Frame-O-Rama

The SF Bay Area's premier picture framer since 1974

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We’ve reached 41 years!

There have been quite a few changes over the past year at Frame-O-Rama.  We now have 2 stores, our main store on Polk in San Francisco and our Berkeley store on College Ave.  Our Berkeley store is undergoing major repairs because of the big storm of 2014 (we’re still open, though)!  And with our Burlingame and Mill Valley stores now closed, we’ve integrated a bit more with our sister store, Cheap Pete’s Frame Factory outlet in San Mateo and San Rafael--pay them a visit one of these days!

Through all the changes, we want to sincerely thank our customers for your continued business and the opportunity to frame your treasured memories and collectibles.  With 41 years under our belt, we invite you all to celebrate with us.  Offering the same service and expertise, we continue to strive for the highest quality workmanship found in the Bay Area.  Bring in the coupon below to get some ANNIVERSARY SAVINGS!

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Announcement

To Our Dear Valued Customers:

It has been our privilege and pleasure to serve you and your picture framing needs for the past four decades.  From framing your treasured fine art pieces to your family photographs, we have been proud to be a part of your family.

We have made a corporate decision to reallocate more of our resources to our growing Cheap Pete's Frame Factory Outlet division and to close our Frame-O-Rama Burlingame and Mill Valley locations.

The Burlingame store will be closing on Saturday, May 23, 2015.  If you have a custom frame order that is in progress or is ready for pick-up, you will have until May 27 to do so.   Pick-ups after May 27 will be at our sister store, Cheap Pete's San Mateo at 11 East 4th Avenue in San Mateo.

The Mill Valley store will be closing on Saturday, June 27, 2015.  If you have a custom frame order that is in progress or is ready for pick-up, you will have until June 27 to do so.   Pick-ups after June 27 will be at our sister store, Cheap Pete's San Rafael at 221 3rd Street (in Montecito Plaza) in San Rafael.

Please know that your order history will be transferred to and will be accessible at our Frame-O-Rama San Francisco location.  For more information on previous orders or Frame-O-Rama location information, please call San Francisco store at [phone].

Our Cheap Pete's Frame Factory Outlet stores will offer more specialized products and services.  We hope to make the transition for you as smooth as possible, and we welcome you to visit our Cheap Pete's store.

For more information on our Cheap Pete's stores, visit the Cheap Pete's website at www.cheappetes.com.

On behalf of our management and staff, we thank you for your years of loyalty and trust, and, in the words of Cheap Pete, "We wish you simply the best."

We look forward to seeing you soon at Cheap Pete's. Sincerely,

Peter V. Gumina CEO National Picture Framing Centers, Inc. dba Frame-O-Rama Cheap Pete's Frame Factory Outlets

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The Holidays are practically here!  Get your Holiday framing finished early (or right on time) with our Facebook follower exclusive savings. Bring in this post to get 25% off your next purchase!  Click the image to bring you to our Facebook page!

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Whoa! randomly discovered a frame shop in Berkeley with a window display of my prints!

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Whoa!  Check out our randomly discovered Bay Area artist's work at our Berkeley store!  =)  Jon Carling = Awesome artist!

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Beat Poet Framer

From 1974 to about 1979, when we were still a Do-It-Yourself frame shop, one of our regular do-it-yourselfers was none other than Jack Micheline, one of the well known San Francisco-based Beat poets of the generation.

Peter recalls, "He came in frequently and saw our interactions with our customers; that the framing experience that our format offered at the time was a special way to socialize and meet new and young San Franciscans."

In addition he was included in Herb Caen's column on Frame-O-Rama during that time, saying, "Do it yourself picture framing is cheaper than a shrink."  That was the inspiration of this framed piece, which hangs over Peter's desk to this day:

Learn more on Jack Micheline here: http://www.beatmuseum.org/micheline/jackmicheline.html

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Coming Soon!

“Frame-O-Rama was started in 1974 by San Francisco business man, Peter Gumina, as a result of his personal experience….”  That has been the first line of our “About Us” section for years.  Many of our loyal customers (and those in the community) know Frame-O-Rama’s history, especially after 40 years of service.  However, did you know that we played a part in…?  Have you yet seen our frame work displayed at the Walt Disney Museum?  Can you guess who has walked through our doors to get their framing done with us?

  Over the past 4 decades, Peter and Frame-O-Rama have seen so many things and gone through so many changes.  As we embark on the 40th year anniversary, we are looking back on the experiences of the business and note-worthy moments in our years framing for the SF Bay Area.  Follow us starting this coming May to read the Stories of Framing, as told by Peter himself!