A new picture for a frame you already have
The frame is paid for and already on the wall. All it needs is a picture. Our prints come in the sizes most frames are sold in, rolled in a tube – measure the glass, pick the size, done.
What size is your frame?
How to measure, so it fits
- Take the back off and measure the glass. Width and height, in cm. That number is the frame's picture size – the size on the label when the frame was bought. If you can't open it, measure the backing board or the inside edge of the frame from the front; a few millimetres either way is fine, the frame's lip covers the edge of the paper.
- Is there a mount (passe-partout)? Measure its outer edge too – that is still the frame's picture size, so a print of that size fits behind it. But the window in the mount is smaller, typically about 10 cm less each way, and it will cover the edges of the picture. Our 50 × 70 print has a picture of about 46 × 70 cm, so a 40 × 50 window shows roughly 40 × 50 of it. Either leave the mount out, or have a framer cut a window about 2 cm smaller than the printed picture. The sizes below tell you what the picture measures.
- Pick the size above and choose a print. It arrives rolled in a tube; lay it flat under a few books overnight, then slip it in. If your frame is a size we don't make, order the next size up and have it trimmed to the glass – the paper is 200 g art paper and cuts cleanly.
What the picture measures on each sheet
The picture is scaled to fit the sheet without cropping, so the white edge depends on the artwork's proportions. Typical numbers, with the frames they fit:
| Sheet (= frame picture size) | Picture on the sheet, approx. | Fits, for example |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm | 27–30 × 40 cm | IKEA RÖDALM, KNOPPÄNG, FISKBO 30 × 40 |
| 50 × 50 cm | 50 × 50 cm | square 50 × 50 frames (several IKEA series) |
| 50 × 70 cm | 46–50 × 70 cm | IKEA RÖDALM, LOMVIKEN, KNOPPÄNG, FISKBO 50 × 70; most 50 × 70 frames |
| 70 × 100 cm | 65–70 × 100 cm | IKEA RÖDALM, LOMVIKEN 70 × 100 |
Frames with a mount: a 50 × 70 frame with its mount in typically shows a 40 × 50 window; a 70 × 100 typically shows 50 × 70. Take the mount out, or choose a print one size smaller and let the mount frame the white margin – both look right, they just look different.
Questions
Do I measure the inside or the outside of the frame?
The inside: the glass, or the backing board, once you have taken the back off. That is the frame's picture size, and it is the size on the label when a frame is sold – a 50 × 70 frame holds a 50 × 70 picture and is about 54 × 74 on the outside.
My frame has a mount (passe-partout). What then?
Measure the mount's outer edge – that is still the frame's picture size, so a 50 × 70 print fits behind it. But the mount's window is smaller, usually about 10 cm less each way, so it will cover the edges of the picture. If the window is 40 × 50 on a 50 × 70 mount, you will see 40 × 50 of a picture that is about 46 × 70. Either take the mount out, or ask a framer to cut a window about 2 cm smaller than the printed image.
What if my frame is a size you don't have?
Order the next size up and have the print trimmed to the glass size; the paper is 200 g art paper and cuts cleanly. Our sizes are the ones most frames are sold in: 30 × 40, 50 × 50, 50 × 70 and 70 × 100 cm.
Does the print fill the whole sheet?
Almost. The picture is scaled to fit the sheet without cropping, so the margin depends on the artwork's proportions: a Hiroshige print on a 50 × 70 sheet is about 46 × 70 cm with a narrow white edge on the sides, which the frame's lip covers.
How does it arrive?
Rolled in a tube. Lay it flat under a few books overnight before you put it in the frame.