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11x17 Picture Frames
Give an 11 x 17 poster, certificate, or art print a clean, finished edge that’s ready to hang and easy to live with—whether it’s a school presentation on the wall, an office notice that needs to look polished, or a medium statement print in a hallway. An 11x17 frame matters because it’s a frequent “odd size”: when your piece is already printed at exact dimensions, the right frame prevents trimming, buckling, or a fit that feels slightly off.
This page focuses on frames that are intended to fit an 11 by 17 insert precisely, with the orientation you need. Choose portrait for vertical certificates, announcements, and document-style prints, or landscape for posters and wide-format designs; if you plan to rotate pieces seasonally, look for a frame that supports both directions. 11x17 is also a practical size for building a coordinated wall—large enough to read as a focal point, but easy to repeat in pairs or grids for corridors, classrooms, and gallery walls.
Want a more gallery-style presentation? Many shoppers pair this size with a mat to give smaller work breathing room—common choices include 8x10 matted to 11x17, 8.5x11 matted to 11x17, 9x12 matted to 11x17, or 11x14 matted to 11x17. If you’re unsure how to measure for a precise fit (especially with mats), see the guide to measuring artwork for a custom picture frame.
If your print is not truly 11 x 17, this size may not be the best match. In that case, consider choosing a different frame size or using matting to adapt the opening so the artwork sits securely and looks intentional.
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V3998
$42.48
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Warm silver beaded frame profile. Warm silver picture frame with medium gray wash separating the beads smooth surface medium gloss.
V783
$39.49
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Country rustic blue-washed frame profile. The color of this country rustic picture frame is reminiscent of a Dixie gray, but is in fact a blue.
v688
$44.42
Width: 1 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
A narrow gold wood profile with restrained linear detailing. Narrow Gold Wood Picture Frame uses a restrained contour to create a clear gold outline without competing with the artwork for attention.
V3945
$50.86
Width: 7/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1 1/4
Shiny silver, metallic finish of this deep frame profile. Imagery that lends itself to this frame finish includes artwork featuring metallic paint, including fine art prints on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas.
V512
$41.89
Width: 7/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Flat blue wood profile. Original fine art on paper or canvas board that might work well with this basic flat blue picture frame includes silkscreen prints, watercolor paintings, colored pencil, marker, graphite drawings, acrylic or tempera paint on paper or.
V4998
25% OFF $47.10 $35.81
Width: 1 5/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Light brown natural. natural burn edge uses its particular finish and contour to establish a distinct boundary around the artwork.
V5030
25% OFF $47.88 $36.39
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Light brown frame profile. Solid Oak Picture Frame uses its particular finish and contour to establish a distinct boundary around the artwork.
V805
$43.75
Width: 1 3/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 7/16
A petite pale-gold scoop with a beaded inner edge, gray-washed recesses, and a patterned outer band. Its compact scale provides visible ornament for smaller artwork without introducing a broad frame face.
V4992
25% OFF $46.50 $35.36
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Champagned round frame profile. Champagned colored original shape picture frame.
V809-1
$59.76
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Brown aged pine distressed wood barn style frame profile. Distressed Aged-Pine Brown Frame provides a rustic visual surround for original art presented on thin, rigid hardboard panels or canvas boards.
V3937
$36.43
Width: 5/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
An exceptionally thin gold face with light hammering, red scratches, and red undertones. Thin Gold Frame with Red Undertones uses a restrained contour to create a clear gold outline without competing with the artwork for attention.
V1313
$57.24
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
A smooth concave black scoop that rises toward the outside edge. The clean scoop draws the eye inward while maintaining a restrained, contemporary surface.
V794
$50.86
Width: 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1
Mahogany colored wood profile. For example, watercolor paintings with a deckled edge could be floated on acid free archival mat board, and this mahogany colored wood picture frame would accommodate the necessary depth needed to space up the art or matting.
V3996
$76.40
Width: 1 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/4
Deep beveled frame profile. Contemporary Champagne Picture Frame uses its particular finish and contour to establish a distinct boundary around the artwork.
V280
$59.76
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Barnwood style, whitewashed, scoop panel frame. Barnwood style whitewashed scoop panel frame.
V563-1
$86.76
Width: 1 7/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1 1/4
An ornate baroque-style gold profile with beaded and distressed details. The tall side profile of Deep Ornate Gold Canvas Frame creates a substantial silhouette while its gold face maintains a traditional standard-frame presentation.
