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If you don't mind cutting off a little from the bottom and sides of the poster, the Ribba frame from Ikea is available in 19-3/4" x 27-1/2", and in several finishes (or you could paint it yourself). http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80101038

i have this same poster! i bought a matte cutter for $20 a few years ago & have saved us thousands on framing. you can buy mattes for around $15-$20 and size it to any off the rack frame you like. i use it all the time now.

Check out your local goodwill or thrift store. They might have framed artwork that size. You can toss or recycle the artwork and use the frame (paint if necesssary). Or just buy a poster frame 24 x 36 and use a large sheet of art paper for the "matte" by laying the your poster on top.

Ikea also has a clip frame about this size. Just like the other IKEA suggestion, you'll have to cut it down a little, but it is very inexpensive and matches any decor!! It's 20"x28"
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50110063

I've ordered several frames from frames by mail. You can get any custom size you want and they have a wide range of choices. I've gotten several decent priced custom frames for odd size prints. They are great.

http://www.framesbymail.com/

Thanks for the ikea solutions, very good (and up my alley), however, we live in a locale hundreds of miles from the nearest ikea... probably should have stated that in the original post.

1. Try these magnetic ReFRAME dealies:
http://soundscreen.hasawebstore.com/artist/40615/reframe

2. Use an old wooden clamp style hangar. If the paper slides out, use little cork pads to give you extra grip. Like this:
http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/creative-reuse/roundup-favorite-reuses-for-old-hangers-095191

3. You can buy sectional frame kits (you buy a set of 20" and a set of 30" lengths) from any arts and crafts type of framing place, and they'll cut a piece of glass (cheapest) or plexi (more expensive) to put in the frames. It'll cost you like $40-$50. Like this:
http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_products.cfm?classID=1810&subclassID=181013

4. Like stefsie suggested, get a 24" x 36" frame (probably $40 or so) and get a roll of some matching decorative wrapping paper to use as a sort of mat. I like that Ikea frame if you can lose an inch on the top & bottom w/o it looking silly.

5. Cut 2 pieces of thin flat balsa wood the width (minus 1/2") of the print, and use spray-tac to glue to the top and bottom of the print (behind it, out of sight) [or use archival tape in the classic T formation], then staple a purty ribbon to the upper corners of the wood and hang from a purty hook.

6. There's always bulldog clips hung from nails...

If metal frames are your thing your can get sectional frames. I have done this a couple of times. Start buy buying the length and width. Then you can normally get glass at your local hardware store for pretty cheap. My local framing store will sell me just glass, maybe yours will. If you can't get the perfect size frame, buy a mat board from your Micheal's or Hobby lobby and they will cut it to size inexpensively.

Here is a place online you can buy the sectional frames. They are easy to put together too.

http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_products.cfm?classID=1810&subclassID=181013&brandname=Nielsen

I had the same dilemma with an 18 x 36 inch print I bought for my baby's room. I went to the art supply store and found a stretched canvas that size (they also come in 20x30 -- I checked), which I believe was on sale for less than $20. I just attached the print to the canvas with mounting tape and it has been there ever since. It's not a frame, but I like the way it stands out from the wall a bit. You could do the same thing for even less by buying the stretcher frame without the canvas and painting the sides (or not). By the way, I love the butterfly poster and so would my daughter. What a clever place to go for art!

Try looking for the seller tabby7 on eBay (no affiliation). I've gotten several non-standard-sized frames that were quite inexpensive.

Have a hardware or similar type of store cut plexy or regular glass for you in your desired size (just have them polish the sides if it's glass so you don't get cut), cut mat board the same size and then use museum clips to put them together with your poster inbetween. Cheap and easy. I've epoxy'ed hangers on the back of the mat board successfully for easy hanging as well. Use these Swiss corner clips for 6.25 http://www.dickblick.com/products/swiss-corner-clips/
or even cheaper the regular swiss clips for 3.69
http://www.dickblick.com/products/swiss-clips/