Aaron Brothers Art & Framing

**CLOSED**
I guess this got ousted with the newly renovated Marina Marketplace. It was replaced with restaurants and a few stores, Sports Chalet and Gelson’s is still there, but past that, everything has changed. Looks really nice, but had to find another art supply store close.

This location has closed :(but Culver City is right around the corner 5359 S Sepulveda blvd culver city. Its on jefferson/​sepulveda next to petco!

I don’t understand why picture frames are so expensive. Most of the stuff on the shelves at Aaron Brothers is mass-​produced in China so it should be cheap. But for what it is, it’s not. I guess they’re always running specials and printing coupons to make up for it, but that just means if you buy anything at regular price in the store, you’re a sucker.
Custom framing is even more of a rip-​off. I had a piece framed that was 18“x38″. It cost $ 200 for a basic black frame and standard glass. That was with a 60% off coupon. Do the math — that’s $ 500 regular price! And it took two weeks. Aaron Brothers also owns Michaels, which means they own a majority share on framing in the this town. No wonder it’s expensive no matter where you go. Can you say collusion?
Aside from being overpriced, the place does good work and the employees are friendly. So, three stars, I guess.

Terrible custom framing service, uninformed sales staff, high prices AND they wrinkled one of our prints. Never again.

I’m no frame store manager, but if I were and had 2 employees in the store, I would have one serve people who wanted custom framing and the other be a cashier for those who just want to buy off the shelf. Instead they chose to have both help with custom framing and a line of 10 people had to wait about 15 minutes to get rung up. I like Aaron bros frames but that’s pretty poor service.

Good Aaron Brothers store. It’s not as big as the one in Culver City, but I like this one.
The employees are pretty cool. And… they let me use 2 50% off an item coupons at one time: D Thanks!
Parking: This is located at the Villa Marina marketplace which has a parking garage. Free parking.

Whether you believe in evolution or creationism, one thing is certain. Through the test of time, unnecessary objects or things will become extinct. Take for instance the biggest industry hit by this– MUSIC. How many Towers, and The Warehouse have been shut down in the past 10 plus years? And though Cd’s are still purchased, it is at an all time low. Same goes for DVDS and Books, so readily are users more apt to download these one and zeroes, the actual, physical product is fast becoming irrelevant.
But some things will never be put into a memory chip, or a zip drive. The taste of a perfectly aged Bordeaux, the goosebumps one gets when listening live, to the opening of the Elgar Cello Concerto, and the thrill of a first kiss. These things you cannot replicate. You want so badly to immortalize these fleeting moments. So when you have an opportunity to capture a feeling, or something close to it. You want it there always, in plain sight. And you’re not going to go to Ross or try to download, a custom made picture frame.
I must admit, over the years, I’ve looked down on Aaron brothers, as a complete waste of time. Who goes out of their way to spend 300 dollars on a goddamn piece of wood i can chop in my backyard?
mea culpa. Chris Reyes has changed my mind. And Unilocalers, he is bad ass. If you want help, go for Chris.
He painstakingly went through hours with us on deciding the best frame, color, bordering, and background on three special pieces of art. And though the minutes dragged on and on while my anal counterpart rambled about minute details only a virgo could obsess about, Chris was ever so patient, explaining why a UV glass would be better for the piece of art in the long run. They even had a deal of buy one get one free frames. It was a dark oak, and really made the piece of art stand out, lush, unique, special. Also, Liz was a huge help as well, the first time around (yep, we came here not two, but THREE TIMES), going through all different shadings for our background.
and trust me folks, when you get into it, you can really drop 3, 4 hundred dollars here if you really wanted to. they are very particular here, and whatever the amount you spend, you will leave with a million dollar looking product (unless…you know… YOU’RE the one that stole the van gogh recently… ahem. another time). But please do come to this location, try to allow at least 24 hours, since Chris is always slammed with projects of all sorts.
Until then… I think Aaron brothers is safe from the clutches of THE MACHINE.
Thanks so much Chris and Liz!

