How does your gallery look?

[khooengtheng]

whenever I go abroad....I like to visit other framer's store. I just like to see how they decorate their gallery and see what is the difference between us.

I attached herewith some photos taken in front of my store front and inside the gallery!

Can I see yours?

 

[beta]

That's awesome! I love the color and is that a white ceramic tile floor?!

 

[PaulSF]

I have one rule about the interior of my shop -- if it doesn't have a frame on it, it doesn't go on the wall. No gallery-wraps on the wall. I'm in the business of selling frames, and although I'll do a gallery wrap for a customer, I won't hang it on my wall.

 

[RParrish]

Rules are meant to be broken

My shop pics are on my personal profile page.
Paul, you might be suprized, I had three canvas up prominently displayed (with the same reservations you have) I got more people comingin looking for canvas streching, gallery wraps. I was pleasantly suprized.

 

[hangupsgallery]

Something we added to our web page not too long ago...a sneak preview for our customers.
http://www.roundus.com/listing.php?abbrev=hgup

 

[Couture's Gallery]

lots of pictures of our shop on web site couturesart.com

 

[maryframer]

Hi Steve,

That Roundus is amazing! Your shop is beautiful too!

Do you know if Lincoln is the only city that has that service? It would be great to have it here in Richmond.

BTW, the print rack and other stuff I bought from you last fall have worked out perfectly!
Thanks,
mary

 

[maryframer]

I was so impressed with Roundus I forgot to add some pics of my place.

We just opened in 10/07.

 

[hangupsgallery]

Hi Steve,

That Roundus is amazing! Your shop is beautiful too!

Do you know if Lincoln is the only city that has that service? It would be great to have it here in Richmond.
mary

I think they are just local but perhaps trying to expand into other markets. You might give them a call to inquire. Not sure where they're at on this.

 

[Rick Granick]

Wow, khooengtheng, very nice. I love the look of your storefront and signage. What is that place with the arches just next door to your shop?
Rick

 

[khooengtheng]

Pre War House

The building that we are now occupying is an old pre war and colonial building. The neighbouring is taken by a professional photographer. The architecture design of these pre war building reflects the 171 years of British presence in the Malaysian state of Penang, coalescing with local, Chinese, Indian, Islamic and other elements to create a unique and distinctive brand of architecture.

These row of houses were built in 1926 and most of them already converted into cafe, restaurant, fashion houes, salon, art gallery, etc.

The hand painted ceramic floor tiles were the original flooring. In my gallery, it is pity that they were replaced with the white tiles by my previous landlord. The original hand painted tiles is much more beautiful than the new one.

 

[wendy lang]

Hey!

You can see our new shop at http://theartcorner.blogspot.com Please remember that it is temporary until we sign on to a permanent location after the fire. Most everything you see cost we ZERO! The long design table was donated by the Salem Arts Association; the little settee and leopard spotted rug came from our house; the moulding surrounding the corner samples was salvaged from the fire. Etc, etc. In the back room workshop, much of the same is true. We salvaged the C&H wall cutter, the sander, and some of the hand tools. The chopper was donated. The big and small tables were brought from the cellar of our house. So far, I have bought the Fletcher 2200 mat cutter and the Fletcher 3000 (3100?) wall cutter. We also salvaged the compressor. Next I have to buy an underpinner and a dry mount press. The Dewalt single mitre saw may be salvageable, and we'll learn that in the next day or two. The big, double-mitre CTD saw is a goner, though.

Wendy
The Art Corner
Salem, MA

 

[PaulSF]

Wendy, I think you're the winner hands-down. To go through a fire and then reopen in a new location, that's inspiring!! (at the least, it inspired me to go over my coverage with my insurance agent)

I kind of dig the black and white tile floor. It reminds me of a Vermeer painting. Wonder if you can do up the joint to look like one of those rooms he painted...

 

[Kirstie]

Hey Wendy,

You've done a GREAT job on the reopening. you've got more spunk than I think I could muster after such a disaster.

Good luck on the "new" venture. I'm sure your customers will all follow along.

 

[Mikbaja]

Mary you rmolding wall looks like metal. How did you do that if it is?

Hangups wow!

Khoo I would go in there. The front is so inviting.

Wendy, Way to go! love the artists painting in your space makes it feel right

I got the tile finished and the base board down yesterday so once the bathroom is reinstalled I think I can start moving equip, this weekend.

Mary also ask the biggest realtor in you area about the in the round thing it is used alot by them so they may know if someone near you does it. I was in art school whan that technology first was being used and knew when they went up public and did not buy stock on the advise of my banker. Place head here and bang hard!!!

 

[maryframer]

Wendy,

my moulding walls are polycarbinate sheets sold in home improvement stores as patio/greenhouse roofing.
They come in a couple colors - (swimming pool green used to be most popular)
I chose "smoke". Size 26"wide x 8" tall. I added sticky velcor and dyed it to match - as close as I could get it.

