A great frame shop with tons of choices and competitive prices. Vonna the owner is great and knows all there is to know about framing, so you can trust her suggestions. The rest of the staff is friendly and helpful. They even work closely with an art restorer who picks up pieces from them weekly, in case you need something cleaned or repaired. The only place I trust to take my artwork!For covid, they are appointment only and ask you wear a mask and gloves (provided at their sanitation station when you walk in.)

Setting up a design appointment was straightforward. The design appointments ensure that theres plenty of space for air circulation indoors (in addition to the mandatory masks). Person we worked with really knew their stuff and was very professional. Consequently, we decided to move forward with out project with them (despite originally planning to shop around). Now to see if they deliver on the good first impression...

This is my first time adding a frame to a painting. The staff at Dark Horse offered a lot of help and let me try a lot of frame samples. The final work is so beautiful. I am very happy with the service and the quality of the work.

We have had 3 large canvas paintings stretched and framed over the last year or so at Dark Horse Framing. They have a huge selection of frames to choose from and offer great expertise and advice on how to properly stretch our canvases. Their pricing is the most competitive we have seen in the area, without any compromise on quality or service. In fact, the last framing project was completed in only one week, a full week before it was originally estimated. Because of the size of our last painting, the owner actually delivered it to our home as a courtesy. This is the only store we will do any framing at in the future.

I have been to this store twice and got great service both times! The first time I went to this frame store with my mother-in-law to find frames for my key ring collection.They didnt have any for us and were very helpful in directing us to other stores that might carry what we were looking for.The second time, I needed a custom frame for a picture that my husband had been saving to be framed at some point. It was a non-standard size and harder for a DIY project. After many years of having been stored, the corners of the picture were wrinkled. I was starting to wonder if it was even worth framing it. None of the frame stores I went to carried frame for this odd-size picture.I then remembered the friendly staff at Dark Horse Framing and decided to take it to them. Dark Horse Framing picked a great frame for me and delivered it really fast. I found out that unlike other frame stores, they have a lot of framing equipment on their premises which helps in the fast turnaround. And the wrinkles are miraculously not visible anymore!! Couldnt be happier.They are on El Camino right off of 92 in San Mateo. Parking on the road seemed to be a problem until I found that there is a small parking lot just before the store where I could have parked.

Excellent customer service and incredible attention to detail. Trust your treasures with this locally owned business. Highly recommended!

I have been having Vonna Long ( the proprietor) do all my framing for the past 25 years at least. Sometimes I have no clue what I want and she ends up with a framing solution I love. Other times I have a very good idea, but she always improves on it. In all these years and well over 25 frames, there has only been one instance where a change was made. I forgot to specify the type of glass, and she changed the glass to what I wanted and only charged the difference in the glass price as what I wanted was more expensive.I hope everyone will support her new enterprise. I just picked up my first two paintings from Dark Horse and am totally happy.

I first met Vonna (the owner) seeking framing for my San Francisco Limn Gallery exhibition in 2004. I had very little knowledge of the options available to a local artist and she provided me with alternatives that ranged from budget conscious to museum quality finishes.Ive continued to rely on Vonnas expertise and trend knowledge to keep both my work and exhibits fresh!She makes the experience both fun and educational.Expect nothing but the best one-on-one service.

“I’ve been coming to Vonna at the Fastframe in San Mateo for 20 plus years to do all my custom framing, And I was so happy to see that she is still there, but is now called Dark Horse Framing.Still the same great design and customer service.StevenOwnerReclaimed Wood Concepts

Excellent frame shop!Best selection Ive ever seen!Great customer service!

The framing on our bathroom vanity mirror turned out gorgeous, a perfect compliment to the rest of the fixtures and colors. The staff at Fast Frame were great to work with their creative and spot on options to choose from.

I needed to get an aerial photograph enlarged in a quality, large format print and framed for the lobby in our building. I drove by Fastframe in San Mateo, across the street for years, then I noticed the name changed to Dark Horse Framing. Turns out it is still the same owner, Vonna, she is just no longer a franchise.She enlarged the image 30 x 36 and matted it in an oversize matting and a non-glare acrylic cover that is light filtering.The best part about the framing was that she came over to our building with several samples to test with the brand new woodwork trim. We ended up using a very large solid ash moulding that was custom stained to the perfect match. The boss was happy, our designer was too. Lobby complete!

You want amazing customer service . Go see Vonna . Great selection and fast turnaround! A+++++

For any stitchers looking for excellent framing after all your hard work—Vonna will deliver!!! I won’t trust anyone else with my projects. Vonna just knows how the frame my finished work PERFECTLY! Great eye. Great work.

Exquisite work!

Great service