How To Properly Measure A Picture Frame. Another common mistake people make with puzzle picture frames is forgetting that puzzles aren't paper. This is a staple of all our framing tutorials — measure, measure, measure!
But it’s also a fact that using any old piece of string is nowhere near as. Ie measure what you want to see. Our system only takes mm.
You should now know where the hooks will go and how the artwork will sit.
Measure excluding any white borders on your photo. Don’t do any fancy calculations to determine the image size vs the lip size. You will see the frame has a rebate your mounts and backing and glazing will fit on to. It is a common mistake to think the dimensions are the width and height of its outside edges.