Framing Stories

This piece is a perfect compliment to my sci-fi toy museum! My experience at the Lloyd’s Center Beard’s Framing was amazing, They provided custom TLC! and made sure the items fit the room.

Paul Carson

Originally Isaiah and his dad were going to the air show in Reno for all four days, but at the last minute, my mom and girlfriend decided to come along and only go to Thursday's show. Less than 24 hours after we left, a plane crashed into our seats killing several. Puts things into perspective.

We've used this shop for framing and matting a couple of times. Staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. We've loved all of their work!

Bethany Schenk

This is our wedding photo and our 24^th wedding anniversary is on Monday. This is our anniversary present to ourselves. It was taken by San Franciscophotographer, Mary Podgurski, who is also our friend.
 
We love West Hills Beard’s Framing and we are repeat customers!

The Brugmans

This cell of the Alice in Wonderland movie was given to me for my 60^th birthday. What makes it very special is that I have been collecting Disney lithographs for the last 17 years. However, I had nothing representing this movie and it was released in 1951, the year I was born. The party scene was the icing on the cake.
 
All of my artwork has been framed at Beard’s. They take excellent care of my pictures, as if they were their own. And we have great fun selecting the mats and the frames to match the personality of that film.

Denise Johnson

I worked for four days on this piece. My Mom really liked it, so we decided to frame it for Grandpa’s Birthday.

Stella

The staff, Kristen and Jessica, were helpful and efficient.  I knew how I wanted the finished piece to look, and they definitely helped me get there. The finished product is awesome!

J. Bidwell

I chose this Charlie Harper print of a barn owl because it was a 30th birthday gift for my daughter who was born in Cinncinnati, Ohio where Charlie Harper is based. She is a recently “converted” birder who got into birding when a nesting pair of owls invaded her University of Montana Western campus.
 
I have always gotten great service and advice from Lindsley and Freya and everyone at my local Beard’s. And the finished products speak for themselves!

Ms. Stull

I had my husband’s Boy Scout uniform & memorabilia framed. He earned the ranking of Eagle Scout. He was involved in Scouts for years as a child and teen.
 
Carill was extremely helpful and creative. She is very knowledgeable on the Boy Scouts. She sewed badges and knew where everything was to be placed correctly. She had the idea to include his picture wearing the uniform, and his handbook appears to float. It’s awesome! Carill has framed numerous projects for me. She always does a great job. I wouldn’t go to anyone else! Thank you, Carill.

Jennifer Weltin

The candle in this shadowbox was the First Communion candle of my Great-great Aunt. It is well over 100 years old.
 
I received wonderful, helpful assistance and Carill does incredible shadowbox design.

Roland Dechert

This piece was bought on our honeymoon in Mexico.  It portrays our wedding date as represented on the Mayan Calendar.

We got perfect help with frame choices and mat color.  

Noel Wall

Designer's note: Mr. and Mrs. Wall brought this into our shop on their 11th wedding anniversary as part of their celebration. We loved helping them!

My dear friend found these coral pieces for me in the shape of our childrens' names.  This is a really special keepsake from an amazing trip.

My experience was very professional and I am so pleased with the finished product!

Darcy Orin

This project involved framing several objects to commemorate my supervisor’s first hole in one at The Ace Club in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.

Designing the layout and choosing the mats and framing options with Jessica was a lot of fun. She had great suggestions, and I trusted her implicitly. I could not have been happier with the end result, and my supervisor was delighted. Thank you for the excellent work and customer service.

Ms. Ulmer

I had professional 3 month photos taken of my little guy, Colton, and I decided to create a 3-way frame and give it to my husband for Valentine’s Day. This is where it all started. We hung the photo in our family room and we continue to receive so many compliments. I really wanted to capture how much Colton was changing and growing every 3 months for the first year so… here we are at 1 year with 4 beautifully framed photos.

