Buying original artwork

[barefootinkitchen]

For those of you that buy original paintings, would you rather pay a bit more for something say in a nice wooden floater frame to save you the hassle of taking it to the framers or buy unframed and pay for framing yourself?
I've started selling my abstract paintings . Most buyers seem to be interested in interiors/ home decor . Prices not high end, 100 pounds to 400 ish.

@barefootinkitchen

I'll follow you on Insta as we move to our new house in the new year and might be interested in some art then.

Do you take commissions if we have certain colour themes in a particular room?

@silkpyjamasallday
Thank you for your answer. Yes I have decided to go with unframed but got quotes from my framer which I can offer as optional.
I agree , people want to choose to go with their decor.

@eyebrowseyebrows

Thank you , yes I have started to do commissions just this year. I had a couple of clients over in Australia and we managed to communicate through emails and I sent a lot of photos as the paintings progressed.

@Ttbb
Thank you it's good to hear people's thoughts.

We always prefer unframed but that is partly because I'm very picky about frames and we have a really good framer locally who does all our stuff. I also prefer art glass and most ready framed come with regular picture glass.

That said if you can offer framed and unframed on your site it covers people who want to buy all inclusive.

Thanks @C8 ...
Sorry, I don't think I was very clear in my original post. I was referring to works on canvas, which don't need glass but do need professional framing. I'm going to offer framing as optional , as you're right most people are particular when it comes to frames.

No my bad - I misread one of the posts and had it in my head you were shipping prints of originals. Shipping canvas is more tricky generally I would have thought.

This may sound weird but have you ever extended the painting over the sides? An acquaintance of mine mounts the canvas for her nature inspired abstracts quite deep (not sure what the term is for this) and continues the picture around the edges - they then hang unframed and are very effective. I was a skeptic but they work really well.

Hi , yes canvases are a bit tricky to wrap but I've done it a few times now and it isn't so bad. I cut and make my own boxes with heaps of bubble wrap etc.
I have painted around the edge like you described as I use deep gallery wrap canvas. I have done it after selling , as a bonus if a buyer isn't sure they'll frame straight away.
I like how if looks but not sure everyone does.