http://blog.framedestination.com/frame-sizes/mat-board-opening-size/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mat-board-opening-size Protecting your Artwork is our Business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.framedestination.com/frame-sizes/mat-board-opening-size/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 Mark Rogers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:30:16 +0000 http://blog.framedestination.com/?p=413#comment-1230 If you make the mat opening 10.5 x 16.5 then the mat will cover up 1/4 inch on all 4 sides. This makes it easy to get placed in the mat but if you want more of the poster to show you can 10.75 x 16.75. Most frames overlap the mat by about 3/16 inch. 1" is kind of small. I would go at least 1-1/2 inch which results in the outer mat size and frame size of 13-3/4 x 19-3/4 if you go for the 10.75x16.75 opening. We have more info about frame dimensions here: http://www.framedestination.com/picture_frame_info.html#dimensions Info about custom mats here: http://www.framedestination.com/frame.aspx?id=minstructions If you make the mat opening 10.5 x 16.5 then the mat will cover up 1/4 inch on all 4 sides. This makes it easy to get placed in the mat but if you want more of the poster to show you can 10.75 x 16.75. Most frames overlap the mat by about 3/16 inch. 1″ is kind of small. I would go at least 1-1/2 inch which results in the outer mat size and frame size of 13-3/4 x 19-3/4 if you go for the 10.75×16.75 opening.
We have more info about frame dimensions here:
http://www.framedestination.com/picture_frame_info.html#dimensions
Info about custom mats here:
http://www.framedestination.com/frame.aspx?id=minstructions

]]> http://blog.framedestination.com/frame-sizes/mat-board-opening-size/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Carolyn Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:31 +0000 http://blog.framedestination.com/?p=413#comment-1229 I have a poster (10 actually) that is printed full bleed on 11 x 17 stock, i only want about 1/4 to 1/2 inch cover by the mat and I will put it in a barnwood frame. Do I need a mat opening of 10.5 by 16.5? and if the mat is 1 inch wide - wht is the opening of the frame. i know the width of the frame runners could be 1 to several inches but what is the opening? the poster is the banner on my website - the village of our carvings. I have a poster (10 actually) that is printed full bleed on 11 x 17 stock, i only want about 1/4 to 1/2 inch cover by the mat and I will put it in a barnwood frame. Do I need a mat opening of 10.5 by 16.5?
and if the mat is 1 inch wide – wht is the opening of the frame. i know the width of the frame runners could be 1 to several inches but what is the opening? the poster is the banner on my website – the village of our carvings.

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