diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/art/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/art/+page.svelte
index c592502..fb54490 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/art/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/art/+page.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
   let who = $derived(
     art ? [art.artist || 'Unknown artist', art.date_text].filter(Boolean) : []
   );
+  // Woods are built from four real mitered rails (grain turns at the corners); metals/none aren't.
+  let isWood = $derived(['walnut', 'oak', 'mahogany'].includes(frame));
 
   onMount(async () => {
     try {
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@
   <meta name="description" content="A masterwork a day from the world's open museum collections — one piece, beautifully framed, on upbeatBytes." />
 </svelte:head>
 
+{#snippet woodRails()}
+  <span class="rail rail--t"></span>
+  <span class="rail rail--r"></span>
+  <span class="rail rail--b"></span>
+  <span class="rail rail--l"></span>
+{/snippet}
+
 <div class="room">
   <header class="bar">
     <a class="brand" href="/" aria-label="upbeatBytes home">
@@ -83,6 +92,7 @@
       <figure class="piece">
         <button class="frame frame--{frame}" style="--frame-scale:{thickness}"
                 onclick={() => (zoom = true)} aria-label="Expand artwork">
+          {#if isWood}{@render woodRails()}{/if}
           <span class="mat">
             <img src={art.image_url} alt={art.title} />
             <span class="hint">
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@
 {#if zoom && art}
   <button class="lightbox" onclick={() => (zoom = false)} aria-label="Close artwork">
     <span class="frame frame--{frame} lb-frame" style="--frame-scale:{thickness}">
+      {#if isWood}{@render woodRails()}{/if}
       <span class="mat"><img src={art.image_url_large || art.image_url} alt={art.title} /></span>
     </span>
     <span class="lb-cap">{art.title}{#if art.artist}<span class="sep">·</span>{art.artist}{/if}</span>
@@ -220,25 +231,46 @@
   .frame--walnut, .frame--oak, .frame--mahogany {
     background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a3a24, #34210f);   /* fallback if texture misses */
   }
-  .frame--walnut::before, .frame--oak::before, .frame--mahogany::before {
-    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; border-radius: inherit; pointer-events: none;
-    background:
-      linear-gradient(158deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.14), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 80%),
-      url("/textures/wood-grain.jpg") center / cover;
-  }
-  .frame--walnut::before { filter: brightness(1.08) saturate(1.05); }
-  .frame--oak::before { filter: brightness(1.72) contrast(0.92) saturate(1.12) sepia(0.22) hue-rotate(-6deg); }
-  .frame--mahogany::before { filter: brightness(0.98) contrast(1.06) saturate(1.55) sepia(0.4) hue-rotate(-16deg); }
 
+  /* Four real mitered rails: the grain TURNS at every corner — horizontal moulding on the
+     top/bottom rails (rotated texture), vertical on the sides — like four cut lengths of
+     wood. Each rail is a trapezoid clipped to 45° at the joints; --rail drives size + cut.
+     A directional bevel per rail (lit top-left) gives the moulding a rounded profile. */
+  .rail {
+    position: absolute; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
+    background-position: center; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  }
+  .rail--t { top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: var(--rail);
+    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - var(--rail)) 100%, var(--rail) 100%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0.22), rgba(0,0,0,0.22)), url("/textures/wood-grain-h.jpg"); }
+  .rail--b { bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: var(--rail);
+    clip-path: polygon(var(--rail) 0, calc(100% - var(--rail)) 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(255,255,255,0.05), rgba(0,0,0,0.36)), url("/textures/wood-grain-h.jpg"); }
+  .rail--l { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: var(--rail);
+    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% var(--rail), 100% calc(100% - var(--rail)), 0 100%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,0.20), rgba(0,0,0,0.22)), url("/textures/wood-grain.jpg"); }
+  .rail--r { top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: var(--rail);
+    clip-path: polygon(0 var(--rail), 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 calc(100% - var(--rail)));
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(255,255,255,0.05), rgba(0,0,0,0.36)), url("/textures/wood-grain.jpg"); }
+  /* per-species recolor, now applied to the rails */
+  .frame--walnut .rail { filter: brightness(1.08) saturate(1.05); }
+  .frame--oak .rail { filter: brightness(1.72) contrast(0.92) saturate(1.12) sepia(0.22) hue-rotate(-6deg); }
+  .frame--mahogany .rail { filter: brightness(0.98) contrast(1.06) saturate(1.55) sepia(0.4) hue-rotate(-16deg); }
+
+  /* Metals: fine brushed striations over an anisotropic sheen. */
   .frame--gold {
-    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b88c3d, #ecd293 42%, #a9772f 60%, #dcbd71);
+    background:
+      repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 0 1px, rgba(120,80,10,0.07) 1px 2px),
+      linear-gradient(135deg, #b88c3d, #ecd293 42%, #a9772f 60%, #dcbd71);
     box-shadow: 0 24px 58px rgba(20, 30, 45, 0.20),
       inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.30),
       inset 0 2px 3px rgba(255, 249, 226, 0.60),
       inset 0 -3px 9px rgba(92, 62, 12, 0.48);
   }
   .frame--silver {
-    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9b0ba, #edf0f3 45%, #98a0ab 62%, #d2d7de);
+    background:
+      repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.11) 0 1px, rgba(40,50,60,0.07) 1px 2px),
+      linear-gradient(135deg, #a9b0ba, #edf0f3 45%, #98a0ab 62%, #d2d7de);
     box-shadow: 0 24px 58px rgba(20, 30, 45, 0.18),
       inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50),
       inset 0 2px 3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75),
diff --git a/frontend/static/textures/CREDITS.txt b/frontend/static/textures/CREDITS.txt
index f7d1764..dfc9a84 100644
--- a/frontend/static/textures/CREDITS.txt
+++ b/frontend/static/textures/CREDITS.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 wood-grain.jpg — "Fine Grained Wood" by Rob Tuytel, Poly Haven (https://polyhaven.com/a/fine_grained_wood)
-License: CC0 (Public Domain). Free to use, no attribution required. Recolored in CSS for frame variants.
+License: CC0 (Public Domain). Free to use, no attribution required. Recolored in CSS per frame species.
+wood-grain-h.jpg — the same texture rotated 90° (horizontal grain), for the top/bottom rails so the grain
+turns at each mitered corner. Same CC0 source/license.
diff --git a/frontend/static/textures/wood-grain-h.jpg b/frontend/static/textures/wood-grain-h.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c91812
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