COME ON OUT AND HAVE YOUR PICTURE taken at the Pumpkin House in downtown Fairfield on the Courthouse Square. Make sure you have your customized frames ready so you can hang those pictures up at home right away.

For example, custom framing services for a a 16×24 piece in a lightweight, wooden frame could cost just $30, but if you add a custom mat, you’ll be looking at a price tag of $75. The majority of high-end shops offer thousands of different frame textures, colors, and finishes for you to choose from.

Any cost increases from the manufacturer become magnified when passed through the lens of the wholesaler. The cost to the frame shop is therefore high, and since the frame shop has to make a profit too, the cost to the consumer is even higher.

City workers installed the decorations last week, which will be in place during October’s Boo on the Square and TSAC Fall Art Walk.  Stay tuned for event details.