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http://www.largeformatposters.com/

I did 2 DIY projects with them and they turned out great. I just uploaded the file and the posters arrived in the mail. You can choose what kind of paper you want (hi-gloss, semi-gloss, etc.) They even proof your file to make sure it's hi-res, correct dimensions, etc.

As for the framing, I went to Arron Brothers.
For one of the pictures I was flexible with my dimensions, so I bought the largest pre-made frame they had and made that the dimensions of my picture.
For the other picture I knew I wanted it to be 60" x 60" so I had to go custom. Aaron Brothers wanted to charge me over $350 for the frame and plexi glass. That was too steep for me so I ended up just having them make the frame for $160 and I bought the plexi glass myself for $60. When the frame was ready, I brought them the art and the plexi glass and they set the picture and put on the fancy frame backing for me.

I am a jewelry designer and I carve a lot of my original designs out of blocks of wax and then have them cast into metal (much less scrap metal that way which is necessary when gold is almost $1000/oz). Anyway, one day I was gathering up all of my bench sweepings to throw them out when I got a little tickle on the tip of my nose and sneezed... right into my 3" x 15" drawer full of wax fillings. They flew everywhere! I'm still finding little wax shavings in nooks all over my apartment. It would have really helped if I had a vacuum like this one to clean things up :)