photographs from local galleries, and pieces collected on travel. We use archival matting and non-glare acrylic for valuable original work. For pieces with significant monetary value, we work with conservators when restoration or authentication questions arise.
Sports memorabilia and collectibles
Signed jerseys, photographs, championship pieces, and team memorabilia. Franklin Township sits in the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Nets, Devils, and Rangers metro market with strong Rutgers college sports interest. We build shadow boxes for autographed pieces and multi-piece sports displays. Detail at our jersey framing page for collectors with valuable pieces.
Travel souvenirs and maps
European travel maps, art purchased abroad, three-dimensional souvenirs from family vacations, and decorative pieces from international trips. Many Franklin Township families travel internationally and accumulate pieces worth proper framing rather than sitting in boxes.
Inherited and heirloom pieces
Antique frames needing repair, vintage photographs from estate collections, inherited artwork from grandparents, and family documents requiring archival framing for preservation. We handle restoration consultation and recommend when pieces should see a professional conservator before framing.
Cultural and specialty art
Tanjore paintings and other South Asian art for our Indian American neighbors in Franklin Township and the broader Central NJ Indian community. Religious icons and culturally specific pieces from various traditions. We approach culturally significant pieces with care and research the specific conservation requirements.
Shadow boxes and dimensional displays
Wedding bouquets and dried floral arrangements, christening gowns and baby shoes, military medals and uniform displays, retirement memorabilia, and any project where the piece has depth that flat framing cannot accommodate. See our shadow box framing page for full detail.
If you have something to frame and you are not sure how to approach it, just bring it in. We talk through the options without pressure or upselling.
Why Your Neighbors Choose Our Franklin Township Shop
The hyperlocal advantage is the lead here. Other Franklin Township residents head to chain stores at Bridgewater Commons or frame shops in New Brunswick because they do not realize there is a custom frame shop with on-site production right here in the township. A few honest answers about why neighbors who find us tend to stay.
Physical location in the township
We are located on Shirley Avenue in Franklin Township proper. For neighbors in Somerset, East Millstone, Franklin Park, Middlebush, Griggstown, Kingston, and Pleasant Plains, we are typically the closest picture framing option that offers on-site manufacturing and real moulding samples on the wall. No need to drive out to Bridgewater or down to Princeton or up to Somerville for serious framing work.
On-site manufacturing
We manufacture every frame on-site at our Franklin Township production facility. Chain frame shops and most local shops order finished frames from wholesalers, which limits size flexibility and extends turnaround. Our production handles any size from 4x6 photographs up to 60x96 oversized pieces. Custom moulding cuts to your exact specifications, not stock sizes you have to work around.
Neighborhood accessibility
Free parking in front of our building. No appointment needed for walk-ins during weekday hours. Evening and Saturday consultations available by appointment for working professionals and parents who cannot make weekday hours. For Franklin Township customers with multiple pieces, we can schedule extended consultations to design a coherent multi-piece display in one session.
Real samples, real conversations
Real moulding samples on the wall, a deep mat board selection in the rack, and three glazing tiers all available to compare in person under natural and artificial light. We talk through the options without commission-driven upselling. The archival materials are standard, not upcharges.
Local accountability
We are your neighbors. If something is wrong with a finished frame, you can come back the next day. If you have a question about a piece months later, we are still here. The local accountability matters in ways that chain stores and shops outside the township cannot match.
Recent Franklin Township Work
Our recent Franklin Township work has included a multi-generation family photo display for a Middlebush family (twelve pieces framed in matching honeyed oak mouldings spanning four generations), a Rutgers diploma framing project for a Somerset attorney, and a series of children's artwork pieces for a Franklin Park family preserving school year highlights across multiple years and multiple children.
We have also handled European travel-map framing for a Pleasant Plains couple putting together a hallway gallery of trips taken over a decade, a sports-memorabilia shadow box for a Franklin Park collector with a signed jersey and championship photo, and an archival framing project for a Griggstown family preserving Civil War era documents inherited through five generations. The pattern across most Franklin Township projects: people want a coherent framing approach across multiple pieces, not one-off framing that does not relate to anything else in the home.
How Picture Framing Works at Our Franklin Township Shop
Every picture framing project is designed in person after we see what you want framed. Mat configuration, moulding choice, glazing tier, and any specialty considerations affect both the build and what it costs.
Use the designer above to configure a frame with your specific dimensions, frame style, mat preferences, and glazing tier. The designer calculates real-time pricing as you build, so you can see exactly what your configuration costs before you commit. For simple projects (single photographs, standard sizes, standard materials), the designer alone handles the full transaction including local pickup. For complex projects (shadow boxes, multi-piece arrangements, specialty work, archival framing for valuable pieces), in-person consultation is the right approach. We discuss material options, write up a quote and timeline, and you approve the design before we build.
Process & timing
Walk in any weekday between 9am and 4pm, or book an evening or Saturday slot for dedicated consultation. Standard turnaround is 3-5 business days for general framing. Rush service available when you book ahead.
Payment
Cash, check, and all major credit cards. 50% deposit on larger orders. Balance due when you pick up the finished piece.
Franklin Township Neighborhoods We Serve
Franklin Township is one of the largest townships in New Jersey by land area, covering 47 square miles with multiple distinct neighborhoods. Our shop on Shirley Avenue serves residents across all of them.
Somerset (mailing address area)
We are located in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. Most Somerset customers reach us in 5 minutes or less by local roads.
Franklin Park
10 minutes via Route 27 or Cedar Grove Lane. Franklin Park residents frequently combine framing visits with errands along Route 27.
East Millstone
8 minutes via Amwell Road. Convenient for East Millstone customers handling framing as part of a broader Saturday errand list.
Middlebush
10 minutes via Hamilton Street. The Middlebush area's residential streets connect quickly to our location with no highway driving required.
Griggstown
15 minutes via Route 27 or Canal Road. The historic Griggstown area's older homes often feature inherited art and heirloom pieces that benefit from archival framing.
Kingston
15 minutes via Route 27. The Kingston portion of Franklin Township sits on the edge of the township, but customers here are typically closer to us than to Princeton-area frame shops.
Pleasant Plains
12 minutes via Hamilton Street and Cedar Grove Lane. Pleasant Plains residents reach us via local roads, avoiding any highway driving.
For Franklin Township residents who work in New Brunswick, the route from your office to our Shirley Avenue location is straightforward via Route 27 or Hamilton Street. Many neighbors drop off framing on their way home from work.
Common Questions About Picture Framing in Franklin Township
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Bring Your Framing Project to Our Franklin Township Shop
Walk in any weekday between 9am and 4pm at 6 Shirley Avenue. We are located in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, easy access from all township neighborhoods. Bring the piece you want framed, or photos and dimensions if you would rather discuss the project first. Book an evening or Saturday slot through our online scheduling for complex projects or quieter consultations. For specialty work (Tanjore paintings, shadow boxes, jersey framing, Rutgers diploma framing, conservation work), the specialty pages linked below cover the specifics. For everything else, just bring the piece in. We are your neighbors and we handle the rest.