In an effort to “green” ourselves at the shop we have been doing a little research on supplies that are friendly to the earth and trying to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible. We just got a line of new eco-friendly frames made out of bamboo, which are beautiful. We are also expecting a line of quality photo frames that are also made from bamboo, have a water based finish, and the packaging is 100% recyclable. I am looking forward to getting those in shortly. As the custom picture framing industry catches up to the greening trend I am hoping that there will be a lot more options available as far as style and finishes.
Here are some photos of the new bamboo frames.

a wide 2 1/4″ frame available in all three finishes

this is about 1 1/2″ wide also available in all three finishes

This one is my favorite with an inlay of the light wood available in both widths.