How to pack a painting for a move or after a sale?

Historically, at La Bulle , our core business was art packaging. It was only later that we expanded.

a whole range of displays for art objects and then custom-made art bases.
La Bulle started out as a flea market cart and Jojo, the founding father, who wandered the aisles of the Paris Flea Market, as well as antique fairs across France.
La Bulle has become a landmark in the world of antique dealers. It's where you can find everything you need to create artful packaging worthy of the name.
Bubble wrap rolls, tape, and other items are a delight for professionals.
Indeed, for them, it's a guarantee of reliability with their customers, guaranteeing quality packaging after a sale.
A real mobile packaging store is born for the joy of all.

In an effort to respond as closely as possible to the desires of these customers, Joël adapts his offer.
From the bubble wrap roll, he quickly offers the bubble envelope in a new format.
This format is that of paintings. By offering this unique format, La Bulle has become a benchmark for antique dealers.

As the years passed, the packaging store moved to 28 bis rue Paul Bert in the heart of the Saint-Ouen flea market.
The service is diversifying, today La Bulle is able to offer you a tailor-made packaging service with

Creation of wooden crates with cushioning material inside to keep your artwork safe.
We provide quality packaging for the transport of your works of art.

Please note that we do not handle shipping.

After all these years of listening to our customers about their art packaging needs,

We are able to give you expert advice regarding the packaging of your art objects.

The 5 essential products for properly packaging your works of art.
Cardboard boxes, foam corners

1 - Special painting boxes

Cushioning material is an essential element for the creation of good art packaging.
It can be of several natures.
You can use craft paper, which is available in rolls and is ideal for creating a sort of little nest on which you can place your art objects.
You can also use wheat starch filling called organic part or chips.
You place your "chips" inside the box and place your object on top.

Don't forget to cover your item with chips to ensure ideal protection for your item.
Shim chips are recommended for large-scale artwork.

In the wonderful world of art packaging, there is one specificity.
Namely the table.
Packing a painting is no easy task.
Often large and fragile, its packaging requires suitable products.
The uniqueness of the painting packaging pushed us

to the creation of bubble wrap sleeves adapted to the size of your works.

To properly pack a painting or frame, you need:

When packing a painting, it's not enough to just put it in a box and it's done.
No, the job is also to protect it from the inside.

So, you start with foam corners that you place on each of the angles.
Several sizes are available for the foam corners to best fit the size of your painting frame.

At La Bulle, we sell foam corners in our packaging store, as well as on our online store.

Once your foam corners are positioned at the 4 corners of your paintings

or frames you fix them with plastic film.
Then slip your item into a bubble wrap pouch.

When in doubt, choose it, bigger than smaller and

Be careful that the plastic bubbles do not damage your painting.
The inner and outer parts of the cover are, quite simply, different.
So the outer part has clearly visible plastic bubbles.

This is where you can "pop the bubbles."
On the inside, however, the bubbles are covered with a layer of plastic film.
It is imperative that the part covered with plastic is the part in contact with the board, otherwise you risk having traces of bubbles on your board.

We have created, in the heart of the Paris Saint-Ouen flea market, a space entirely dedicated to art packaging.
The location is ideal for this, as the Puces de Saint-Ouen is the largest antiques market in the world.

Every weekend, art lovers from all over the world, bargain hunters and other art lovers pass through here.

Our station has its place at 28 bis rue Paul Bert , opposite our workshop shop,

you will find all the products mentioned above, bubble envelopes,

tape, packing boxes and packing materials, essential for quality packaging.

But we wanted to go further and offer you a complete tailor-made packaging service.

When you come to see us in what could also be called a packing station.
Think of it like a Texaco gas station.
We offer a range of services, including basic packaging products.

We can produce simple packaging for you requiring little expertise,

but also more sophisticated art packaging such as sturdy and solid wooden crates.

How do we do it? You can also do this type of packaging if you have the right equipment.
First, you need to make an impression of your object in foam, then insert the object into the box and, above all, wedge it well.

The secret to good packaging: the item must not move in the cardboard or wooden crate.
Hence the creation of a footprint in which the bird comes to place itself for maximum safety.

Our base-making workshop in Paris

La Bulle online store