FOR A WOODEN FRAME

SOHO PICTURE FRAMING 611 Broadway; sohopictureframing.com

STYLIST BEVERLY NGUYEN has a very specific preference for frames: “I have most of my artwork in a 1.5-inch oak frame with floating glass,” she says, explaining that, to her eye, “it allows the piece to stand out and not distract you.” Nguyen, whose eponymous homewares shop stocks a lot of similarly warm and pareddown bowls, spoons, and brooms, initially had a hard time finding a framer that would build something to her specs: “Believe it or not, ten other framers fought me on this very simple design I requested.” Nguyen went by Soho Picture Framing after reading its Google reviews and found the perfect shade of oak (ask for “natural”) at the right price (from $250). And the owner, Michael Ingbar, immediately agreed to her dimensions. “He met me with no resistance,” says Nguyen, who has since gotten ten pieces framed with him.