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27x40 Picture Frames
Give a standard movie poster the clean, finished presence it deserves—without trimming—by choosing a frame that’s built to fit a 27 x 40 inch one-sheet precisely and hang securely as a high-visibility wall display. At this scale, the right frame does more than “hold” the poster: it sharpens edges, elevates color and contrast at viewing distance, and turns a favorite film, concert, or promotional print into a statement piece for a home theater, office, hallway, or lobby.
A 27x40 frame is the go-to choice when your poster or print already measures 27 x 40 and you want an exact match. It’s commonly used for movie posters, large-format art prints, event posters, and bold photography intended to read clearly across a room. Because the artwork typically fills the opening edge-to-edge, many pieces in this size are framed without a mat for a crisp, poster-true look.
Before you buy, confirm your poster’s true measurement—some prints can run slightly under or over depending on the printer and trimming. Also plan your display orientation: portrait vs. landscape depends on the poster design and the wall space you’re working with. For a balanced look on a large wall, consider a frame profile that feels substantial enough to visually support a 27 x 40 centerpiece.
If your goal is a “gallery” presentation with a mat border around a 27 x 40 poster, you’ll typically want to size up to a larger frame to make room for the mat. For smaller posters, consider a different size altogether, such as 24x36 picture frames.
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V93
$155.71
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
White barnwood panel frame with a slight scoop. The overall look of the frame shows the variations of grain pattern and color tones which reflect the natural characteristics of the real wood.
V782
$98.23
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Rustic white frame profiles offer a country white vintage look. Order your rustic white frame in the size that's right for your art, whether you're framing prints, posters, photos, canvas, and more.
V179
$193.77
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1 1/2
Silver wood profile offers a bold and blocky design. The smooth face of the profile scoops slightly out to a flat edge, highlighting the various planes due to a metallic finish.
V92
$149.25
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Frame incorporates a variety of styles (Transitional, Rustic/Distressed, Modern/Contemporary) into a single frame that works with a variety art styles and interior designs. This frame incorporates a variety of styles (Transitional, Rustic/Distressed, Modern/Contemporary) into a single frame that works with a variety art styles and interior designs.
V85
25% OFF $167.61 $126.19
Width: 2 3/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 7/16
Reverse swan style frame with a silver finish, black outside edge and beaded lip. Reverse swan style frame with a silver finish, black outside edge and beaded lip.
V255
$216.24
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.
v493
$142.29
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
An American Federal-style profile with a rounded gold inner edge, recessed black panel, and stepped outer ridge. The recessed black panel gives the eye a quiet interval between the gold opening and the raised outer edge.
V797
$98.23
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Country color rustic weathered blue. Posters that are most appropriate for this country rustic weathered blue wood picture frame include home decor and kitchen d cor, especially farm and dairy themes, folk landscapes, and rustic rural themes.
V259
$108.87
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Real wood profile in a natural veneer. Real wood picture frame in a natural veneer.
V115
$186.75
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Ornate silver wood profile with a unique fluted pattern. A warm gray wash covers crevices and low points to simulate age.
V842-1
$194.68
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 2
Silver frame has a black, pseudo rubbed appearance. The smooth face of the profile has a black pseudo rubbed appearance to give it an aged look with subtle leaf marks simulating hand applied silver leaf.
v84
$181.51
Width: 2 1/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 7/16
A reverse-swan gold profile with a black outer edge and beaded inner lip. The black outer edge increases contrast while the beaded lip keeps a decorative gold transition next to the artwork.
V569
$224.71
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
A warm gold scoop with a repeating embossed pattern and aged-cream color variation. The shallow scoop and repeating ornament create movement while the moderate width remains suitable for smaller and medium-scale pieces.
V5028
$203.22
Width: 2 5/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/4
A wide black-and-burgundy panel organized by smooth linear ridges. The burgundy undertone warms the broad dark panel while the ridges give it an orderly architectural structure.
