Preservation and Framing Services — Local services in Washington

I received an 18th century Chinese tapestry from my uncle and, even though it had been in the family for decades, it had never received any sort of restoration or preservation work. Needless to say, it was in pretty rough shape!

I called Preservation and Framing Services to see if they were the type of place that would guide me on how to preserve this piece. Lucky for me, they were! Matin was immediately welcoming and invited me to her shop where we unveiled the tapestry together. I easily trusted her to take care of the tapestry and agreed with all of her suggestions.

Matin is clearly an expert and has excellent taste. This was a very very fragile piece and I never once doubted her ability to preserve it in the best way possible. Matin was also very communicative throughout the process and even offered to deliver it to our home for free. This was much appreciated as the tapestry is quite large.

We just received it today and could not be happier! It is GORGEOUS and I can easily tell how much care Matin used on this tapestry. She's immensely talented and I would trust her with my most treasured pieces. We will definitely be using her again in the...

I've been going to Preservation and Framing for over twenty years. They've always done outstanding work. I'm writing now because I'm especially pleased with the job they did in framing a montage of some photographs for a memorial service for my parents, both of whom passed away this year. Most recently, before this job, Preservation and Framing did some restoration work for me on three late nineteenth century Japanese woodblock prints. Acquired by my mother when she was working with the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal the prints had been improperly stored in an old trunk. They were still flat but highly foxed. Preservation and Framing brought them back to life, making them look almost new. Which I appreciate greatly as they are another way for me to remember my parents.

My guess is that this shop does the highest quality, most professional restoration and framing one can find in northwest DC. I recommend them...

We have had our framing done here for almost twenty years. Matin has an astonishing eye for color and texture. We have found that nine times in ten we agree with her first or second suggestion even if we initially insisted on trying some of our own ideas. Matin is a joy to work with. She is the best framer we have ever worked with, and we are in our 70s. Abbas is a superb restorer. Earlier this year we took him a more than century old oil painting which was finished years ago with a varnish that turned white paint into brownish yellow. The painting has great sentimental value, so we really wanted it done right. Abbas was able to remove the varnish and perform some delicate touch up painting. It now looks terrific. Thank you! We have always found their prices to be reasonable for the work they do. This is not your average framer/restorer. You are getting top quality...