Painting Picture Frames for a Fresh Look

My old apartment had solid white walls and painted, white woodwork.  My new apartment has more of taupe walls and deep rich woodwork.  My picture frames which are a yellow imitation wood looks considerably more fake surrounded by the baseboards, trim work, and other indescribably beautiful natural wood.  The black frames that hold a couple of my pastel drawings looks dark and dingy on the taupe walls.

I like the contrast of the black against the pastel more, but the solid white is undeniably more modern and crisp.