Forty years of framing the things people can’t replace.
Upload a photo, tell us what you’re framing, and we’ll walk you through it (moulding, mat, glazing) before anything’s cut.
Google rating
5.0
Since
1983
downtown
Rochester
How it works
Start it however you like
Upload a photo online, or bring the piece in. Nothing gets cut until you’ve seen it.
Get a real opinion
Mat, moulding, glazing. We’ll tell you what we’d do with it, and what we’d talk you out of.
A framer checks every order
Including the ones that start online. If something won’t work, we call you before we build it.
Built by hand in Rochester
Usually ready in about 3 weeks. (need to confirm turnaround with Graham)
What are you framing?
Art & prints
Originals, limited editions, art fair finds
Photographs
Family portraits, prints from your phone, film
Memorabilia & shadowboxes
Jerseys, medals, ticket stubs, christening gowns
Documents & diplomas
Degrees, certificates, letters, deeds
from
the Workshop
Every one of these started as a conversation across the counter.
the Studio
Jim and Alice Foster opened The Framer’s Workshop in 1983.
Four decades on, it still runs the same way: one piece at a time, by people who’d rather talk you out of the wrong frame than sell you one.
UV-filtering glazing
Acid-free conservation matboard
Why it lasts
Solid American hardwoods: walnut, oak, maple, ash
Museum-grade archival mounting
5.0 on Google
I brought in a watercolor I’d been carrying around in a tube for six years. Alice spent forty minutes with me on mat colors alone.
Diane K.
Rochester Hills
They framed my father’s service medals in a shadowbox. I cried when I picked it up. That’s all I can really say about it.
Margaret W.
Rochester
I’ve used them for every client delivery for three years. Consistent, archival, on time. I don’t shop around anymore.
Derek M.
Royal Oak
Come see us
The workshop has been on the same block of downtown Rochester since 1983. There’s free parking behind the building, and you don’t need an appointment; though calling ahead means we’ll have time to sit with you properly.
The Framer’s Workshop
528 N Main Street
Rochester, MI 48307
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday – Friday
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Saturday
Closed Sunday and Monday
Free parking behind the building.