Today changed my opinion on Aaron Brothers and the customer service. Chris Reyes helped me with my framing needs and he was truly an absolute pleasure to work with. Super knowledgeable about their products, listens to your needs and budget and devised creative solutions. I’ve been in some of the shops and they barely acknowledge you or don’t offer to check stock etc. Chris was the opposite. He went above and beyond to find what we needed, had great ideas, a smile on his face all while juggling his staff (he’s the manager) and loads of questions from customers. Framing, especially custom, isn’t a fast process, so that’s something that you have to come prepared with but his good nature and patience with your selection process made it a delight.
Plus parking at this location is pretty easy.
I highly recommend signing up for the weekly email alerts. I’ve been able to leverage the lucrative coupons and promotions that they’ve sent.
It seems he’s trying to instill his impeccable attitude in the rest of his staff but if you’re going to the shop, I recommend trying to get him to work with Chris.
Now I’m waiting for the frames. so hopefully i will be pleased with the final results.

I wasn’t going to leave a review until reading Kate E.‘s review. I wasn’t happy with the service, but maybe everyone spends $ 300+ on a simple framing service and I should have lower expectations? Oddly, I had the exact same thing happen to me on the name they called my Van Gogh print (Swirling suns? AYFKM?!). Maybe they think that giving odd names to paintings is funny? I don’t care if they do that nor does that impact what I feel about the business. The work was fine, I thought is was more costly than it should have been and I wanted more feedback and help than I got.
Based on other reviews, maybe I should try them again when they have a sale.

There I was @ work, when a seaside picture called out to me, forlorn, in front of a door. Who had left this beautiful picture of a crashing wave and a lone surfer? I asked around, no one knew, yet several people wanted the picture. Since I first staked claim to it, the rest is history.
Just one in a million errands I had to do on a Saturday afternoon. i simply wanted to get this beautiful picture in a lighter colored frame.
Instead while carrying my 18×24 «ocean picture into the store I cracked the glass. Uh, a Bridget Jone’s moment for sure. How would I know there must be a certain way to carry a picture? Now I had to buy new glass & a frame!
As I entered the store, the artsy dressed cashier yelled out «welcome» with a smile. She sure was friendly. She said that to everyone walking inside the store. She declared she would call someone to the frame department.
As I stood at the frame counter, a lady arrived to help me as I asked for her thoughts/​suggestions. Without hesitation, she measured my picture. She was knowledgeable & knew how to pick out a complementary frame at a moment’s notice. She guided me down the aisle where frames of similar size were located.
I picked one out & she informed me that if she were to dismantle my cracked glass picture with its old frame there would be a $ 5.00 charge. I volunteered to do it myself then & there. She did not object. She discarded the cracked glass & old frame & redirected me to the friendly cashier.
The friendly cashier’s name was Ileana. When greeted again she was so helpful. She assisted me in inserting my ocean picture into my new frame with glass. Then wonders of wonders, she pulled out a coupon from behind the counter «40% off» she announced. I was absolutely gleeful. She said, «I was just waiting for someone nice like you to show up. I don’t give this out to anyone!»

Aaron Brothers talks mad game about how much custom framing they do. I think they claim to do the most in California, or something absurd like that. Clearly, they’re not doing it at this location.
I waited around for ten minutes, hoping someone would get the hint that I needed help with custom framing, as I was standing AT the custom framing counter, WITH a print, AND rifling through the matting samples.
They helped a bunch of other people ahead of me, and when they finally noticed me, the salesgirl told me to «hold on a minute there, missy!» Uh, missy? She proceeded to call me «missy» about five times. I just found this totally bizarre and, I would say rude, but I don’t think she had ANY idea how disrespectful it was.
She didn’t offer any tips on my framing, just sort of looked at it. As I was dropping over 200 dollars, I hoped for a little more service.
And the kicker? When I walked out with my receipt and claim, I noticed her description of my classic Chagall — «Weird Couple Riding A Horse.»
Weird Couple Riding A Horse, MY ASS!!!

Frames! Frames! Frames!
That about sums it up. I wasn’t looking for art supplies, so I can’t comment on them, but this place has a TERRIFIC selection of good quality frames at fairly reasonable prices.
If you want cheapo, go to Rite Aid for frames. If you have some Great Art to frame, check out Galleria Scola in Oakland. (No kidding — check it out — nine reviews, all of them five stars. They are artists.)
But for nice, attractive picture frames, this place is hard to beat.

decent place to get art supplies. 2 for 1 canvas sales are great. during sale times it’s great. otherwise it’s a decent place to pay full price. pretty decent selection.