OUR STORY

Founded in 1978 by Tom Shoemaker as a store where customers built their own frames (hence the name), it has since evolved, first into a traditional frame shop with pre-finished frames that were chopped and assembled, then into its current form, where frames are hand-made and hand-finished with custom colorways and custom finishing such as rounded corners. 

The current owner Thoren Vadala worked for Tom for many years and eventually took over the shop in 2010.  Thoren and his crew love working with customers to create custom designs that reflect the customer’s aesthetic, but also make their art look incredible.  Most of them have a background in art and can work with materials, colors and proportions to create the best contrast for your art or object, collaborating with clients to create unique designs that highlight the art rather than distract from it. 

The team has years of experience and has a great rapport with their customers, which keeps customers coming back.  Some customers get addicted to the process and literally have their entire home covered with frames from the shop!