V686-1
$45.95
Width: 1 |
Rabbet Depth : 1 1/4
A dark-walnut cube profile with a rich stain. The rich stain and squared silhouette recall the ordered lines of Japanese Shoji screens.
V484
$67.68
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
100% solid oak wood moulding profile made in America!. The restrained contour of Oak Frame creates a clear outline while allowing the artwork to remain visually dominant.
V3950
$41.23
Width: 1 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/8
Silver beaded frame profile. Silver beaded picture frame with dark grey scratch, dusty reddish wash.
V673
$56.88
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/16
A compact black-and-gold profile with an aged dark finish and a distressed gold inner lip. Its relatively shallow profile and formal two-tone finish give documents a defined dark border with a narrow metallic transition at the opening.
V527
25% OFF $55.31 $41.97
Width: 13/16 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Metallic, steel gray, wood profile with the look of ferrous iron. The look and feel of this metallic steel wood picture frame lends itself to many types of art, especially graphite and charcoal drawings, and intaglio fine art prints and other lithography.
V5033
$45.49
Width: 1 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 15/16
A simple white cube profile. Straight edges and a pale surface create a clean geometric outline.
V3939
$37.26
Width: 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
A small ornate silver profile. Small Ornate Silver Picture Frame uses its particular finish and contour to establish a distinct boundary around the artwork.
V836
$51.70
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Rustic, walnut brown colored, vintage-distressed wood picture. This rustic, walnut brown colored, vintage-distressed wood picture frame features a flat profile shape that has been weathered through a sandblasting process to reveal and accentuate natural grain patterns in the wood.
V1608
$52.92
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Burgundy colored basic wood profile with the look of fine grain. Considering the affordability of this basic wood picture frame, oftentimes artists, students, and families will order this and similar frames to accommodate children's art projects, college memorabilia such as photo collages, and gallery.
V789
$39.49
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
A black-washed wood-grain profile with an intentionally weathered surface. Visible grain and worn color variation give this frame a relaxed character unlike smooth gallery profiles.
V533-1
$35.34
Width: 7/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Navy blue wood profile. A few ideas for using this dark blue wood picture frame include framing photo collages for college dorm rooms, modern art such as Matisse prints, decorative abstract and geometric art, music concert venue posters, children's art, student.
V1602
$54.00
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Dark brown wood profile with the look of wood grain. Styles or genres of art that could work in this brown wood picture frame include drawings of nature, watercolor paintings, and children's art, along with photo collages and portrait photography such as senior portraits.
V791
$39.49
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Country color rustic Bourbon orange. Country color rustic Bourbon orange.
V488
$64.12
Width: 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1 1/4
100% solid cherry hardwood moulding profile with a warm, light, genuine grain pattern. This genuine cherry hardwood offers a look of understated beauty and contemporary simplicity.
V5025
$42.29
Width: 1 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 7/16
Beaded silver frame profile. The repetitive pattern is a nod to the detail work of English Renaissance design and Elizabethan fashion.
V3947
$41.23
Width: 1 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/8
A black scooped profile finished with a silver bead at the inner edge. The silver bead creates a bright, precise line between the dark scoop and the artwork.
V1338-1
$118.40
Width: 1 |
Rabbet Depth : 2 5/16
A tall black shadow-box profile with subtle silver veining. Fine metallic lines relieve the broad dark side walls while retaining an industrial, contemporary character.
V296
$59.85
Width: 1 5/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Cream panel frame with a gold edges and double dimple embossing. Cream panel frame with a gold edges and double dimple embossing.
V666
$78.08
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1
A warm gold profile with restrained vintage detailing. Its moderate width and warm finish offer vintage character with less ornament than the baroque profiles in the collection.
V260
$46.15
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Gray veneer wood profile with an open grain texture. Color combinations that feature cool grays are perhaps a better match than warm grays.
V808-1
$46.80
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Small antique natural aged pine distressed wood barn style frame profile. Antique Pine Picture Frame provides a rustic visual surround for original art presented on thin, rigid hardboard panels or canvas boards.
V259
$44.67
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Real wood profile in a natural veneer. Real wood picture frame in a natural veneer.
V675-1
$72.00
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/4
Lightweight natural wood profile offers the clean and refreshing look of birch. Interiors that pair nicely with this natural softwood picture frame may include Abstract, European, Mid-Century Modern, Post-Modern, Minimalist, and Organic design settings.
