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To every graduate in the Joplin area — congratulations! All those years of work earned a piece of paper that deserves better than a desk drawer.

Diploma framing with conservation glass keeps the document from fading and yellowing over the years. Want to go beyond the diploma? A shadow box can combine the tassel, cords, a cap-and-gown photo, and even the graduation announcement into one piece that tells the whole story. They make fantastic gifts for the grad who’s headed off to a new apartment or first office.

Bring the diploma in and we’ll design it together at the counter — quotes are always free. That’s it from your friendly neighborhood picture framing and digital print shop.

Rooms get stale; walls are the fastest way to fix it. A single new piece of art over the sofa, a canvas wrap of last summer’s vacation, or even the same art in a fresh frame and mat can change how a whole room feels.

Not sure where to start? Browse thousands of prints through our Shop For Art site and we’ll frame your pick, or bring in your own photos and we’ll print them any size up to 60 inches wide. If you’ve got a piece you love but a frame you don’t, reframing is quicker and cheaper than you’d expect.

Come by the shop and let’s find your walls something new.

If you work from home, your office walls are doing more work than you think. Here are three reasons to give them some attention.

First, video calls. Whatever hangs behind you is part of every meeting — a well-framed print or canvas says a lot more about you than a blank wall or an open closet door. Second, your eyes need somewhere to rest. Looking up from a screen at artwork you love genuinely breaks up the fatigue of a long day. Third, motivation is personal: a framed family photo, a print of somewhere you’ve traveled, or a canvas wrap of your own photography makes the room feel like it belongs to you and not to your laptop.

We can print and frame your own images up to 60 inches wide, or help you find art and wall décor that fits your space. Come see us and we’ll design something that makes Monday mornings a little better.

Custom framing isn’t just about protecting what’s inside the frame — it’s one of the most flexible design tools your home has. Five ideas we help customers with all the time:

1. Build a gallery wall with mixed frames that share one mat color — instant cohesion without being matchy. 2. Reframe an old piece to update an entire room; new mats and a new frame can make thirty-year-old art feel current. 3. Frame a mirror to brighten a small room and make it feel larger. 4. Use oversized mats on small pieces to give them big-wall presence. 5. Print a favorite photo as a canvas gallery wrap for a clean, modern look that needs no frame at all.

Bring in a photo of your room and the piece you’re working with — our design counter is free, and we love this stuff.

We’ve all been there — the occasion is this weekend and you’ve got nothing. Here’s the good news: a gift from the frame shop never looks last-minute.

A Deck the Walls gift card works for any amount and lets them design something they’ll actually love. A favorite photo can become a framed print or canvas wrap faster than you’d think — ask us about turnaround when you come in. And our laser-engraved keepsakes add a personal touch that feels anything but rushed.

Stop by, tell us who it’s for, and we’ll help you figure out the rest. See our gift items for ideas.

Did you know Deck the Walls is locally owned and operated? Chris and Michele have run this shop since 2005, and every project that comes through the door is handled right here in Joplin — nothing ships out to a warehouse somewhere.

When you shop local, your money stays in the community, you get advice from people who will still be here next year, and your one-of-a-kind pieces never leave town. Compare that to shipping your grandmother’s needlework to an online framing service and hoping for the best.

We’re grateful for every customer who chooses to shop small. Stop by the shop in Southpointe Center — we’d love to meet you.

Some of our favorite projects are the ones that carry real family history. A customer recently brought in a photograph of his grandfather standing with fellow railroad workers at the railyard, taken around 1953 — his grandfather was the yardmaster. The photo had spent decades in its original frame: weak corners, cardboard backing, masking tape, and the print pressed right against the glass.

When we carefully freed the photo, its fragile condition made the next step clear. We scanned it, digitally restored the image, and printed an enlargement — keeping the vintage black-and-white look the family loved rather than colorizing it.

To connect the photo to its story, we designed the frame around a Frisco Railroad pin from his grandfather’s working days, giving it its own oval opening in the mat. The frame itself is a black panel with subtle woodgrain and a lightly distressed edge — period-appropriate without feeling rustic — over a coarse grey linen mat wrapped through the bevel. As a finishing touch, we scanned the handwritten note from the back of the original photo, where the customer’s father had recorded the year and everyone’s names, and mounted a print of it on the back of the finished piece. Three generations, one frame.

If you have a fragile family photo you’re not sure how to save, bring it by — it can probably be restored. Until next time, that’s it from your friendly neighborhood picture framing and digital print shop.

The game ends, the photos get taken, the gear goes in a closet — and slowly, a great day becomes a faded memory. It doesn’t have to.

A custom shadow box can hold the jersey from your kid’s last high school season, ticket stubs from the big game, a signed ball, golf scorecards from the best trip you’ve ever taken, or medals from a season worth remembering. We design each one at the counter with you, so the layout, mats, and frame fit the story you’re telling.

Come see the sports pieces on display in our Joplin shop, or request a free quote to get started. Your best sports moments belong on the wall.

Hey everyone! Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. I thought we would talk about photo restoration, since that has been keeping me quite busy lately. If you have a picture that has water damage, is stuck to glass, or anything you’re not sure how to take care of, bring it in and let us take a look at it. It can probably be saved. We have a few examples of the work we have done up in the store, as well as one of our competitor’s attempts. It’s amazing what some store owners will call a finished product.

Also, I don’t want to forget about our printing capabilities. We can take most pictures you bring in on disc, camera card, flash drive, or even the picture itself and print it for you at any size. The canvas gallery wraps are a great way to show your images.

Well, that’s about all I have time for right now — back to the restorations. So long from your friendly neighborhood picture frame and digital print shop.

Hey Everyone,

Just thought I would put out a few ideas for MOM. We have some custom mats already done up that say MOM, which you take pictures and put behind the letters. Just imagine mom’s face when you give her a personalized shadow box with some of her treasures (priceless). If you are going to have mom over for lunch or dinner you could have a banner made to say Happy Mother’s Day! That’s just a few ideas. If you have an idea and don’t know how to proceed, just come in and ask if it can be done.

Until next time, that’s it from your friendly neighborhood picture framing and digital print shop.