Craven Allen Gallery & House of Frames

The oldest and best framing store in Durham. There is a mind-bogglingly huge selection of frames, and the staff is knowledgeable and willing to put in two cents if you ask.

The art gallery downstairs is intimate, and the selections always worth a view.

Big friendly dog on site is a welcome bonus to any visit.

10 stars! This store went above and beyond to find a great frame for my paintings at my price point. They were able to create a custom frame to complement my piece for <$100, significantly less than even the big box retailers. They also exhibit fantastic art, so even if you're not in the market for a frame, it's worth popping by to see what's on display.

Beautiful frame jobs! We've had three normal pieces framed here and now have an extra large in-process. I know we'll be back again!

Nice revolving gallery of art downstairs, pieces will vary from paintings, sculpture or photographs. A very impressive selection of artists have displayed work there. Upstairs, the walls are filled with more fine art, most of it is from local artists. The upstairs artworks share space with a tremendous selection of picture frames. Their frame selection has everything from sleek/modern/minimal to rustic/chunky/ornate.

We have used Craven Allen Gallery a number of times over the years and have always found them to be knowledgeable, professional and personable. While I have always been happy with their service, they recently helped us with a time sensitive, financially difficult situation where they went above and beyond what was expected. I truly appreciate there help and highly recommend their services.

First rate art gallery and frame selection. Staffed by friendly and helpful artists with deep knowledge of the art they sell and great intuition about framing and displaying art.

Thank you for great service and exhibiting great art. You make Durham an extra special place to live and work.

Incredible design. Amazing frame selection and first class art gallery.

Professional framing of the highest quality and preferred by the regions premier photographers.

Have had wonderful results and am planning on taking something in this week.

I'm always happy with the result!

Friendly people here.

The best on the triangle