Traditionally, trompe-l´œil painting on boards is always framed, by some form of a boundary, not necessarily in the form of a traditional picture frame. Examples of this are painted shelves, glass cabinets, cupboards, pin boards etc. The painted boundary (e.g. the outside of the cupboard) forces the spectator to believe, that the objects are real and not painted.
If the Trompe-l´œil is related to the architectural structure of the room in which it is situated, it often shows openings such as windows and doors or niches in the walls. When linked with the correct lighting, such pictures give a completely new feeling of space in bathrooms, fitness-rooms or other rooms without a real window. They appear to open up walls, revealing views into vast landscapes.

Such illusionistic paintings are not necessarily painted directly unto the wall. Often we paint on canvas, hardboard, wood or other bases. During the mounting we take into consideration the possibility that the picture may need to be easily removed without damage for renovation or moving house.