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We’ve got 5 great Valentine’s gift ideas, easy and locally available!

Maybe you’re one of those romantics who believes that Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to show that special someone how much you care. Or maybe you’re more likely to rant about how Hallmark has forced you to celebrate another holiday! Either way, Valentine’s Day has become a staple of modern culture, and if you… Continue Reading

We’re celebrating our 25th year in business with some big, new plans!

The beginning of a new year always gives you a feeling of eagerness and renewal and 2017 is exactly that for McDonald Niklaus. This New Year is a little more special since it is our 25th! As we continue to find new creative ideas and techniques to better serve our wonderful customers we feel we… Continue Reading

Six Last Minute Gift Ideas That Don’t Seem So Last Minute.

That’s right, it happened again. You swore that you wouldn’t let it happen this year, but then there was the kids’ thing, and mom was in the hospital, then the thing with the PTO, and now it’s only a couple days until Christmas and you still have half your shopping list to go. And, while you… Continue Reading

Presents with Forethought

I know, I know, it’s October and we’re talking Christmas. It’s a big no-no and we want to enjoy fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving as much as anyone. But here’s why we’re bringing it up now. Invariably, every year people come to up with ideas for custom gifts they’d like to give someone, but they come… Continue Reading

How to Protect Your Precious Physical Memories

Most of us have some sort of a collection of family memorabilia. It might be in a cigar box or a hat box stored in the master bedroom closet. It almost certainly contains a stack of pictures either from a time before pictures were digital or those that you printed out because they were especially… Continue Reading

Saving and Organizing Digital Pictures

Back in the day everyone had a box of photographs and snapshots that they kept in a shoebox or hatbox in the closet somewhere. The advent of digital photography has wreaked havoc with these age old systems. Now we have digital copies of pictures spread out on cell phones, thumb drives, Facebook posts and computer… Continue Reading

The vacation may be over, but you can keep the memories going

Hopefully by this point in the summer you’re either on a great vacation or you’ve recently returned. And we hope that you got to enjoy this special time with some loved ones, maybe your kids or grandkids or your spouse. Whether you went hiking in the Smoky Mountains, walking on the Outer Banks, relaxed on… Continue Reading

Saving Pictures: Rescuing Damaged Photos

In the good old days of photography, which some of us remember as most of our lives, pictures were a whole different ball game than they are today. Each picture had to be considered and shot with some forethought because there wasn’t a whole lot we could do after we took it. And each roll… Continue Reading

A Framer’s Story: What role do we play?

What kind of impact can you make with custom framing? Every now and then we have a new client come into the shop who’s never used any custom framing before. All they’ve every experienced is buying a frame from a big box store and sticking their picture in it. Sometimes they assume that what we… Continue Reading

Solid Rock Photography shares their secrets.

Being a framing shop, there’s no doubt that at McDonald Niklaus we love photos. And we really love family portraits. There’s something about taking the time to purposely freeze a moment in your family’s life that just speaks to those of us that preserve memories for a living. But at the same time we know… Continue Reading

About Us

McDonald Niklaus Framing & Gifts is a full service custom frame shop & gift gallery that strives to bring the best, most unique framing to our customers. McDonald Niklaus also sells many amazing handcrafted gifts made locally and throughout the USA.

700 Boulevard St
Dover, Ohio

(330) 364-3136

Shop@McNikFraming.com

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