The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


The Best Flower Prints for Bedrooms (And Exactly Where to Hang Them)

The Best Flower Prints for Bedrooms (And Exactl...

Jasmine Okoro

Bedrooms are the hardest room to get art right. The wall above the bed is huge, the lighting is low, and the space needs to feel restful rather than busy....

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Botanical vs Floral Art: What's the Difference and Which Suits Your Space?

Botanical vs Floral Art: What's the Difference ...

Clara Bell

Botanical and floral prints often end up in the same Pinterest board, but they're doing very different things on your walls. One is descended from scientific documentation, the other from...

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Are Floral Prints Still in Style? What's Actually Trending Right Now

Are Floral Prints Still in Style? What's Actual...

Clara Bell

Floral wall art is having a moment, but calling it a "trend" misses the point. Botanicals have been hung on walls since the 17th century, and the current resurgence is...

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Why Floral Prints Work Better in Bedrooms Than You Think

Why Floral Prints Work Better in Bedrooms Than ...

Miles Tanaka

Floral prints carry baggage. Mention them in the context of a bedroom and most people picture chintz curtains, brass headboards, and a potpourri bowl on the dresser. That reputation is...

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Vintage Dog Art: From Victorian Kennel Portraits to Mid-Century Poster Prints

Vintage Dog Art: From Victorian Kennel Portrait...

Jasmine Okoro

Dogs have been painted, etched, lithographed and screen-printed for as long as people have made images of the things they love. The vintage dog art you can buy today draws...

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Botanical vs Tropical Prints: A Straightforward Guide to Choosing Plant Art

Botanical vs Tropical Prints: A Straightforward...

Jasmine Okoro

Plant prints get lumped together online, but botanical and tropical are two genuinely different things. One is rooted in 18th century scientific illustration, the other is a modern celebration of...

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The Best Plant Prints for Your Living Room (And Exactly Where to Hang Them)

The Best Plant Prints for Your Living Room (And...

Miles Tanaka

Plant prints are the most forgiving art you can put in a living room. They work in almost every style, they don't date, and they bring softness to a space...

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Are Floral Prints Still in Style? The Trends That Are Actually Worth Following

Are Floral Prints Still in Style? The Trends Th...

Clara Bell

Floral art is having one of its quieter, more interesting moments. The shift away from busy, pastel-saturated bouquet prints toward something darker, more considered, and more grown-up is well underway....

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The Art of Calm: How to Use Wall Art to Make Your Home Feel Genuinely Peaceful

The Art of Calm: How to Use Wall Art to Make Yo...

Miles Tanaka

You've tidied, you've decluttered, you've maybe even bought the linen cushions. So why does the room still feel a bit off? Nine times out of ten, the walls are the...

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Garden Art for Living Rooms: What to Hang, How Big, and Where

Garden Art for Living Rooms: What to Hang, How ...

Miles Tanaka

Why the living room is where garden art prints earn their keep The living room is the wall art stress test. It's where you sit for hours, where guests form...

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Cottage, Botanical, English: Every Style of Garden Wall Art Explained

Cottage, Botanical, English: Every Style of Gar...

Miles Tanaka

Garden art is one of the most loosely defined categories in wall decor. Type "botanical print" into any search bar and you'll get scientific line drawings, lush watercolours, abstract florals,...

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The Only Garden Print Guide You Need for Every Room

The Only Garden Print Guide You Need for Every ...

Miles Tanaka

Garden prints have a reputation problem. Done badly, they tip a room into chintzy, twee, or worse, but done well they bring more warmth and life than almost any other...

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Warm or Cool Art for Green Walls? A Colour Pairing Guide

Warm or Cool Art for Green Walls? A Colour Pair...

Clara Bell

Green has gone from accent to anchor. If you've just painted a wall in sage, olive, or something approaching forest, the next question is what to hang on it. This...

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Green Art for Your Living Room: Which Shade, Size, and Style Actually Works

Green Art for Your Living Room: Which Shade, Si...

Clara Bell

Green is the colour most people land on when they want something more interesting than neutral but less committal than navy or terracotta. The problem is that "green" covers everything...

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Dining Room Wall Art: 5 Modern Trends That Work in Real Homes

Dining Room Wall Art: 5 Modern Trends That Work...

Clara Bell

Dining rooms have spent a decade playing it safe with grey, beige and "calming" abstract shapes. That era is ending. The trends shaping dining walls now are warmer, more personal,...

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Dining Room Art Ideas for Every Style, From Mid-Century to Farmhouse

Dining Room Art Ideas for Every Style, From Mid...

Jasmine Okoro

Most dining room art advice treats style as an afterthought, listing every possible subject and material and leaving you to work out what actually goes together. This guide does the...

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Best Art for Hallways: 7 Styles That Make an Entrance

Best Art for Hallways: 7 Styles That Make an En...

Jasmine Okoro

Hallways are the most overlooked walls in the house and the hardest to get right. You walk past them in seconds, the light is usually poor, and the sightlines are...

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Botanical vs Tropical Prints: A Straight Answer on Which Leaf Art Suits Your Home

Botanical vs Tropical Prints: A Straight Answer...

Clara Bell

You are scrolling through leaf art and stuck between a delicate pressed fern and a giant monstera that takes up half the screen. They look like cousins, but they behave...

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The Complete Guide to Styling Botanical Prints Like a Pro

The Complete Guide to Styling Botanical Prints ...

Miles Tanaka

Leaf prints are the most forgiving subject in wall art, which is exactly why so many people get them wrong. They go with almost everything, so people stop thinking critically...

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Nursery Wall Decor That Isn't Boring: Art, Layout, and Colour Ideas for New Parents

Nursery Wall Decor That Isn't Boring: Art, Layo...

Jasmine Okoro

Most nursery advice online stops at "choose soft pastels and add a cloud print." You can do better than that, and your baby will spend more time staring at these...

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