What Is A Double Mat Frame

1 mat over the picture.

What is a double mat frame.

The offset dimension is what determines how much of the bottom mat will be shown. 5 x 7 double mat by studio décor 3 x 5 opening 3 19 save 20 with code 20madebyyou quickview. This allows the buyer to use the frame as two different sizes. As of may 2019 our available mat styles have increased.

Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color. Mats are great with photos posters fine art prints diplomas or watercolors. 2 mats one mat on top of the other. Frame mats pre cut mats uncut matboard picture hanging hardware accessories custom framing.

Adding a double or accent mat to your framed photo or artwork is an easy way to add character to make the image pop even more. A double mat is not what many people think it is. Instead add a linen liner to create the same transition from art to frame that mats do for pictures on paper. 11 x 14 mat by studio décor 8 x 10 opening museum white.

This is the same matting we use in our frames available in any size in a number of colors and options. In the picture framing industry a mat or matte or mount in british english is a thin flat piece of paper based material included within a picture frame which serves as additional decoration and to perform several other more practical functions such as separating the art from the glass putting mats in a frame is called matting a term which can also usually be used interchangeably with mat. One larger size without the mat and a smaller size with the mat in place. The top mat has a slightly larger opening than the bottom mat to allow a small border of the bottom mat to show around the image.

But for canvas art mats don t work. An 8 x 10 standard frame may come with a 1 1 2 mat which allows you to frame a 5 x 7 image as well. Many standard frames also come with a mat. 1 4 inch is the most common.

This post will provide advice and showcase a few endless mat combinations ranging from simple to super eclectic. Rather a double mat is just two single mats stacked together two single mats with two different size windows stacked together so the window of the under mat appears as a band of color around the inside of the window of. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. A double mat never involves cutting through two thicknesses of mat board.

You can choose your optimal mat style in our online frame designer and learn more about our current mat styles here keeping it simple is our mantra her.