Custom Made Picture Frames

The glazing, aka glass, is the protective front that covers your artwork, and is essential for the majority of framing work. At EasyFrame we use high-quality, shatter-resistant acrylic to glaze our frames. We believe it is superior to glass for picture framing in many ways, as it is clearer, doesn't appear green in the light, and offers a higher level of UV protection. It's also far more lightweight, which means your frame will be easier to handle, hang and store. We offer four different glazing options for your custom framing work.

Glazing Types

• 2mm Clear Acrylic Glazing - Premium quality acrylic glazing which offers higher light transmission properties & better UV protection when compared with standard glass. Our default/standard option and suitable for everything that requires glazing.
• 2mm Anti Reflective UV100 Plexiglas Gallery - UV protection greater than 99.7%, Light Transmission of over 92%, No Inherent Colour(such as greenish or greyish tinge) and increased break resistance - Data Sheet. Anti Reflective has a diffused finish and WILL reduce the clarity of the artwork by making it duller. We only recommend this glazing if you specifically need to prevent glare and reflections, i.e. your picture is in a window or close to a light. Anti Reflective Glazing is not recommended if you are framing with a mount as it will be spaced away from your artwork which reduces the clarity further.
• 3mm Clear UV100 Plexiglas Gallery - UV protection greater than 99.7%, Light Transmission of over 92%, No Inherent Colour(such as greenish or greyish tinge) and increased break resistance - Data Sheet. 50% thicker than our standard clear acrylic. Suitable and recommended for any valuable or irreplaceable artwork.
• ArtGlass Lifetime Museum Acrylic
  • Museum Grade - Meets the Fine Art Trade Guild Museum standards for glazing.
  • 99% UV Protection - Protect valuable artwork from fading and deterioration caused by ultraviolet rays.
  • Anti-Static - Unlike regular acrylic, Artglass Lifetime Acrylic is anti-static and doesn't attract dust or other particles to the glazing surface. This is achieved with our anti-static high durability coatings that also make the glazing near-invisible.
  • Anti-Reflective - Artglass Lifetime Acrylic is made from the purest acrylic substrate and treated with anti-reflective coatings that remove most visible light reflections and ensure maximum clarity.
  • Scratch resistant - Bears up to 5x more scratches before sustaining critical damage.
• No Glazing - Reduce the cost by having no glazing(glass) included. Some types of art such as oil paintings, are commonly framed without any glazing in front of them.

Please do not be put off by the term 'Acrylic'. We DO NOT use cheap styrene glazing commonly found in frames imported from the Far East and sold by budget department stores. Our standard 2mm Clear Acrylic glazing is far superior to normal glass in many ways. It is visually better than glass by offering a higher level of clarity and it also offers a far greater level of UV protection.

Acrylic is the name of the product, and there are various brand names who manufacture Acrylic such as Perspex and AcryGlas. The thinnest size available in genuine acrylic is 2mm. Some retailers sell inferior alternatives which are generally thinner than 2mm and are 100% styrene or a mix or styrene and acrylic - you really do not want to use any glazing with styrene in it, so please be careful!

We do not supply glass with any frames that are sent via courier due to the increased risk of breakage. If you are opt to collect your frame from Bedford we will be able to supply glass providing you email this request as soon as your order has been placed.

Select a coloured mount board backing to the same size as the frame. The coloured backing is completely optional and would be supplied in addition to the standard MDF backing board. Can be used as a backing when framing items such as football shirts or papyrus.