V787
25% OFF $98.23 $74.16
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Is a seafoam green, shabby chic frame profile with country rustic farmhouse style. Adding to this theme, you might consider framing inspirational posters, poems, and antique signs that relate to sea life and the magic and mystery of wild waters.
v491
$143.07
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
A traditional gold panel with grooved detailing. On Traditional Gold Panel Frame, the open gold field emphasizes the artwork while its surrounding ridges give the opening a finished architectural edge.
V4992
25% OFF $110.31 $83.22
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Champagned round frame profile. Champagned colored original shape picture frame.
V270-1
$170.47
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 11/16
An extra-wide smooth black face with a deep bevel toward the artwork. The bevel creates a strong inward transition across an otherwise broad and minimal black surface.
V675-1
$163.11
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.
V296
$139.26
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.
V588
$165.69
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Rustic frame profile with distressing, inspired by antique Italian furniture. Rustic picture frame with distressing, inspired by antique Italian furniture.
V190
$180.33
Width: 2 3/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/4
A dark brown scooped profile crossed by a sequence of raised ridges. Light moves across the stepped scoop, giving this dark profile more depth and rhythm than a flat black frame.
V562-1
$226.53
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
A timeworn black-umber profile with matte-silver detailing and a classic curved shape. Silver highlights articulate the curved profile while the dark worn surface keeps the effect subdued.
V178
$193.77
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1 1/2
A tall, smooth yellow-gold profile with a slight rise toward the outside edge. The tall side profile of Deep Yellow Gold Canvas Frame creates a substantial silhouette while its gold face maintains a traditional presentation.
V669
$176.97
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 1
A rounded black-and-gold Hudson-style profile with intentional distressing and a prominent gold ridge. The rounded gold ridge can repeat warm highlights in the artwork while the deeper black profile provides a substantial outer boundary.
V261
$111.91
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Dark gray wood profile with an wood grain veneer that looks weathered. The upscale and sophisticated look of this contemporary dark gray wood picture frame is distinctly modernist, and pairs with urban, Scandinavian, Nordic, Palladian, and nautical design themes that emphasize cool colors and wintry themes.
v660
$116.01
Width: 1 9/16 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
A satin-black profile organized by geometric linear patterning. Repeating lines add structure to the face without the floral character of traditional ornament.
V281
$146.19
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Brown barnwood panel frame with a slight scoop. The overall look of the frame shows the variations of grain pattern and color tones which reflect the natural characteristics of the real wood.
V800-1
$194.68
Width: 1 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 2
A tall gold standard-frame profile with substantial interior depth. The tall side profile of Deep Gold Shadow Box Frame creates a substantial silhouette while its gold face maintains a traditional presentation.
V183
$153.66
Width: 2 3/16 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Silver leaf, wood profile is a flat profile. In addition to offering a contemporary profile shape, this silver wood picture frame also offers a finish that appears aged, and fits in medieval design settings featuring swords and armor, along with World War One and World War Two.
V662
$218.03
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
An antique-gold panel profile with grooved edge details. On Antique Gold Plein-Air Panel Frame, the open gold field emphasizes the artwork while its surrounding ridges give the opening a finished architectural edge.
V809-1
$136.83
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.
V838
$123.31
Width: 1 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Dark distressed plank-style wood profile. The textured finish of this distressed wood picture frame corresponds to the grain pattern, in what appears to be a sandblasting process to remove softer flesh between wood grain rings.
v4995
$124.51
Width: 2 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Maple colored flat frame profile. Get the maple look you want over a real wood substrate, for a much better price than you might pay for solid maple frames.
V114
$186.75
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
An ornate fluted profile with patterned ridges and warm red accents. Its layered ornament and fluting make the frame part of the presentation rather than a neutral border.
v492
$144.63
Width: 2 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Traditional silver frame profile suited to both canvas and paper artworks. Finally, consider using this frame to float thin canvas panels or rigid hardboard panels on a solid black backing material.
V236
$252.12
Width: 2 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Ornate, silver frame profile with an antiqued gray wash. In the case of this ornate silver picture frame moulding, the wood profile substrate features a steep curve to which an embossed pattern is laid, and then a warm gray wash is applied, filling in crevices to simulate age.
v94
$169.65
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Our Barnwood profiles are made of real wood, and reflect down-to-earth country charm. The lip has been colored darker than the rest of the frame.
