Three Tips For Finding Deals on Picture Framing

If you have ever had a poster or art print professionally mounted, there is a good chance you spent more on the service than you did on the art. Regardless of the cost, pictures and artwork that have been professionally set look great on a wall. Here are a few tips for picture framing that will get you an attractive looking piece for a reasonable price.

Wait For Deals

Many of the larger, chain art shops offer exclusive perks and deals to members. All you have to do is fill out an information card with your name and email address. The company will then send you weekly sales and discounts. Sometimes they offer nothing much in the way of savings and other times they can be tremendous bargains. Some common sales are buy one get one free for all different styles of mounting, free picture framing with the purchase of the setting itself, and free matting with any purchase. These deals can greatly reduce the entire cost of the mounting process, giving you a professionally set piece for a fraction of the price.

Find Your Own Material

When you have a piece of art professionally hung, you pay for both the time and material of the shop. If you can provide your own material, you will reduce your expenses. The best way to find a good deal on material is through your local thrift stores and flea markets. Countless posters, pictures, and paintings are donated or sold for next to nothing in these places. More often than not the actual artwork is worthless. However the mounting is often worth far more than the price of the piece as a whole. If you supply your local shop with a quality setting, you will only be paying for their time.

Use The Internet

When you go to a store that specializes in mounting and hanging art, the price you pay isn't just for their work. It helps to pay for the store utilities, employee salaries, and advertising. Online picture framing shops offer the same services as their brick and mortar counterparts, but with a steep discount. They have fewer employees, less overhead, and less advertising. You simply email the company the picture you want hung, along with the size, matting, color, and other materials you would like. A few weeks later it will show up at your door. If it is an original piece of art, you do everything the same but mail the painting instead of emailing it.

In conclusion, professional picture framing can turn an ordinary piece of art into something that you will happily hang on your walls for years to come. While it can be a bit pricey at times, it is more reasonable if you follow the three suggestions outlined above. In the end you will have a beautifully mounted picture or painting for a very fair price.

New Aston Martin DB9 for the Luxury Ride

Aston Martin DB9 is here for quite a while, but now it offers all new features and a complete transformed look. It seems as the British car maker it putting all the efforts to maintain customer interest. The new DB9 is being built as the most powerful version and supported by a number of stunning upgrades both inside and out.

It keeps the same 5.9-liter V12 engine, which is common to most of the Aston Models for the past few years. However, this new model is capable of generating more output - generally increased by 30 horsepower to 540, which the torque is unchanged delivering the same 457 pound-feet. As claimed by its manufacturer, the DB9 GT model can do 0 to 62 mph in just 4.5 seconds and can reach up to the top speed of 183 mph. The six-speed automatic transmission sends the power to its rear wheels, and offers electronic shift-by-wire manual control.

Aside from its additional horsepower, the improvised DB9 has got some extra computing power in the form of AMi II touchscreen infotainment system by Aston. This feature has been pulled from the Vanquish and includes a revised menu setup making it effortless to use, as per the car maker.

The British luxury car maker also claims to have incorporated features like hands-free text messaging facility, customisable screen background themes and vehicle status information. In this package, users also get Bluetooth streaming audio.

The exterior has got only a few modifications, however, it can be distinguished by some styling factors kept specific for the model. It has got black anodized brake calipers, 10-spoke alloy wheels, improvised headlights and taillights, rear diffuser and a black front splitter. These small changes actually make this GT look more like a DB9-based Virage.

You have got a number of ways to personalise your new DB9 with options like different interior trim materials, fibre trim, two steering wheel choices - one designed to appear like the one from Aston's One-77 supercar, and another one encapsulated in Alcantara. It has also got some standard features like dual front, full length side curtains, dual side and airbags alongside traction and stability control systems as well as brakeforce distribution.

The super model is already available to order and allows you to enjoy the most luxurious ride of your life. You can choose DB9 Convertible and Coupe to drive in style and feel the luxury that Aston Martin is known to offer.