We come bearing gifts!

We have received a ton of feedback from you all and we have a whole bunch of improvements to The Naked Frame as a result. Here’s a quick rundown of what we have been upto.

  1. Mounted Prints
    This was the number one request from most of you. Our original plan was to offer just the prints so that you could frame them any way you want, but it turns out that most of you want prints that are ready to be put up without any more effort.  We have been experimenting with various printing and mounting ideas and have come up with two really great options that we’re sure you’ll love. The first is a Giclée canvas wrap that looks just like an expensive painting, and the second is a print made on aluminum metal. Both these options come with all the hardware you need to hang them.
    Of course,  you can still buy the bare (naked) print it you want to do all the mounting yourself.
  2. Better payment options
    For those of you who don’t want to use Paypal (or Google Checkout), we now accept most major credit cards. Now you have no excuse not to buy that print you’ve been eying for a while.
  3. Visualizations
    For those of you who need to see what great art looks like when put up, we have put up quite a few visualization pictures to show you how our pictures look on some walls.
  4. More info on what you are buying
    And finally, for those of you who need that final push to make that choice about whether or not to buy art, we have some more pictures and videos to show you what exactly you’ll be getting. You can see a video of how our prints are packaged for you, along with more information on our mounting options. We also have a nice FAQ page for you so that you can get all those pressing questions answered. (At least the ones that relate to our website)

We’ve been hard at work to make all this happen. We also have a few subtle changes to the look and feel of the website, along with links to our twitter page and a signup form for out newsletter on the front page. Here’s the best part – we are not going to charge you for shipping all the way till the end of this month. Not one dime. Now go ahead and bring more art into your life!



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Here


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Hurray! We are open for business!

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As we continue to fine tune the website design, the business logic, and feature


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To that end, we are


The Naked Frame is on its way

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