Lindsley Curtis is amazing! She selects wonderful combinations of frames and matting that fit my taste almost always on the first try and she remembers all of our previous projects so that they are all unique, but fit handsomely together.

Monique Lance

This is the first family portrait that my daughter drew of us. I hung it on a wall reserved for family pictures.

Freya and Lindsley are always very helpful and have great ideas that make our photographs and artwork look fantastic.

K. Kozloff

I associate this violin with my mother. This was her violin and she was a gifted violinist. Having this violin showcased in this beautiful soft box is my testimonial to my wonderful mother. I was blessed to have this great woman as my mother and I miss her deeply every day.

The job that was done on my project was absolutely spectacular! It is very elegant and classy. Shannon's warm personality and spirited nature is a joy to be around. She is one of the sweetest and most caring people I have ever met. Angelina is quiet and soft spoken and very patient. When you are telling Angelina something you feel like cares what you have to say. She is also a joy to be around.

Bruce Ikenberry

The print was done by Portland artist/musician/general nice guy, Brad Yazzolino.  Our original print was purchased about 20 years ago as a gift for my husband's parents because the folks in the print resemble them.  It was lost when our family cabin on the Salmon Riverwas destroyed in a fire in January 2009.  Turns out, we have a mutual friend with Brad, and when he found out how sad we were to lose his work, he gave us another copy.

We had a wonderful time working with Kristen to find just the right frame, matting, etc and are thrilled with the final product.  We moved into the new house on the river this weekend and will look forward to hanging the new version in a prominent location!  Thank you very much for your expertise and great customer service.

Maggie Skenderion and John Schuberg

Protecting and enjoying my late father's artwork can be accomplished every time at Beard's Framing. I am confident in their craft and I trust them to take great care in the piece. I appreciate Beard's Framing unmatched customer service and caliber. I can visit Beard's Framing with an idea and they help to create something memorable.

My father's art reminds me everyday of his accomplishments.  There is nothing I am more proud in to hang in my home.

As a baseball enthusiast, I value the players who played with passion and loved the game. They played the game above their potential. Pete Rose should be a model to young players on how the game should be played.

I have always had my expectations met or overcome by the creative vision and production of the work done by Beard's. The West Linn manager, Carill, is a pleasure to work with.

Scot Gelfand

This is special to me because I LOVE fine art and I’ve had this high quality art poster forever and am so glad to get it framed. Jessica picked out an incredibly perfect frame!

Kathy Coleman

When I spotted this print in a gallery in Chemainus, the artist’s home on Vancouver Island, I loved its boldness and simplicity and its resonance with the Celtic traditions of looking both ways, of eternal vigilance.  I’ve always been drawn to Northwest Indian art for its richness and stark depictions of nature and mythology.

All the designers are all very professional and helpful, with keen eyes I don’t have and a decisiveness I value immensely.  Jessica is always wonderful; I trust her excellent taste and eye for color.

Valerie Grey

I did not wait quite as long as the Julia Child letter to display the daguerreotypes that help with the back-story of the large painting of the little girl with the big black dog. The girl's name is Adele de la Lancieu. She was the first cousin-once-removed of my great-grandmother Marguerite de Lance Gregory. My mother inherited the painting from the widow of Adele's son—and must have acquired the daguerreotypes at about the same time. It was not until after my parents had died that my sister & I found the daguerreotypes in a trunk. I recognized the little girl, since, by then, the painting was hanging in my house. Sleuthing through some other old papers we found in a different box, we finally figured out the connection. It was a great pleasure to work with Jessica, because she seemed nearly as excited by my projects as I was.

Diana Harris

I lived in Hue, Vietnam for three years. One of my best friends, La, is a wonderful painter. We were sitting in La's beautiful crumbling French villa one rainy day. His nephew was wearing a plastic polka-dotted poncho and slumping unhappily because it was too wet to play outside. We laughed at him. And La, who had no canvas left, quickly painted this on a page torn from an old calendar. Sue, who helped us choose several frames could not have been more helpful.

D. Relin