V507
$211.62
Width: 2 3/4 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/4
A wide antique-gold profile with a stylized floral panel and stepped outer edge. The embossed floral band gives this frame a distinct decorative identity with enough width to balance visually assertive artwork.
V563-1
$191.91
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.
V222
$287.73
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Distressed ebony color of this traditional veneer wood profile. The gold lip offers contrast to the dark recessed panel section of the profile, and enhances artwork in the same way a fillet functions in a stacked frame.
V592
25% OFF $201.79 $151.83
Width: 2 3/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Rustic gray wood moulding profile. The restrained contour of Gray Frame creates a clear outline while allowing the artwork to remain visually dominant.
V299
$209.83
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 1/2
Brushed pewter with a black back and lip. Wide brushed pewter wood panel frame with black back and lip.
V4998
25% OFF $113.25 $85.42
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.
V666
$175.43
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.
V224
$284.45
Width: 3 |
Rabbet Depth : 5/8
Honey wood veneer frame profile with a decorative gold inner lip with an embossed wheat pattern. The style of this distressed honey wood veneer picture frame offers a traditional look that is a nod to old world aesthetics and sensibilities.
V833
$146.94
Width: 2 3/8 |
Rabbet Depth : 9/16
Rustic walnut-brown wood profile offers the look of rough-sawn plank. The restrained contour of Brown Family Picture Frame creates a clear outline while allowing the artwork to remain visually dominant.
V163
$178.91
Width: 2 1/2 |
Rabbet Depth : 3/8
Oiled bronze beaded outer edge frame profile. The finish features coppery highlights under a chocolate brown aging wash, with "veins of gold" throughout the otherwise smooth beveled surfaces.
When a 27x40 frame is the right choice
Choose this size when your artwork is intended to fit exactly at 27 x 40 inches—most commonly a standard movie poster (one-sheet), plus many large promotional, concert, and event posters printed to the same dimensions. It’s also a strong option for large art and photography prints meant to function as a focal point on the wall.
Fit check: measure before you frame
- Confirm the true size: Some posters measure slightly under or over 27 x 40 due to printing and trimming. An “exact fit” frame works best when the poster truly matches the stated dimensions.
- Decide orientation early: A 27 x 40 frame can be displayed portrait or landscape—choose based on the poster design and the wall space.
- Plan for wall presence: At this scale, the frame becomes part of the visual impact. A more substantial profile can help the piece feel intentional rather than temporary.
Matting guidance (and when to size up)
Many 27 x 40 posters are framed without a mat because the poster already fills the frame opening. If you want a matted “gallery” look around a 27 x 40 poster, you’ll typically need a larger frame size to accommodate mat borders. If your artwork is smaller than 27 x 40, a mat can also help center it within a larger frame—just focus on getting a mat opening that matches your print.
Hanging and placement tips for large frames
- Use reliable hanging support: Large frames benefit from careful placement and appropriate anchors or studs for stability.
- Think about viewing distance: Home theaters and media rooms often have longer viewing distances than hallways—choose placement so the poster reads clearly and feels centered.
- Matching multiple posters: If you’re building a series wall, keep finish and profile consistent across all 27 x 40 frames for a cohesive look.
When this size is NOT the best fit
- Your poster is a different standard size: If you have a 24 x 36 poster, use a true 24x36 picture frame for the cleanest fit.
- You want a smaller wall footprint: Consider 18x24 picture frames for smaller posters and prints.
- You need to reduce glare or upgrade the viewing clarity: Explore glazing options with glass type guidance to match your room lighting and display goals.
Helpful add-ons for poster presentation
- Poster won’t lay flat? If your print arrived rolled and is fighting the frame, consider Flatten A Poster before framing for a cleaner result.
- Want a clearer, lighter alternative to standard glazing? Learn about acrylic for picture framing for large wall pieces.
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