A finished picture frame says a thousand words.

Here are some examples of the frames we created for art galleries and frame shops. Many of our pieces are special order to service the unique projects our clients dreamt up.

We look forward to working with you. For corner samples, please visit this link. If you have any questions, please email us at oxfordhillframes@gmail.com.

Stacked frames (special order)

Inner frame: wenge with maple dome inlays. Outer frame: round corner curly maple with a shedua face splinenull

Stacked frame boomerangs top right corner

Archtop Santos Mahogany with Wenge Corners (special order)

Bubinga with Wenge spline

Lap-joint Bubinga Mirror with Ebony Pegs

Handcrafted hardwood mirror made in the tradition of fine furniture plays an integral part in the interior design of this home.

Quarter-sawn Oak Mortise and Tenon

Arts-and-Crafts inspired framing for a woodblock print by Yoshiko Yamamoto.

Ebony-stained walnut with teak fillet frame

With a painting by local San Diego artist, Sarina Dahlan.

Cherry Float Frame

Naturally finished cherry darkens with age to a nice reddish brown tone that works well with the warm pallette in the oil painting by Joel Sharp.

Quarter-sawn Oak with Walnut Inlay

Client fell in love with the corner sample, and later brought in this piece of art just so he can have the frame made. We consider that a big compliment.

Photo Credit: Ray Street Custom Framing

Mahogany Lap-joint frame, Ebony stained (special order)

The thin profile of this frame compliments the delicate engraving.

Quarter-sawn Oak Mortise and Tenon

With an antique chromo lithograph from 1896, accompanied by a beautiful French mat.

Photo Credit: Rick’s Custom Framing

Standard Lace Wood Natural Finish

Lace wood has an unusual grain that looks beautiful and unique.

Photo Credit: Ray Street Custom Framing

Teak Mortise and Tenon

This frame made in the tradition of Arts-and-Crafts is a perfect fit for the wood blockprint, “Montana De Oro,” by Yoshiko Yamamoto.

Maple Float Frame with Wenge Splines

A simple frame was chosen to highlight the playful colors of a painting by local San Diego artist, Sarina Dahlan.

Oak with Walnut Inlay

Framing for an award winning house.

Teak Deep Frame with Matching Teak Spacer

Customer chose this teak wood frame to match the woodwork on his yacht and to house a limited-edition San Diego beer.

Photo Credit: Ray Street Custom Framing

Ebony-stained Lacewood with Walnut Inlay

The grain of the lacewood compliments the texture of the geese’s feathers.

Photo Credit: Ray Street Custom Framing

Quarter-sawn Oak with Walnut Inlay

Mission-brown stain enhances the quarter-sawn grain of this frame inspired by Arts-and-Crafts design.

Solid Ash Baseball Frame with Baseball Inlay in the corners

The frame is made from ash, the traditional wood for baseball bats. Each corner has a walnut inlay with a hand-detailed baseball. We built it extra deep to fit the autographed jersey.

Photo Credit: Ray Street Custom Framing

Wenge Fretboard Frame with Pearl inlay

This frame pays tribute to the string intruments that David Dann also builds. The fret lines are inlay maple and the dots are genuine mother of pearl.

Photo credit: Rick’s Custom Framing

Round corner Teak with Wenge Corner Inlay (special order)

In case of emergency, break glass!

Customer requested a contrasting corner inlay to truly customize the frame.

Photo Credit: Ray Street Custom Framing

Canary Wood Standard Frame with Wenge inlay (special order)

Clients wanted to frame the photos of their Arts-and-Craft house before it underwent renovation. The square inlays compliment the shape of the windows. Canary wood is not a typical wood we work with but we were able to accommodate their request for this specialty wood.

Walnut Mortise and Tenon (special order)

This frame was specially made to mimic the shape of the “bat ears” on the boy in this lithograph by Aron Wiesenfeld. Sorry about the hand reflection!

Walnut Acrylic Box Base (special order)

This was a special project for one of our very good clients, Ray Street Custom Framing. We always enjoy an interesting project that stretches our creativity.