Picture Framing in Somerville, NJ
Your Frame Shop for Somerville's Downtown and Residential Communities
Picture framing for Somerville NJ residents at our Somerset shop, 20 minutes from Somerville via Route 22 or Route 206. We serve Somerville families and downtown businesses with the full range of framing work: family photographs and portraits, original artwork, diplomas and professional credentials, business and restaurant display framing for Somerville's downtown establishments, archival framing for valuable pieces, gallery wall arrangements, and specialty work.
Somerville's character as Somerset County's seat combines established commercial business needs (downtown restaurants, storefronts, and offices requiring framed display work) with residential family framing needs (family photos, children's art, generational pieces). The 20-minute drive to our Somerset facility connects Somerville customers to on-site manufacturing, archival materials, and the kind of unhurried consultation that downtown chain stores cannot match.
Somerville residents trust CustomPictureFrames.com for picture framing. Located in Somerset, NJ, we serve Somerville 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.
Start a frame design here. Walk in to finalize materials, matting, and archival choices at our Somerset showroom.
The live frame designer with real-time pricing is ready. It covers every configuration this page describes:
Custom Picture Frames
Canvas Framing
Shadow Boxes
What Somerville Customers Bring to Our Shop
The work that comes through the door from Somerville reflects the borough's split personality: established downtown commercial activity alongside residential family life. The categories below cover both sides. Business and commercial framing gets expanded treatment because it is a meaningful share of what we do for Somerville accounts, and because it is not work that the typical chain frame counter is set up to handle.
Family photographs and portraits
Professional family portraits, multi-generational photographs, wedding photography, milestone moments, and contemporary family photography for home display. Reversible mounting and acid-free materials throughout so originals are never permanently adhered to mounting boards.
Business and commercial framing
For Somerville's downtown businesses, restaurants, retail storefronts, professional offices, established merchants, we frame historical photographs, business commemorations, awards and recognitions, menu displays, and decorative artwork for commercial spaces. Many Somerville downtown businesses use our shop for ongoing framing needs and consistent display work across multiple pieces, with moulding and matting specs kept on file so additions match the existing program.
Diplomas and professional credentials
Diplomas from Rutgers, Princeton, Seton Hall, NJIT, Raritan Valley Community College, and other schools common to Somerset County professionals. Professional doctorates (JD, MD, MBA), board certifications, continuing education credentials, and office recognition pieces. School-color double-matting available.
Original artwork
Original paintings, signed limited editions, fine art photography, gallery purchases, commissioned portraits, and pieces collected during travel. Archival matting and non-glare acrylic for all original work, with moulding chosen to honor the artwork itself rather than compete with it.
Children's artwork and school projects
Original paintings, drawings, school art-class pieces, milestone projects, and artwork families want to preserve as children grow. Acid-free mats and reversible mounting designed to preserve the piece without permanent alteration, so the artwork survives long enough for the child to revisit it as an adult.
Gallery wall arrangements
Multi-piece gallery walls for substantial Somerville-area homes, family-photo walls, mixed art and photography arrangements, stairway galleries. We coordinate layout, matting, and moulding across pieces for visual cohesion, and sketch arrangements before building.
Inherited heirloom pieces
Inherited heirloom artwork, vintage photographs, antique pieces, and fine art with significant value where standard framing materials are inappropriate. non-glare acrylic, framer's grade acrylic options, acid-free archival matting, and reversible mounting throughout.
Shadow boxes and dimensional objects
Three-dimensional pieces requiring custom shadow box construction: military service displays, wedding keepsakes, christening gowns, travel souvenirs, sports memorabilia, musical instruments, and inherited objects. Depth, mounting, and background fabric designed in person.
For neighboring towns, see our Bridgewater picture framing page or Hillsborough picture framing page.
Downtown commercial display work, historical photographs, business commemorations, and decorative artwork framed in consistent matting and moulding across the program.
Why Somerville Residents Drive to Our Somerset Shop
Four reasons Somerville families and downtown businesses make the short drive rather than dropping work at a chain frame counter.
On-site manufacturing
Mat cutting, moulding joinery, mounting, and assembly all happen at our Somerset facility, not shipped to a regional fulfillment center. Custom moulding cuts, non-standard sizes, oversized work up to 60x96 inches for restaurant feature walls or storefront displays, and specialty shadow box construction are standard work rather than special orders.
Archival materials as standard
Acid-free, lignin-free matting and backing, non-glare acrylic, framer's grade acrylic options for valuable pieces, and reversible mounting (T-hinges, photo corners, archival corner pockets) come standard on every project, residential and commercial alike.
Pricing without downtown-corridor markup
Our pricing reflects a Somerset, NJ overhead structure rather than a downtown Somerville or Route 22 corridor retail footprint. On multi-piece commercial display programs and gallery walls, the savings easily cover the short drive, and for ongoing business accounts, it compounds.
Unhurried consultations
Real moulding corners and mat samples in-store, not laminated catalog cards. Consultations are not rushed, and commercial display programs can be staged across multiple visits if you want to live with samples before committing, or coordinate the install around restaurant or storefront opening hours.
The trip: 20 minutes via Route 22 or Route 206. Convenient for Somerville downtown businesses and residential customers across the borough. For business accounts with recurring needs, a restaurant adding a new photograph each quarter, an office maintaining a credentials wall as the practice grows, we keep moulding and matting specs on file so additions match the existing program without re-scoping from scratch.
How Picture Framing Works at Our Somerset Shop
Every project is designed in person after we see the piece. Materials, matting, moulding, glazing tier, and conservation considerations vary based on the artwork, photograph, document, or object in front of us. Use the designer above to scope a configuration with real-time pricing and visualize a frame, or book a consultation through our online scheduler. Walk-ins are welcome, and multi-piece commercial or gallery projects benefit from a scheduled session so we can pull moulding corners and mat samples ahead of your visit.
At consultation we finalize matting, moulding, glazing, and archival choices, write up a quote and timeline, and you approve before we build. For commercial accounts we keep specs on file so future additions match the existing program. Standard picture framing finishes in 3-5 business days from approval. Rush timelines accommodated when planned a few days ahead. A 50% deposit secures the order; balance is due at pickup at our Somerset showroom, and delivery can be arranged for commercial installations and larger gallery programs on request.
Process & timing
Standard work in 3-5 business days. Rush timelines accommodated when planned in advance.
Payment
Cash, check, all major credit cards. 50% deposit on larger orders. Net terms available for established business accounts. Balance due at pickup.
Drive Times from Somerville and Surrounding Areas
Our shop at 6 Shirley Avenue sits just off Easton Avenue (Route 527) in Somerset, NJ. Approximate drive times during light traffic from Somerville and surrounding Somerset County communities:
For pieces tied to a specific date, restaurant openings, storefront refreshes, graduations, milestone gifts, or installation deadlines, please share the date during the design conversation and we will set production to land before it.
Common Questions from Somerville Customers
Do you handle business or commercial display framing?
How long does the drive from Somerville take?
What kinds of pieces do you frame?
Do you handle archival framing for valuable pieces?
Can you frame oversized pieces for restaurants or commercial spaces?
Do you offer evening or Saturday consultations?
Can you handle ongoing business framing programs?
What's your turnaround for downtown business commissions?
Bring Us Your Piece
Bring the artwork, photograph, diploma, or display piece to our Somerset showroom, 20 minutes from Somerville, or send high-resolution photographs if you would rather scope a project or commercial program first.