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Rooms, sizes, hanging, framing, colour and style: the practical answers.
The complete guide to choosing wall art for a home
How to read a wall, the size rules worth memorising, one piece or three, framed or canvas, colour, light, and what suits each room.
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What size art goes above a sofa?
Two-thirds of the sofa's width, 6 to 10 inches above its back. The table by sofa size, which of our sizes fit, and when the rule bends.
5 min read
Framed, unframed or canvas: which to buy for which wall
Framed paper for detail, margins and damp rooms; unframed if you have a framer; canvas for big walls, glare and bold edge-to-edge work.
7 min read
How to hang a gallery wall: spacing, height and layouts
Three layouts that work, 2 to 3 inches between frames, the group centred at 57 inches, one frame colour, and paper templates before any nail.
7 min read
One big piece or a set of three?
The wall and the furniture decide: one piece at two-thirds of the furniture's width on a calm wall, three matched prints on a long one or a split budget.
6 min read