Author Archives: Scott Dawson - the picture framing guy

Wedding picture frame ideas – even the dress can be framed!

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – frames are the most versatile accessory you can have in your home, especially when it comes to your wedding pictures! Maybe we’ve never said – but we will from now … Continue reading

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How to frame an oil painting – everything you need to know

Did you know: An oil painting doesn’t need the glass in front of it like other paintings or artworks do? Let us tell you why: Oil never completely dries and putting it under glass can lead to moisture and temperature … Continue reading

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Have you been framed? Picture framed that is!

Have you ever stopped to think about how a picture frame came to be? No? That’s OK, we are probably the only #framingaficionados around here! Well, Compliments Picture Framing director Scott Dawson reckons it’s high time we shared the history … Continue reading

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Picture framing ideas and inspiration

We haven’t put an ideas and inspiration blog together for a while, so we thought: Why not?! The Compliments Picture Framing team could spend all day surfing the net for some amazing picture frame ideas.  Here are just a few … Continue reading

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Framed sporting memorabilia a hit with Dads for Father’s Day

Did you know the first ever Father’s Day was held on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington? Most countries around the world that celebrate the traditional day hold it in June, while some hold it on different dates throughout the … Continue reading

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Meet Emmett – the skateboarding picture framer!

Emmett may have been a picture framer at Compliments Picture Framing for the past 13 years, helping customers choose the perfect frame for their prized pieces, but you might be surprised to learn of his previous occupation. In another life … Continue reading

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Compliments Picture Framing – meet the boss, Scott Dawson

Profile of Scott Dawson, director and master framer, Compliments Picture Framing While Compliments Picture Framing Director Scott Dawson believes his biggest achievement is yet to come, he has already made headway in changing his chosen profession in an industry that has … Continue reading

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Compliments Picture Framing now printing on cotton rag paper

Cotton – it’s been used for hundreds of thousands of years mostly for clothing, but also for towels, carpets and sheets – and oil or margarine can also be made from the seeds of the cotton plant. So, it’s no … Continue reading

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Good customer service = happy customers!

You can probably relate to this story…So, a man walked into a shop the other day and got bad customer service. Boom tish. It’s actually no joke. How often has this happened to you? Probably more than once. In fact, … Continue reading

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End of a picture framing era?

Compliments Picture Framing director Scott Dawson tells it like it is. At the risk of sounding controversial – I asked myself a question the other day. Is the industry and the art of being a framer slowly dying? Just like … Continue reading

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