I had to rivit each top of the velcro strips, but otherwise I am very happy with the look and performance. I like especially the shinny mod apearance. It contrasts nicely against most moulding samples.

Thanks for mentioning realtors. Now that you mention it, I did see that roundy thang on a realtors site once.

 

[Mikbaja]

Wendy, How crazy! what a small world i went to your website and you also have the stop light sign that I totally love and STOLE!

I have to find out how I can put it up outside because my building is so close to the road my boyfriend is scared people will STOP in the road.

White velcro? on the smoke? dyed? because I looked again and you cant see it. I was going to put the galvanized in the loo but I love your wall.

More instructions please if you don't mind a complete copy cat. Love it!!!

 

[maryframer]

Hi Mikki,

sorry - I got you and Wendy mixed up for a minute there.

The velcro was tan b4 I dyed it. I used brown Rit dye and it worked pretty well. I did a test first to be sure the dye didn't weaken the super sticky velcro.

In my case the stop light has to be inside my store window. Richmond City sign regulations are pretty strict. But it is still very visable inside the window.

It would not be hard to mount outside but check with your areas regulations
b4 hand just in case. If the stop light did not have vinyl words over the lenses (as in my case) I would agree with your boyfriend and be worried about traffic.
Otherwise, 1.5" conduit elbows and matching bracket hardware would be what you need to mount it to a wall. Oh, and have an electrician (maybe the hard part and $) wire it to a switch inside.

I mounted mine to a 5' tall piece of conduit bracketed to an 18" x 24" plywood base and covered the plywood with extra pieces of flooring. The total height is 8'.

This way I can move it around if needed. The power cord comes out near the base of the pole and I put a switch on the cord there so I can turn it on and off.
The open sign is one of my favorite things!
Glad you like it too!

mary

 

[maryframer]

Hi Wendy from the Art Corner,

I have just been reading your blog and WOW what an ordeal!
"Endeavoring to Persevere" I love your attitude and hope the best for you and the shop. It looks like your space has great light. cool rug too!

Hope you get to stay.

Mary

 

[wendy lang]

Mary,

Unfortunately, downtown Salem is being divided between two rather greedy landlord corporations. Fortunately, the "temporary" space we are in now is owned by the lesser of those two evils. Unfortunately, they WILL tear down our new space within the next few years and re-build a four-story retail/office/condo/apartment complex. Fortunately, they have two alternate spaces within the downtown circle that would be "choice" for us!

We will call about them Monday.

Have a great weekend!
Wendy
(The Art Corner)

 

[khooengtheng]

Salute to your spirit

I just want to salute you to your determination on rebuilding your business....I think you have done the best done before! I love your gallery interior...!!

 

[wendy lang]

Again, it's temporary, but it changes day to day. Thursday, my nephew and I drove the Cherokee to Marblehead and picked up TWO loads of moulding from a woman who had had a frame shop in town, but closed it. The moulding had been stored in her attic for FOUR YEARS and she just wanted to get rid of it! She also GAVE us a CHOPPER that she had stored in her cellar for the same amount of time!

WHEE! FREE stuff!

Soon I will post photos of the work area of the new, temporary space. Comments would be welcome.

Wendy
The Art Corner

 

[wendy lang]

UPDATE: the two downtown spaces are WAY out of our price range and not appropriate to boot!

We will do two things now: help plan the old landlord's rebuild of the old space, though it is a a "bad" neighborhood, and urge the landlords of the "new"space to NOT tear it down, but use it as a "cornerstone" for their newest development.

We'd prefer the "new"space, but if they are going to tear down the entire block, then we may just go back to the old spot, then BUY IT, once our lease is up in three years!

Any ideas?

Wendy
The Art Corner
More an "idea" than a location.

 

[Rick Granick]

I'm sure you've heard the adage about "location,location,location". One other thing to consider is that, by and large, people who can afford to have custom framing done do not like to frequent "bad" neighborhoods. Just my .02
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick

 

[FrameProSA]

gallery

Something we added to our web page not too long ago...a sneak preview for our customers.
http://www.roundus.com/listing.php?abbrev=hgup

Gees - that is amazing!
Love the idea - and your shop looks great!

 

[John Ranes II CPF GCF]

A bit slow....

Slow, that is to reply to this thread, Eng Theng,

But here goes with a few images, anyway...

This thread reminds me that when we're on vacation, Sarah allows me 5 minutes if we stop into a frameshop to "visit".... you always can learn new things on how others put their businesses together.

John

 

[khooengtheng]

Not another frame shop anymore!!

what else can I say, John? It is awesome!!!

 

[Bogframe]

We have an informal look to the place. I only have an outside view for now, I'll post some indoor shots soon.

 

[ACFramer]

We have an informal look to the place. I only have an outside view for now, I'll post some indoor shots soon.

I really like the look of this place as far as exterior. I live in a converted warehouse loft space and I LOVE those large windows.

 

[RoboFramer]

Here you go