Fastframe

I found this place on Unilocal!I was hesitant about going to a ‘chain’ but the reviews here were great so I took a chance and I’m glad I did.
I had a nice couple of serigraphs and an (ex) family member got her hands on it and spray painted the custom frame with black Rustoleum. Can you believe it? Overspray was everywhere. So I took it here for them to clean up. The frame wasn’t savable but the gal here took one look and knew not only the artist but the company who made the frame (she had the year I bought it down too, but thats just details). So she finds 100 l.f. of the same frame in a very similar pattern which may not sound like much but the line is over 25 years old and discontinued. In one week my art it gorgeous again!
I had stopped to get wire earlier in the week but FastFrame finished the back beautifully too! It’s ready to hang.
The people here are so knowledgable and helpful. Don’t hesitate to take your most prized possessions here. They have great taste too so if they make a suggestion, listen and consider it.

I had a great experience with Fastframe today after another local framer did a shabby framing job that needed correcting. I brought in a small, but valuable piece that was not set within the frame properly and had been framed with materials that smelled strongly of cigarette smoke. The piece was also wrinkled within the frame. Fastframe got quickly to work. They replaced all of the mats/​boards with clean materials, reset the picture within the frame to be centered, straight, and balanced, and reassembled everything to be just right. They also used a hinge mount instead of tape all around which made the piece lie much flatter. They finished the job in just a couple of hours and greatly reduced my stress by ensuring that the gift I was giving was beautiful and ready to put under the Christmas tree. The price was also very reasonable for the work, materials, and turnaround. Thank you! I’ll definitely return.

For the past decade I have been going to Fast Frame for my company. Tremendous staff! Knowledgeable with an artistic eye, so even if you are unsure what looks best, they take the time to show you options until you find something just right. Beautiful results when you want to make something special.

Four stars for the price… A huge (maybe overwhelming) selection of frames. Professional service, easy access store. Took about a week to frame an oil painting and cost about $ 230 (used the coupon)… So it is a great service I just wish it did not cost as much.

Custom framing your artwork can be an expensive proposition…
Finding the frame you’re imagining for your art is Priceless.
I found FastFrame on Unilocal and decided to check them out. The store is bright and filled with more frames than I could have hoped for. There were hundreds of options in all price points. Donna helped me find the «rustic» black frame I imagined for my photograph in about a minute. She also brought out several other options that were equally amazing. I’m glad I brought a friend to help me decide… there was so much to consider.
I just picked up my beautifully framed photo today. Gotta say… it’s amazing! Love that it was ready 2 days ahead of schedule. When I checked in on Unilocal,I got a $ 30.00 off Custom Framing coupon… Bonus! The final cost was very reasonable for the job done. FastFrame is my new frame shop, I’ve got 2 more pieces to bring in.

I recently purchased a photo canvas in Maui and needed to have it gallery stretched. After speaking with numerous framing companies in the area it was clear that what I needed was not common or something which appeared normal in the framing industry. I then found Fast Frame and from the moment I walked in and spoke to Sue I knew I was in good hands. She knew what I needed instantly, expedited my request and produced an amazing piece of art which now hangs wonderfully in our home. As previous reviews mentioned, the job was more $$$ than I wanted to pay but I knew I was paying for a quality job. And I was not disappointed! I will return for all my framing needs!

not cheap but they do a fantastic job – and the turnaround is super-​quick! the woman who runs the store is lovely, helpful, and super-​knowledgable. so this is not a place for a cheap experience, but the stuff here is quality… and framing is expensive, so just suck it up and shell out the cash.

I needed 2 photos framed pretty quickly, and done well. Glad I ended up at FastFrame in San Mateo. Kevin took great care of me, answered all my questions (The framing 101 crash course was much needed and appreciated) and had me on my way in no time with great looking framed photos!

The people here are awesome! They do fabulous work and always turn my work around quickly. I have framed numerous pictures here and have never had a bad or even so so experience. Prices are reasonable but the service is unparalleled!

Fast, friendly & reasonably priced. In a time when most business don’t care for good customer service, fast frames still does! I will take my business there over & over again!

A few corrections here…
1) Vonna is the person who helped me, who’s also apparently the owner of this location. She’s awesome, definitely pay her a visit.
2) Although this is part of a large chain of international stores
it is locally owned, which is nice.
3) They’re not at all associated with FastSign, except for the fact that their signage is eerily similar. Not sure who modeled their logos after the other, but it’s a very strange coincidence.
That being said, I should have planned this purchase a tad earlier and, if money was an issue, should have shopped around a bit more. My bad for being late to the game. Lesson learned!

I just had something framed here a couple of weeks ago. I had been meaning to get it framed since… oh…I don’t know… Christmas! Doh. So I looked on Unilocal for a close but still good place and they had the best reviews.
I brought it in, talked to the woman about what I envisioned, she brought a few samples and presto — found THE perfect frame! Not cheap mind you but I knew that going in.
It was ready on the day they said and it turned out GREAT! Now I have 2 more pieces that I need to take in :)
Oh! And was able to easily use the $ 30 Unilocal coupon so that was great too!

Great Frame Shop!
I made a mistake choosing glass for one of my lager prints (which I broke once changing the print and once moving). Kevin was quite helpful in coming up with an alternative to glass and use plexiglass, which worked out great. He not only installed the plexi, he fixed a couple of blemishes on the matting for free! Great work!
Kevin had it ready for me in 20 mins!
Thank You Fast Frame!

I gotta tell you, Vonna just added a line of frames with tattoo art carved into them! I know, could be cheesy but it’s NOT. I’m loving the little skulls and the barbed wire. Perfect for that picture of that person you love oh-​so-​much (or not). Just very unique and fun. Believe me, no one has it but Vonna!

This place is frickin’ awesome. I hate Aaron Brothers. All I needed was a mat, and they were going to charge me $ 40 for it. And they’d probably make me wait three hours to get it done while I stood there impatiently. If there was even anyone there to help me at all. But I digress. This is a 5 star review for FastFrame, not a 1 star review for Aaron Brothers.
I found FastFrame by googling «frames» in Castro Valley. Highly technical. I called to get a quote ($ 22, cheapest I’d found (which still might be too much)) and then drove over there. The woman who worked there was SOOOO nice. And patient and awesome and I loved her. She helped me pick out the perfect brown mat, and she had it ready for me when I came back to pick it up an hour later.
Highly recommended.

My wife picked up a Tarkay painting on a cruise about 5 years ago. It’s been rolled up and stored away because we never got around to it.
We’ve finally decided on the perfect spot for it in our new townhouse and took it to Vonna at Fastframe after reading the reviews on Unilocal.
My initial impression when walking into the shop was how impressive the size of the shop was! I’ve seen other FastFrames, but they look like the size of a closet. The one was huge!
Anyway, Vonna helped us pick out the perfect frame. She was really patient with my wife who is known to be extremely indecisive.
Cost was very reasonable and the results were impeccable. The painting now looks fantastic above the fireplace and matches perfectly with the color of our living room walls.
I’ve got a few prints that I picked up at the NY Metropolitan Museum temporarily in IKEA frames that I’m definitely bringing to Vonna.