V798
$39.64
Width: 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1
A narrow charcoal-gray box profile with subtle two-tone wood grain. The tall rectangular silhouette supplies depth while the narrow face keeps the front view clean.
v690
$44.42
Width: 1 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
A compact Federal-style panel with black and dark-plum undertones, a distressed gold lip, and a steep outer bevel. Dark-plum undertones warm the black panel, while the small gold lip and bevel provide two distinct transitions toward the artwork.
V674
$52.93
Width: 7/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Soft, champagne silver, wood profile. However, when paired with a mat, this frame could also be a great choice for watercolor paintings, graphite drawings, and imagery that features old architecture or cityscapes.
V255
$98.22
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Distressed cherry scoop frame profile with an embossed back. Distressed cherry scoop picture frame with an embossed back.
V786
25% OFF $39.49 $30.10
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Deep mauve country barn wood red frame profile. Red is typically viewed as a bold color, but this red is soft and subdued because of the mauve tonality and also the washed, distressed finish and worn edges.
V1431
$75.00
Width: 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
A petite dark-gold bead with visible crackle lines. Petite Dark Gold Beaded Frame uses a restrained contour to create a clear gold outline without competing with the artwork for attention.
V194
$59.84
Width: 1 11/16 |
Rabbet Depth : 7/16
Subtle hints of red and olive green that creates silvery brown warmth. The unique and subtle coloring of this bronze wall picture frame is reminiscent of rocky highland grass and mountain landscapes, from Scotland to the hearty California coastline in winter.
V851
$45.72
Width: 1 1/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
A gold beaded profile with a substantial rounded presence. Gold Beaded Wood Picture Frame uses a restrained contour to create a clear gold outline without competing with the artwork for attention.
Is an 11x17 frame the right choice?
Choose this size when your piece measures exactly 11 x 17 inches and you want a frame that fits without trimming or “close enough” gaps. This is especially common for posters and document-style prints, including certificates, announcements, presentations, and signage that needs to look finished.
When it’s not the best fit
- Your artwork isn’t 11 x 17. A slightly different size can lead to buckling, exposed edges, or a loose fit. Consider a different frame size or use a mat to adapt the opening.
- You want a larger statement piece. Stepping up to a larger poster size may suit big walls better (for example, 16x20 or 18x24).
- You have a common poster alternative. If your poster is 12x18, it typically needs a true 12x18 frame rather than 11x17.
Orientation and placement: portrait vs landscape
11x17 works well in both directions, but the right choice depends on how the content reads on the wall.
- Portrait (vertical): certificates, awards, announcements, classroom projects, and document-style prints.
- Landscape (horizontal): posters, wide graphics, menus, and informational signage.
- Rotating art: if you plan to swap prints seasonally, confirm the frame supports both orientations so you can turn it without changing sizes.
Matting options that pair well with 11x17
Matting is a common way to make smaller pieces look intentional inside an 11x17 frame, adding border space and a more gallery-like presentation. Popular pairings include:
- 8x10 matted to 11x17 (a frequent photo upgrade)
- 8.5x11 matted to 11x17 (letter-size documents with a more substantial border)
- 9x12 matted to 11x17 (drawings and art prints)
- 11x14 matted to 11x17 (a subtle mat border)
Two details matter when choosing a mat: whether the opening is sized to overlap the artwork edges slightly (common for holding paper securely) and whether you prefer a wide-border look (smaller art) or a narrow-border look (larger art). For help deciding, explore custom mats and matboard options and the guide on single vs double vs triple mats.
Fit and finish: what to check before you buy
- True-size fit: confirm the frame is intended for a real 11 x 17 insert so edges sit cleanly.
- Backing and hold: a secure backing helps keep posters, certificates, and prints flat over time.
- Visual weight: thinner profiles can keep a modern poster look, while wider profiles can feel more formal for awards and gifts.
- Glare considerations: placement near windows or strong lighting can influence your glazing choice. Learn more in how to choose the right glazing.
Common alternatives if you’re between sizes
If 11x17 isn’t quite right, these nearby sizes are often considered depending on what you’re framing: 12x18 (slightly larger poster), 11x14 (smaller print), 16x20 or 18x24 (larger wall impact), 8.5x11 (letter-size without a mat), or 13x19 (a close alternative for certain print offerings). If you’re unsure which size you need, the custom picture frame sizes guide can help you compare options.
Need help measuring before ordering?
Accurate measuring is the fastest way to avoid a frame that feels too tight or too loose—especially when you’re adding a mat. Use the complete measuring guide for a step-by-step approach.
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