Whenever you take a picture of yours or your loved ones or whenever you are done with an amazing painting; you definitely feel to preserve it and display it in a decorative way. Here comes in to the role, a picture frame, which is a decorative edging for a picture such as painting or a photograph that is intended to make it easier to display or protect it and also to enhance its image quality. In simpler words, it can be said that the photo frame protects and complements an image. In the following sections of this article, we will discuss on some custom picture frames.
Primary components of a custom picture frame:
Most of the custom photo frames include wood or metal frame moulding, mat board, glass or acrylic and a backing board.
Generally the lengths of moulding feature a Lip and rabbit whose function is to allow a space to hold in the materials in the frame. Glass or acrylic is used to protect the picture. A mat board holds the artwork or image down. Generally a mat board can be classified in to full sheet uncut mat board, pre-cut mat board and custom mat board to go fine with your custom sized images. A custom mat board is mainly acid and lignin free, bleed resistant and passes the photographic activity test. A backboard is otherwise called as a mounting board which supports the picture and forms the back of the frame. A backboard can be an acid free mount board or non-archival mount board, foam board or paper mat backing board.
Types of picture frames:
Basically a picture frame can be a wood picture frame or a metal picture frame.
Wood picture frame: It is the most common type of photo frame made of wood. When it comes to frame your most treasured paintings or valuable photograph, then there is nothing better than wood frames which present a perfect combination of style, warmth and protection. These wooden photo frames ranges from colonial to postmodern type. These type of picture frames are the earliest type of frames ever and in the recent days, they come in a wide range of styles and finishing.
Metal picture frame: Metal picture frames are generally made of metals like aluminum, silver, bronze or plastic. These metal frames come in various different profiles and are perfectly durable and holds contemporary style in them. Generally aluminum picture frame offer a high strength-to-weight ratio and can be thus used to protect large paintings.

Various shapes and styles of picture frames:
Generally photo frames are of square or rectangular shape, though oval and circular shaped picture frames are also common. Heart shaped frames are designed to display the most lovable persons photographs and also serve as the best gift for someone special.
L style frames are a simple variety that is constructed with a single L-shaped border of wood. A photo cube is a special type of picture frame usually used to display family members, a vacation etc.
Frame your loved ones!!