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Essex House of Framing,
21 Westbrook Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409

Joel B. Marzi, prop.

(860) 767-1289

The Essex House of Framing has been in business since March of 1978.  We originally opened next door to Centerbrook Architects in what is now a white colonial with a financial office.  In 1981, we moved to our present location and this has been
a work in progress ever since.

The house was originally built as a two family residence by the drill bit factory which now houses the architects.  The bottom floor had a walk-out basement area which was finished for living purposes. This part of the house was converted into the first shop until 1985 when a separate building was relocated and attached to the house by a connecting breezeway.

It goes without saying that this has been a continuous project and we would like to thank all of those who have supported us over the years.

We do an assortment of custom picture framing jobs.  We do not carry ready made frames because of the storage limitation here and also because I really do prefer to do custom work.  We also specialize in French Matting.  We are going to carry a full line of museum quality hand made frames in the near future as soon as I can get a full set of corner samples.

Browse through the website, there are hundreds of samples to see already.  The matting chips are relatively close to actual depending on your monitor settings but at least one can get an idea of the available colors.  I do have antique maps and prints to display soon and will get to them as soon as possible.

Should you have any questions, e-mail me at the address below. I have included a map and directions below.

To avoid annoying spammers, I will spell out my e-mail address.  This will avoid spamming technology which automatically picks
up embedded e-mail addresses.  You can contact me at ..   joelmarzi "at" comcast.net    . Thanks


Driving Directions:

From Rt. 9 North:  Get off at Exit 4, take a right at the end of the ramp and proceed to the first traffic light.  Take a right and an immediate left at that light and the shop is at the first house on the left.

From Rt. 9 South: Get off at Exit 3, take a left at the end of the ramp. Proceed straight until you reach the second traffic light.  Take a left and the shop is at the first house on the left.

From Essex Village Area:  On Rt. 80, Main St. in Centerbrook at either the Valley Railroad or Doane's Pharmacy from the Dennison Road and Main St. intersection, proceed West until the first traffic light in Centerbrook, take a left, and the shop is the first house on the left.

From the Ivoryton Area:  Stay on Rt. 80 in Ivoryton as it will change into Main St. in Centerbrook.  At teh light, take a right and the shop is the first house on the left.