{"id":651,"date":"2025-11-19T10:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frameiteasy.com\/blog\/?p=651"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:52:08","slug":"custom-picture-framing-quarter-inch-overlap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frameiteasy.com\/learn\/custom-picture-framing-quarter-inch-overlap\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Picture Framing: The 1\/4\u201d Overlap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The quarter-inch overlap is a key part of custom picture framing, but it is often either unknown or overlooked, which can cause some confusion. It can be frustrating if you have important key pieces in the corner of your photo that you don’t necessarily want to be covered. So what is the purpose of the 1\/4″ overlap? Is there a way to get around it? Let’s go over that today, and hopefully by the end, it will make more sense to you!
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What is the 1\/4\u201d overlap & why do we need it?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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In custom picture framing<\/a>, the 1\/4\u201d overlap is the measurement of your art that will be covered by its frame or matting. The art will be overlapped by the frame on all four sides. Without this necessary overlap, your art would fall through the opening of its frame<\/strong> \u2014 it needs to be held in place by some sort of material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s put that into perspective \u2014 have you ever tried holding something in your hand, but didn\u2019t have a good enough grip on it? If you have, most likely you recall the object you were holding falling to the ground. The principle is the same with the overlap; it has to grip enough of the photo in order to keep it in place, or else the photo will slip through the opening of the frame, which is not a result anyone wants! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you know when the 1\/4″ overlap is applied? We automatically apply the 1\/4\u201d overlap to all of our frames here at Frame It Easy<\/strong>,<\/strong> which is achieved by removing 1\/2\u201d from the \u201cWidth\u201d and \u201cHeight\u201d of your \u201cArt Size.\u201d(So, if you entered an \u201cArt Size\u201d of 8\u201d X 10\u201d, your actual opening of the frame or matboard would be 7 1\/2\u201d X 9 1\/2\u201d.) So you won’t need to do any extra work to be sure that your picture will be secure within your frame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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