No Frame, Traditional Frame, or Float Frame? How to Choose the Perfect Finish for Your Custom Canvas
This comprehensive framing guide helps Twelveen customers choose between three finishing options when ordering custom canvas portraits: unframed canvas, traditional frame, or float frame.
Key Points Covered:
- Three Options Explained: Detailed breakdown of unframed gallery-wrapped canvas (modern, affordable), traditional frames (classic, polished), and float frames (contemporary, gallery-quality)
- Price Transparency: Traditional and float frames cost the same—choice is purely aesthetic, not budgetary
- Visual Comparison: Side-by-side table comparing dimensions, installation, depth, and best-use scenarios for each option
- Decision Framework: Guides readers through choosing based on room location, design style, desired visual impact, and DIY comfort level
- Popular Combinations: Real customer preferences for different portrait types (pets, families, babies, couples)
- Room-by-Room Styling: Flexible suggestions for matching frames to existing furniture, hardware, wall colors, and room purpose—while emphasizing there are no wrong choices
- Value of Ordering Framed: Honest comparison of DIY framing later vs. ordering professionally framed upfront
Core Message: Your custom portrait celebrates someone you love—the frame is just how you choose to honor that love in your space. Trust your instincts, and know that whatever feels right to you is the right choice.