custom framing
Scooting into Spring
Spring has officially sprung in Chicagoland and we've been basking in some gorgeous sunshine through our shop windows! The flowers are blooming,...
architecture
Irving Harper: Paper Sculpture
What an incredible piece this is! At Foursided we can't always acquire the background, history and artist information for the art...
archival
Ready or Not?
Word on the street is that those outside of the custom framing secret society aren’t always sure of the benefits...
bright colors
Mad About Framing
Here's another fun one! It's rare Foursided gets to highlight a piece with bold color choices! Black, white and gray...
Bill Murray
Making Life Murray
This time Foursided is framing a larger-than-life painting of Bill Murray in acrylics and charcoal on canvas. For those Bill...
Custom Framing
The Force Awakens
Our customer snagged this original Star Wars poster for The Empire Strikes back! The piece had been folded up for...
beaded canvas
All That Glitters...
How stunning is this custom-made canvas? The image was printed and sent off to a professional to be beaded by...
2016
New Year, New Look!
2016 has arrived! That means new color predications from Pantone to start off the new year with a bang! We...
championship
Undisputed Champions
We are a pretty creative bunch at ALL Foursided locations. This might be the first time we are representing some...
Art
Panoramic Perfection
Clever customers often turn to custom framing when they have a unique item of unusual dimensions. Foursided has many clients that present long,...
Custom Framing
Classic Ware
Not every project is a multi-piece, plateau mount, complex endeavor. Sometimes the design challenge lies in finding the perfect frame...
Art
Frame That Trend!
Whenever hot interior design trends hit the mainstream, Foursided likes to stay ahead-of-the-curve with unique frames and interesting finishes. We...
Art
A Bookpage Jigsaw Masterpiece
We like to get creative with framed display pieces at Foursided. This gallery piece is a true labor of love...
Art
Pièce de Résistance
Get ready to be schooled. Another gorgeous piece from Foursided! This client had twelve (yes twelve!) unique pieces that he...
Andersonville
Fall Gift Guide 2014
Check out our favorite things for fall in the online shop or at the Foursided or Twosided shop near you!
Chicago
For the Love of Baskets
We continue to get unique examples of shadowboxes at Foursided! After so many detailed blog posts you may think you've seen it...
Art
I Left My Heart...
Yet another amazing shadowbox piece happening at Foursided! But this time by talented papercut artist Crafterall. This piece was an order...
Art
The Softer Side of Framing
There is a more serious side to framing that we often encounter at Foursided but you won't often see in the...
Art
Diggin' the Wendingen Magazine
1918 - 6 Mathieu Lauweriks Another show-stopping framing project at Foursided! Have you ever heard of Wendingen Magazine? If not,...
Art
Air & Water Show Love
The Chicago Air & Water Show 2014 is coming up this weekend! For those of us who are lakefront neighbors...
Art
Oh! Sign of the Times...
As you may have guessed, we've got some super talented staff working at our Foursided & Twosided store locations! We...
Andersonville
Is it Catching? We Hope So...
Super eye-catching! One of our frequent customers, and apparent germaphile, recently blew in with some very unique embroidery. That's right...
Andersonville
Framing Up a Gilded Ketubah
Many a ketubah has crossed our path at Foursided. There are some beautiful customized designs, but this one in particular stood...
Andersonville
The Most Romantic Framing Project....Ever
Romantic movie sap or not, you will have an 'awwww' moment once you hear this remarkable framing fairytale. Foursided was so...
Canvas Stretching
Want that Canvas Stretched to 'Perfetch'?
Here at Foursided we do high volumes of canvas stretching and re-stretching. You've never seen it on our blog before,...