The Frame
Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame
William Morris vs Art Nouveau: What Style Is It...
Short version: William Morris was not Art Nouveau. He was Arts and Crafts, a movement he helped invent. The two styles overlap enough to confuse almost everyone, and getting the...
Whimsical Nursery Wall Art Ideas That Grow With...
Most nursery art is designed for the parents standing in the room at 3am, not the seven-year-old who will eventually sleep there. That's why so much of it gets swapped...
Whimsical Art vs Quirky Art: What's the Differe...
If you've ever been confused browsing for playful wall art, wondering if that dressed-up fox print is whimsical, quirky, or something else entirely, you're not alone. The two styles overlap...
Vintage vs Modern Floral Prints: How to Choose
Both styles are called floral art, but they behave in opposite ways on a wall. Vintage botanicals whisper, group together and rely on architectural detail. Modern florals shout, stand alone...
The best dog art by breed, from dachshunds to r...
Dog art has a long history, from Egyptian tomb paintings of sight hounds to Landseer's Victorian retrievers, and each breed carries its own visual language. The trick to choosing a...
The best bird art for a bedroom, from flight si...
Bird art is one of those categories that can drift into cliché fast. Done well, it brings movement, calm and a sense of open sky into the most private room...
The 12 Most Famous William Morris Designs (and ...
Morris designed over 50 wallpapers and textiles in his lifetime, but most people can only name three or four. This guide covers 12, with the story behind each one and...
Rome vs Venice vs Florence: Choosing Italian Ci...
Rome, Venice and Florence photograph beautifully, but they don't behave the same way on a wall. Each city has its own palette, its own emotional register, and its own set...
Matching Cat Art to Your Own Cat: Coat, Pose an...
Somewhere between a £300 commissioned portrait and a random print of a generic ginger tabby lies the sweet spot: ready-made cat art that genuinely looks like your cat. This guide...
The Grown-Up Way to Style Whimsical Wall Art
Whimsy has an image problem. It gets filed next to nursery mobiles and dorm room posters, when in fact some of the most interesting adult interiors lean heavily on playful...
Three Framing Choices That Make Floral Prints L...
Most floral prints don't look cheap because of the print itself. They look cheap because of what's around them: a mat that's too skinny, a frame that fights the artwork,...
The Complete Guide to Rome Wall Art Gallery Walls
Rome is one of the few cities that gives you three completely different visual languages to work with: monumental ancient architecture, warm terracotta rooftops, and the graphic punch of mid-century...
The Complete Guide to Building a William Morris...
A William Morris gallery wall lives or dies on restraint. The patterns are already doing a lot of work, so your job is to give them space, structure, and a...
The Biggest Dog Wall Art Mistake and How to Fix It
The biggest mistake with dog wall art is treating it as a category unto itself. You wouldn't dedicate a whole wall to "human portraits" or "pictures of buildings", so why...
The Complete Guide to Creating a Sophisticated ...
A cat gallery wall lives or dies by its mechanics, not its subject matter. Frame consistency, precise spacing, and a considered anchor piece will do more for your composition than...
Our Favourite Bird Gallery Wall Sets in Six Frames
Six is the sweet spot for a bird gallery wall. Enough frames to feel considered and substantial, few enough that you can hang the whole thing in an afternoon without...
Framing William Morris Prints: Wood, Colour and...
Morris designed patterns for entire rooms, not for postcards. That matters when you're framing his work, because the wrong frame can turn a masterpiece of Victorian botanical design into visual...
Floral Wall Art Ideas for Every Room
Floral art has a reputation problem. Get it right and you have a room that feels considered, warm and alive. Get it wrong and you're staring at your grandmother's chintz...
Famous Paintings of Rome and Where to See Them
Rome has been painted more often than almost any city on earth. Not just its people or its saints, but the city itself: crumbling forums, glowing domes, tourists sketching in...
Famous Cat Paintings and the Artists Who Could ...
Cats have padded through art history for at least 4,000 years, from Egyptian tomb walls to Victorian parlour paintings to the flat-planed prints filling modern living rooms. What follows is...