![]() ![]() ![]() More: Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe born from owner's rebellious sweet tooth ![]() "Mike and Megan take so much pride in their work, care about each piece as much as the customer does, and work to ensure that every job comes out perfect,” LaBelle said. “For example, I just had them frame my dad’s military jacket in a shadow box as a Christmas gift for my nephew they had a brass plaque made for it and I was just floored when I picked it up because it came out so beautiful,” LaBelle said. “Mike is a great artist, Megan is extremely accommodating, and both have a great eye for color and mats,” said LaBelle, who’s long relied on their framing services, both professionally and personally. As the owner of Mark LaBelle Antiques within the nearby Red Bank Antiques Center, LaBelle has had them frame some 100 pieces of art for him since meeting them over a decade ago. It’s a skill that customer Mark LaBelle says Prenderville and Harper have mastered. "You have to listen to the customer 100 percent and present them with the best possible option to help them capture that memory.” “People are also more into memorializing items that have personal meaning to them than ever before and we’re excited to work closely with them on the look, color and style of the frame," Prenderville said. In terms of industry trends, “people are living a more comfortable, casual and less ornate lifestyle these days and their art has reflected that - nice clean lines, upscale barnwood or driftwood, and recycled/repurposed materials such as tin frames are very popular now,” she said. In terms of their subject matter, “we’ve framed everything from artwork to historic items such as Ben Franklin and George Washington’s signatures to unique memorabilia, including a Boston Bruins hockey shirt, eulogies shared at a funeral, a photo of a customer’s father with Marilyn Monroe, and a seven-foot tall kimono,” she said.Įntrusted with people’s prized possessions, “we believe in always treating the art with respect and in doing no harm by using superior materials,” Prenderville said.Īlong with artwork lining their gallery-like walls, the shop also sells a selection of photo frames, mats, rock 'n' roll photography, and other gift items that showcase local artisans.Īccording to Prenderville, custom framing jobs typically take about two weeks and the couple pride themselves on working with all budgets to ensure the utmost customer satisfaction. “We offer frames in a range of different colors, textures and sizes, including imported Peruvian leather frames and frames crafted from exotic woods by a Pennsylvania-based artisan,” Prenderville said. Since moving to their cozy 750-square-foot space in the Galleria nine years ago, Frame to Please has remained a full-service independent framing shop specializing in high-quality custom framing and outstanding customer service. View Gallery: Frame to Please in Red Bank Full-service framers More: Farmingdale wedding invitation maker gets to work with customers in love More: Quicksilver: Red Bank jewelry shop built by love of art, 2nd job at GM plant They jumped on the opportunity, opening their retail store in 2009. Seven years into their home-based business, “we were selling framed fruit crate labels at the Red Bank Farmer’s Market and the owners of the Galleria in Red Bank reached out and offered us space there,” she said. “One day in 2002, Mike said to me, ‘Let’s open our own framing shop,’ which we eventually launched from our basement, named Frame to Please, and grew through word of mouth and referrals,” Prenderville recalled. ![]() Though she took a nearly 15-year break to become an EMT and CPR instructor, her connection to framing - and to life partner Mike Harper, a longtime professional illustrator who recently had his own show at Monmouth University’s Pollak Gallery - eventually drew her back to the field. “I loved framing because I felt that it was an extension of art that took it to another level - the ability to frame art to make it beautiful and cohesive is an art all in itself,” she said. RED BANK - Growing up in Middletown, Megan Prenderville loved art and was always painting, drawing and creating.Īt 16, “I took an after-school job at a local framing shop, did an apprenticeship in master framing in the late 1980s with Andy Warhol’s master framer, and then worked at several art galleries in New Jersey,” said Red Bank resident Prenderville, 53. ![]()
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