Is this crazily expensive for some plain wall-mounted acrylic photo frames?

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Thanks to a recent conversion we've now got a good-sized entrance room/front room - not sure what to call it, anyway, at the moment it's just bland off-white walls, no decoration to speak of so I've had some travel pix of ours enlarged to 6 x 8 inches and just wanted to put them up on the wall in plain, clear frames.

These would be perfect but are really expensive. I got a quote for 20 (roughly the number we'd need) and it came to more than £400 including VAT and delivery. Sounds to me like an absolutely huge amount to spend on some frames but maybe I'm out of touch?

Can anyone advise/suggest an alternative?

Thanks v much

I think thats a good price for the quality. Cheaper acrylic does look cheap iyswim. Ikea for example aren't as clear

crikey, I m out of touch then. Thanks for the feedback though, v useful. I'd go for a cheaper one and risk it looking cheaper if I could find a suitable one but they all seem to have coloured or metal frames or can't be wall-mounted.

That's only £20 per frame which isn't really that much

We got some plain wooden frames made for some awkward sized prints we brought back from holidays and they cost about £40 each. Most of the acrylic ones I've seen start about £20-25

Righto, thanks Wonky. As ever MN a very useful sounding board. Will go back to DH and tell him I'm reliably informed it's a good deal

Does it work out cheaper to buy a bigger frame and put 4 photos in together?

Soup - yes, i think it would but I don't think it'll work with the size of the prints/shape of the wall. Thanks anyway.

Actually while we're discussing it, do you think it sounds like a nice idea or might it make the hall feel like the reception area of a dental surgery? i.e. white walls, travel pix in acrylic frames. We are hoping to get a piano as well at some point (if we can find a suitably battered second hand one) so that should soften the mood I suppose.

I wondered if it would look too busy with so many frames (hence the suggestion of putting more than one in a frame). Even though they're clear there will be all those little silver pegs visible.

I don't think it will look like a dental surgery especially once there are shoes, coats and other assorted crap scattered all over the floor. Or is that just my house?

both good points Soup. And if we just had 8 or 12 it would be a fair bit less expensive too!

As a total to spend on photo frames it does sound a lot, because you are buying so many, but the price per unit sounds fair.

It's all a bit matchy matchy for me though, I prefer a mix of frames.

trixy - know what you mean. The trouble is the photos themselves are so vivid and different that I think different frames as well would distract from them

I think those frames look very smart. i'd cough up the coins myself.