The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


Why William Morris Animal Prints Work in Modern Interiors

Why William Morris Animal Prints Work in Modern...

Miles Tanaka

Morris's floral patterns get all the attention, but his animal designs are quietly the easier win. A fox or a hare gives your eye somewhere to land, which means these...

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The Best Botanical Prints for Your Conservatory (That Won't Fade in the Sun)

The Best Botanical Prints for Your Conservatory...

Miles Tanaka

Conservatories are sun traps, and most art prints are not built for them. The same light that makes the space so lovely to sit in will cook a poorly made...

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Arts and Crafts Cat Art: Victorian Roots, Modern Walls

Arts and Crafts Cat Art: Victorian Roots, Moder...

Jasmine Okoro

Cat art is everywhere right now, and most of it is forgettable. The pieces that actually hold up on a wall borrow from a much older tradition, one that runs...

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The Greenhouse Aesthetic: Why Glasshouse Art Is Having a Moment

The Greenhouse Aesthetic: Why Glasshouse Art Is...

Jasmine Okoro

There's a particular daydream doing the rounds on mood boards right now: cast iron arches, fogged glass, palms pressing against the panes, a wrought iron table laid for tea. Almost...

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William Morris Bird Prints: Which Ones to Choose and How to Hang Them

William Morris Bird Prints: Which Ones to Choos...

Jasmine Okoro

If you've started searching for Morris birds, you've probably already hit the wall: there are at least five distinct designs, they look nothing like each other, and most shops sell...

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The Best William Morris Prints for Your Bedroom (Calm, Not Chaotic)

The Best William Morris Prints for Your Bedroom...

Miles Tanaka

Morris designs have a reputation for being busy, which makes a lot of people nervous about putting them in a bedroom. That nervousness is fair, because some of his patterns...

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Strawberry Thief, Acanthus, and Beyond: The William Morris Designs Worth Knowing

Strawberry Thief, Acanthus, and Beyond: The Wil...

Clara Bell

If you've ever searched for William Morris prints, you've met Strawberry Thief within about ten seconds. It's the pattern everyone knows, the one museums put on tote bags, the one...

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Stop Hanging Botanical Greenhouse Prints Like Generic Florals

Stop Hanging Botanical Greenhouse Prints Like G...

Miles Tanaka

Greenhouse botanicals are not florals. They are architectural, atmospheric, often scientific, and they ask more of a wall than a bright peony print ever will. Treat them like generic flowers...

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Modern Tropical Interior Design: How to Get the Look Without the Kitsch

Modern Tropical Interior Design: How to Get the...

Jasmine Okoro

Tropical design has a reputation problem. It either reads as a quietly confident, sun-warmed sanctuary or like the lobby of a budget resort, and there is almost no middle ground....

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Room by Room: How to Style William Morris Nature Prints Throughout Your Home

Room by Room: How to Style William Morris Natur...

Jasmine Okoro

Morris designed his patterns for entire rooms, not single walls, which is why his work rewards careful placement. The wrong scale or the wrong frame can flatten even the most...

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What Colours Go With Tropical Art? A No-Nonsense Pairing Guide

What Colours Go With Tropical Art? A No-Nonsens...

Miles Tanaka

Most tropical decor guides tell you to design a whole room from scratch. This one assumes the opposite: you've found a tropical print you love, and now you need to...

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The 10 Most Famous William Morris Designs and the Stories Behind Them

The 10 Most Famous William Morris Designs and t...

Miles Tanaka

Most people can recognise a William Morris pattern at fifty paces without knowing why. The trick of his work is that it feels familiar even on first sight, like a...

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Stop Hanging Tropical Prints Wrong: A Room-by-Room Fix

Stop Hanging Tropical Prints Wrong: A Room-by-R...

Jasmine Okoro

Tropical prints have a reputation problem. Hung well, they bring depth, calm, and a sense of slow afternoons into a room. Hung badly, they tip a space straight into 1990s...

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Vintage Design Trends in 2025: What's Worth Hanging and What's Already Over

Vintage Design Trends in 2025: What's Worth Han...

Clara Bell

The vintage revival is real, but not everything old is gold Vintage is having its biggest moment in a decade, and the walls are finally catching up to the furniture....

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William Morris in a Modern Home: Why Victorian Botanicals Work With Contemporary Interiors

William Morris in a Modern Home: Why Victorian ...

Miles Tanaka

You love the patterns. You're just not sure they belong in a flat with white walls, an oak sideboard, and a bouclé armchair. Good news: Morris is far more compatible...

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From Botanical Illustration to Bold Modern: The Best Styles of Hummingbird Wall Art

From Botanical Illustration to Bold Modern: The...

Clara Bell

Hummingbirds have been a favourite subject for artists since long before Audubon picked up a paintbrush, which is why the range of styles available now is genuinely vast. The trick...

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Stop Decorating with William Morris Prints Like It's 1890: A Modern Guide

Stop Decorating with William Morris Prints Like...

Jasmine Okoro

William Morris designs are having a serious moment, and not just with people who own Aga cookers. The challenge is hanging Strawberry Thief above your boucle sofa without the whole...

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What Interior Designers Know About Arts and Crafts Gallery Walls

What Interior Designers Know About Arts and Cra...

Miles Tanaka

Arts and Crafts prints break most of the standard gallery wall rules. The patterns are dense, the colours are saturated, and every print is already a fully resolved composition. Get...

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Why Does Hummingbird Art Work in Every Room of Your Home?

Why Does Hummingbird Art Work in Every Room of ...

Jasmine Okoro

Hummingbirds bring movement, colour, and a hit of the natural world without the heaviness of larger bird art or the predictability of generic florals. They suit almost any room, but...

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Vintage vs Modern Botanical Prints: How to Pick the Right Style for Your Bedroom

Vintage vs Modern Botanical Prints: How to Pick...

Miles Tanaka

Botanical prints are the easiest way to bring something living into a bedroom without watering it. The hard part is choosing between a moody Victorian fern illustration and a clean...

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