Like all Southerners, we two sisters love a good story and believe that your home should tell a story about you –your family, your interests, your origins, your travels and your favorite memories. We launched TIME FRAME with the idea of making it easy for you to decorate your walls with unique pieces that make your home highly personal.

Our grandmother Wilson often said, “Thank God for giving me good taste even if he didn’t give me the pocketbook to go with it.”  We attribute our sense of style to her, and we remember her when we put together a collection of singular art and antiques for the person who wants something more personal than botanicals yet not as expensive as fine art.

TIME FRAME represents a second career for both of us. Jean Pearson Galyon was an environmental attorney in Knoxville, TN.  Having painted in her free time throughout her adult life, she sought a creative outlet for her knowledge and passion for art.  Katherine Pearson, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, is the former editor of Southern Accents and Coastal Living and now a contributing editor to House Beautiful.  She has seen first-hand what a difference art and individual wall pieces can make to even the most polished interiors.

Antiques worn by time and use are our signature.  A history lesson is often revealed through the pieces we find, some ancient, 2000 to 3000 years old and some only 200 to 300 years old, which tell us something about the everyday lives and loves of generations before us.  We are also drawn to vintage pieces that evoke memories and smiles. True to our love of story-telling, we attach a hang tag to each piece so we can share the historic background, legend or trivia surrounding it.

The search for interesting pieces is worldwide, but it’s the experienced team of framers in Knoxville, Ladonna Patrick and Shannon Davis, who ensure high-quality framing. Refined, simple frames put the focus on the antique itself.  When things get hectic, we get everybody in the family involved.
Ginger Holladay, Jean’s daughter, works in a few hours between raising Jean’s three grandgirls.  Husbands Mike Galyon and Jim Pfaffman pitch in on whatever is needed at the moment, from cutting glass to loading the car.

We say often, “We should have done this when we were thirty.”  But all the burdens of starting our own business are forgotten when we discover something new and surprising to bring to life for you.