{"id":1727,"date":"2026-09-30T02:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/index.php\/2026\/09\/30\/choosing-a-frame-and-mat\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T02:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:22:04","slug":"choosing-a-frame-and-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/choosing-a-frame-and-mat\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing a frame and a mat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A frame is part of the picture. These rules of thumb work in most rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frame colour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Black<\/strong> is crisp and works with almost anything, especially black and white photos and graphics.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>White<\/strong> disappears on a light wall and keeps a bright, Scandinavian look.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Natural oak<\/strong> adds warmth and suits landscapes, botanical prints and wood furniture.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Walnut<\/strong> is deeper and suits portraits and classic paintings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mat or no mat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mat is the border between the picture and the frame. It gives a photo room to breathe and makes a small print look larger and more valuable. Skip the mat for bold graphics and posters that should fill the frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/product-category\/framed-prints\/\">Browse framed prints<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black, white, oak or walnut, with or without a mat: how a frame changes the look of a print.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-print-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.cmsmart.net\/stores\/cmsmart-poster-canvas-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}