Frame It Yourself

This shop is absolutely amazing! My wife found this place for personal art framing and I’ve been using it for business purposes every since. Stephen will work with your ideas and make suggestions if you can’t think of any (which happened to me on a couple occasions). I’m an amateur when it comes to artwork. However, these guys have made me look like a professional. Thanks Stephen & Max!
*Great military discounts!

We brought a jersey in to be framed for the family of a teammate who had passed away recently. I was slightly emotional telling the owner why I had to have the jersey framed, and he was sensitive to the situation and treated me and the jersey with respect. I haven’t ever gotten a jersey framed, although I knew it usually costs quite a bit, but went with FIY because of online reviews. Many of the prices I had seen elsewhere were in the $ 250 range (I went to FYI first and not Aaron Bros or Michaels) but all told, the price was $ 160. The jersey came out beautifully — the jersey was laid flat with a backing in it to keep it taut, the pictures were laid in windows of the mat, and the glass was anti-​fade to keep the colors of the jersey and photos. All in all, it was a beautiful job and it brought my team and our players’ family to tears to see it. The store did a fantastic job, finished the framing in time for the memorial, and did so with such great respect. I highly recommend this place. They said, «trust us with this» and I did, and they did not disappoint (and I had high expectations). Thank you again.

Muy buen trabajo precio razonable pero lejos de casa, cuando fue a recojo mis cuadros uno estaba mal le dije que no recibía mu dibujo arrugado dentro del marco le dije por fa lo arregla y regreso al rato, así fue y quedo muy bien. gracias!

I love this place — Stephen is very helpful and friendly. Probably not the best place to come if you’re uptight or a jerk because they do take their time to get things done (but I told them I wasn’t in a hurry). Their prices are excellent compared to Michael’s or Aaron Brothers where I gasp when they quote me the price and try to drive up the cost with unnecessary extras. These guys don’t do that and I won’t go anyplace else now that I’ve found them. I’ve lived in other cities where there were shops where you could buy all the components and put things together yourself and I really didn’t see that option here, but maybe it does exist. Either way, I had the shop do the work and was extremely pleased with the results of a nice poster that I brought to them. Aesthetically pleasing, good workmanship — the only frame shop in San Diego for me.

What wonderful service and our pictures are so beautiful in these great frames. Definately will be coming back to Frame it yourself. Love the personal touch!

Stephen did a great job on custom framing a Papal Blessing for my uncle’s 80^th birthday. Stephen went out of his way to get it done a few days early so I would have it in time for my uncle’s birthday bash. The frame is absolutely beautiful! I highly recommend Frame It Yourself for any custom framing!

I have had a number of prints and other pieces of artwork matted and framed at Frame It Yourself in Clairemont. In every case, I have been very pleased with the great customer service, excellent selection of better frames (no cheap/​ugly plastic here). and competitive prices.
Picking the perfect frame and the perfect matting to show off your art is not the easiest thing! There are so many choices, and it is such a personal decision, that it’s good to have somebody to help. The shop owner and operator, Stephen, offers just the right amount of advice to his clients. In my experience, he has never pushed expensive frames just to make a buck. Instead, he guides you to choices that work well with both your budget and the piece you are framing.
I highly recommend Frame It Yourself for all of your art framing needs. This is San Diego’s best custom frame shop, without a doubt!

Exceptional quality and helpful staff! I brought a jersey in to be framed with a couple other items and they went above and beyond my expectations. I had called a couple other businesses prior to them and their rates were ridiculous. After calling Frame it Yourself they gave me options and nearly 30−50% lower than other businesses. We had a minor miscommunication delaying the job but it went both ways so I cannot mark them down. I will be more than willing to make the 30 minute drive each way for future projects. Highly recommended!

This shop is everything! Best prices, best framing, and an awesome owner! I trust him to do all my framing work and mounting.

They are more of a custom framign shop these days. Steven has a great eye for framing and the work they do is very professional. Better prices than michaels or aaron brothers. Worth a bit of a drive to get there. Great people!

If I could give 10 stars I would. Steve and Max are AWESOME!!! I popped on a Friday afternoon to get a colon chart framed for our spa, Eco Château, and they first said it would be two weeks since they are busy, which was expected since I had already read that on other reviews. However, I asked if I could just quickly buy some materials and knock the thing out myself since it did not have to be perfect and Steve just quickly took care of it for me. Talk about AMAZING customer service!!!
I did bring both the chart and the frame and did not need glass and it was only $ 13! I had spent $ 60 at Michael’s a year ago for the EXACT SAME THING!!!
Also, it was fun teasing them about framing a chart of a colon. Surly the most exciting thing they’ve ever framed, lol!
Thank you so much for the awesome service and pricing.

Wasn’t sure how to frame my (priceless to me) Jikiden Reiki Certificate Scroll from Japan and Steve was very helpful with suggestions. He spent time with me choosing the perfect frame and mat to enhance an already beautiful piece of calligraphy.
Best part for me was he kept the Asian feel without using a trite bamboo frame. Instead, a subtle flower carved wood with an eggshell and dark red mat. Beautiful!

This place is the greatest. Michael’s wanted $ 435.00 for my framing project. got it done for $ 153.00. took a little bit of time because he is so busy but I was not in a hurry.’
It’s the only place I go for my framing needs now.

I highly recommend this vendor for all of your custom framing needs. He could charge more than he does but seems to prefer to give his clients a great value with high quality work and great service!
Don’t go to places like Aaron Brothers and Michael’s for custom framing. Well, unless you prefer to spend two to three times as much with someone whose likely not an expert, and who is devoid of any creativity.

Most affordable frame shop in the area with WONDERFUL service. I’m so happy I found them.

Super friendly and helpful towards my tight budget! I would totally recommend coming in and getting something framed!
I had some nice charcoal sketches on newsprint my sister did in ’06 that needed to get in a frame to preserve them since they are pretty fragile. Thanks to them I was able to get them in an awesome frame with a matte that was affordable!

I have had 5 prints framed at this awesome shop. Each time I get excellent results. Since I’m a little clumsy, I never attempted to help with the construction of the frame. Though I like that the option is there. They have a huge selection of frame options, and the price can’t be beat. This place has it all, Quality workmanship, completion timeframe is spot on, and a great value. A+ in my book.

I needed to find various frames for my new apt so I could do it myself. But, as I discovered it was indeed a custom framing shop with a turnaround of a few days. Meaning, they make the frame for you or they can frame it for you.
The name «Frame It Yourself» is a bit misleading.

Absolutely fantastic work. This was my first time getting anything framed and, based off what others had told me, I went in prepared to be shocked by the price of framing. The price was actually less scary than I expected and the work Stephen did was excellent. He made my cheap travel posters look like a million bucks. I’ll never go anywhere else in SD for framing!

Best framing shop in San Diego for anyone looking for expert professional framing at discount price.
This is as good as it get’s in framing anything you can possibly imagine.
A «one stop shop» for any and all your framing needs.
Once you discover this frame shop, you will become a customer for life!
I would rate it 10 stars!

I agree with everyone else’s assessment on the owner, Stephen. You can tell he’s passionate about what he does and can cater to the most simple to the most demanding of customers.
Since I’ve never framed anything before, Stephen gave me what I wanted by choosing a frame for me after giving a short description of what I was looking for. He welcomed the fact that I used the Unilocal special that he had going. His frame came in time (1 week before Xmas) despite having his assistant out due to sickness.
I’d come back here for my framing needs. Definitely satisfied with the quality of the work. For a price of about $ 55, I got a sharp and clean black frame for my custom built Thank you poster for my parents that was approx 3 ft x 4 ft