Bespoke picture framing
Pictures, prints, oils, mirrors and special items, designed with you one to one. Over a thousand mouldings on the wall, plus mounts and glass, matched to the piece and to the room it is going in.
★ Bespoke framers · Stable Market, Haslemere · family run since 2004
Framed the way it deserves, by appointment.
Sarah Dunford opened The Haslemere Framing Co. at Stable Market in 2004, set on better choice and better advice than the framing around at the time. Her son Elliot joined the bench in 2019 and started our own hand gilded and hand painted frames. We see everyone one to one, so the design is never rushed.
2004at Stable Market
30 yrsframing behind the eye
1000+mouldings on the wall
FATGLevel 1 and 2 conservation
WHAT WE DO
Four things off one bench, designed with you.
Our own hand-finished frames
Since Elliot joined the bench we hand gild and hand paint our own range of mouldings. A finish tuned to your piece, rather than picked from a stock catalogue, with gold, silver and painted edges done in the studio.
Conservation and restoration
Every material we use is Fine Art Trade Guild Level 1 or 2 conservation grade, the wood sustainably sourced. Acid-free mounts that lift the work off the glass, conservation glass, and careful restoration of older and inherited pieces.
Mirrors and unusual pieces
Mirrors made and framed to order, and three-dimensional pieces, textiles, medals and memorabilia float-mounted in deep box frames. If it is awkward to frame, bring it in and we will work it out.
THE WORK · FROM THE STUDIO
Some of what has left the bench.
OUR STORY · LATE 90s TO TODAY
A family bench. Sarah came into framing for better choice and better advice; Elliot brought the gilding.
The Haslemere Framing Co. has been a small, independently owned, family business since 2004. The rule has always been the same: conservation-grade materials, a finish chosen for the piece, and time to get it right.
Sarah Dunford picks the design with you. Elliot Dunford hand gilds and hand paints our own mouldings at the bench. Between them, thirty years of framing and a wall of more than a thousand samples to test a finish against your actual work.
“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” The line the studio frames its work by
late 90s Sarah Dunford comes into framing, set on better design advice and choice than the bland options around at the time.
2004 Sarah opens The Haslemere Framing Co. at Stable Market, off the High Street, built around an unhurried one to one design service.
2019 Sarah’s son Elliot joins the bench and starts our own hand gilded and hand painted range of mouldings.
Today A small family studio, appointment only, with over a thousand mouldings on the wall and thirty years of framing behind the eye that picks them.
OUR OWN FINISHES · CONSERVATION
A finish made for your piece, not picked from a catalogue.
A stock moulding is a starting point. Since 2019 we gild and paint our own range in the studio, so the gold can be warmed, the edge toned and the face matched to the work it will hold. The frame stops competing with the picture and starts lifting it.
Underneath the look is conservation. Acid-free mounts that hold the image off the glass, glass chosen to slow fading, all materials to Fine Art Trade Guild Level 1 or 2, the wood sustainably sourced. The kind of care that keeps a piece right for decades.
- Hand gildedgold and silver leaf, laid in the studio
- Hand paintededges and faces tuned to the piece
- ConservationFATG Level 1 and 2 grade throughout
- Restorationolder and inherited work brought back
- Over 1000mouldings on the sample wall
STABLE MARKET · THE SURREY HILLS
Tucked in a courtyard off the High Street.
You find us in Stable Market, the characterful courtyard just off Haslemere High Street, in a town that has long made things by hand, from the Dolmetsch instrument workshops to the Educational Museum. The Greensand Hills and Blackdown, the highest point in Surrey, sit on the doorstep. It is a good place to frame a landscape, and a good place to be unhurried about it.
Plan a visit BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
Tell us what you are framing. We will set a time.
We see everyone one to one, by appointment, so you get our full attention and plenty of time to choose. Send a short note and we will reply to arrange a slot at the studio in Stable Market, where you can hold your piece against the mouldings.
- A reply by email to arrange your appointment
- The design worked out at the bench, against the samples
- Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 4, by appointment
- Closed Monday and Sunday
VISIT · STABLE MARKET
Find us off the High Street.
The studio
Stable Market
High Street
Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2HJ
Phone · 01428 648884
Email · info@haslemereframing.co.uk
Getting here · in the Stable Market courtyard, just off Haslemere High Street
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday10:00 to 16:00, by appointment
- Wednesday10:00 to 16:00, by appointment
- Thursday10:00 to 16:00, by appointment
- Friday10:00 to 16:00, by appointment
- Saturday10:00 to 16:00, by appointment
- SundayClosed
We work one to one, by appointment. It means we can give your piece our full attention, so please book a time by email or phone before you come in.
FAQ
Questions we get at the studio.
Do I need an appointment, or can I just walk in?
We work by appointment, one to one. That way you get our full attention and plenty of time to choose, and you are never rushed. Email or call the studio and we will book you a slot.
Why does bespoke framing cost a little more?
You are paying for conservation-grade materials, a finish chosen for your piece, and the design eye that goes with it. As one customer put it, you may pay a little more than some places, but the service is faultless and the value is great.
Can you frame unusual things, mirrors, textiles, medals, memorabilia?
Yes. Mirrors are made and framed to order, and three-dimensional or awkward pieces are float-mounted in deep box frames. Bring it in and we will work out how best to hold and show it.
Can you restore or reframe an older or inherited piece?
Often, yes. We take great care over the conservation of customers’ artwork, and reframe inherited pieces to the highest conservation standards. Bring the piece to the studio and we will tell you honestly what it needs.
What does conservation grade actually mean for my picture?
Acid-free, archival materials that protect the work for decades, a mount that lifts the image off the glass so it cannot stick or burn, and glass chosen to slow fading. All our materials are Fine Art Trade Guild Level 1 or 2 grade.