The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


The Best Art for Maximalist Homes: What Actually Works on the Wall

The Best Art for Maximalist Homes: What Actuall...

Clara Bell

Most advice about maximalist art stops at "go bold." That's not advice, that's a shrug. This guide breaks down the actual subjects, palettes, print styles and framing choices that make...

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From Postbox to Wall Art: The Surprising Art History of Greeting Cards

From Postbox to Wall Art: The Surprising Art Hi...

Clara Bell

Greeting cards were never really about the words. From the 1840s onwards, they were small, affordable art objects that put serious illustration into the hands of ordinary people. That's why...

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Types of Botanical Prints Explained: From Scientific Illustrations to Modern Florals

Types of Botanical Prints Explained: From Scien...

Jasmine Okoro

Flowers on walls are not a trend. They are a 400-year-old habit, and the category has splintered into at least six distinct visual languages. This guide teaches you how to...

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Decorating with Greeting Card Art: A Room-by-Room Styling Guide

Decorating with Greeting Card Art: A Room-by-Ro...

Jasmine Okoro

Why greeting card art is having a serious interiors moment For years, illustrative art with a hand-drawn, whimsical quality got filed under "nursery decor" or "cute but not serious." That's...

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What Colour Goes with Pink Wall Art? The Pairings Interior Stylists Swear By

What Colour Goes with Pink Wall Art? The Pairin...

Clara Bell

Pink wall art has a reputation problem. People assume it's loud, girly, or stuck in a specific aesthetic, when in reality it's one of the most flexible colours you can...

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Functional or Decorative? Choosing the Right 2026 Wall Calendar

Functional or Decorative? Choosing the Right 20...

Jasmine Okoro

A good wall calendar does two jobs. It tells you what day it is, and it earns its place on your wall for twelve months straight. Most calendars manage one...

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The Best Art Prints for Every Room in Your Home (With Specific Picks)

The Best Art Prints for Every Room in Your Home...

Clara Bell

Most room-by-room guides tell you to "choose what you love" and call it a day. That's not advice, that's a shrug. This guide gives you specific styles, subjects, sizes, and...

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The Best Art Prints for Your Living Room (And How to Get the Placement Right)

The Best Art Prints for Your Living Room (And H...

Clara Bell

Why your living room wall still feels empty (and how to fix it) You've painted the walls, picked the sofa, maybe even found cushions you don't hate. But that stretch...

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The Best Selling Art Prints of All Time (And What They All Have in Common)

The Best Selling Art Prints of All Time (And Wh...

Jasmine Okoro

What makes an art print a bestseller (it's not just taste) Bestselling art prints share more than popularity. They share structural qualities that make them work on more walls, in...

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Maximalist or Minimalist Tropical Decor? Which Works in UK Homes

Maximalist or Minimalist Tropical Decor? Which ...

Clara Bell

Most tropical decor advice online was written for sun-drenched Californian bungalows with 3 metre ceilings and courtyards. In a 1930s semi in Sheffield or a new-build flat in Bermondsey, those...

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Botanical Prints in the Bathroom: What Actually Works (and What Doesn't)

Botanical Prints in the Bathroom: What Actually...

Jasmine Okoro

Bathrooms are the most overlooked room for art, and botanicals are the most forgiving subject you can hang in one. The combination of green leaves, soft florals, and tiled surfaces...

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What Are Botanical Prints? From 17th-Century Science to the Most Popular Wall Art Subject Going

What Are Botanical Prints? From 17th-Century Sc...

Miles Tanaka

Botanical prints are detailed, scientifically accurate depictions of plants, originally created to help botanists identify species before photography existed. What began as working documents for scientists in the 1600s has...

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The Best Art for an Entryway: What to Hang, Where to Hang It, and Why It Matters

The Best Art for an Entryway: What to Hang, Whe...

Jasmine Okoro

Your entryway is the first thing you see when you come home and the first thing guests see when they arrive. It's also, for most people, the last wall in...

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Beatrix Potter Prints Beyond the Nursery: 5 Rooms They Actually Work In

Beatrix Potter Prints Beyond the Nursery: 5 Roo...

Clara Bell

Beatrix Potter was a trained mycologist whose scientific fungi illustrations are held in the Armitt Museum, and whose original watercolours sell for six-figure sums at auction. Treating her work as...

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You're Overthinking Parrot Wall Decor: A Style-by-Style Guide

You're Overthinking Parrot Wall Decor: A Style-...

Miles Tanaka

Parrots have a reputation problem. Most people assume a parrot print means committing to banana leaves, rattan furniture and a full tropical fantasy. That's a shame, because parrot art is...

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Vintage Botanical Prints: A No-Nonsense Guide to Finding (and Framing) the Good Ones

Vintage Botanical Prints: A No-Nonsense Guide t...

Jasmine Okoro

Vintage botanical prints are having a moment, and the internet is flooded with them. Most are terrible. Here's how to tell the real craftsmanship from the glossy, over-filtered reproductions, and...

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The Greenhouse Aesthetic: How to Bring Victorian Glasshouse Style Into Your Home

The Greenhouse Aesthetic: How to Bring Victoria...

Miles Tanaka

The greenhouse aesthetic has quietly taken over interiors Pinterest, design magazines and the walls of some very photogenic flats. The catch: almost every guide you'll find assumes you own an...

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The Best Art for Conservatory Walls (That Won't Fade, Warp or Look Out of Place)

The Best Art for Conservatory Walls (That Won't...

Miles Tanaka

Most people leave their conservatory walls bare, and it's not because they don't want art there. It's because they're quietly worried about fading, warping, and whether anything will look right...

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Vintage Frog Prints: From 18th-Century Naturalists to Your Living Room Wall

Vintage Frog Prints: From 18th-Century Naturali...

Miles Tanaka

Frogs have been drawn, painted and engraved for over 300 years, long before they became the unlikely stars of modern wall art. The best vintage frog prints sit at a...

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Frog Art for the Bathroom: Why It Works and How to Hang It Right

Frog Art for the Bathroom: Why It Works and How...

Jasmine Okoro

Frog art has quietly become one of the most-searched subjects for bathroom walls, and it's not hard to see why. The pairing makes sense on an instinctive level, but the...

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