The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


Our Favourite Van Gogh Garden Prints for Every Room

Our Favourite Van Gogh Garden Prints for Every ...

Miles Tanaka

Why Van Gogh garden prints work in modern interiors (not just traditional ones) There's a stubborn assumption that Van Gogh's garden paintings belong in cottage kitchens and grandmother's parlour. That's...

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French Country Wall Decor: How to Get the Look Without the Château

French Country Wall Decor: How to Get the Look ...

Miles Tanaka

Most French country decor guides assume you own a farmhouse in Provence, a budget for antiques, and permission to rip up your kitchen. This one doesn't. If you love the...

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Why Do Most Park Wall Art Gallery Walls Fail Before They're Hung?

Why Do Most Park Wall Art Gallery Walls Fail Be...

Miles Tanaka

Most gallery walls fail on paper, not on the wall. People buy prints they love, guess at spacing, hammer in a nail, and hope. This guide walks through the actual...

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Curated or Cluttered? Decorating with Nature Prints the Right Way

Curated or Cluttered? Decorating with Nature Pr...

Jasmine Okoro

Nature prints are the easiest wall art to buy and the easiest to get wrong. One botanical here, a moody forest there, a vintage bird plate your aunt gave you,...

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Japandi Bedroom Wall Art: How to Create a Space That Feels Like a Deep Breath

Japandi Bedroom Wall Art: How to Create a Space...

Miles Tanaka

Bedrooms are the hardest room to decorate well because the goal isn't to impress anyone. It's to help you sleep, wake up gently, and spend quiet hours in a space...

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Matisse Botanical Art vs Modern Botanical Prints: Which Suits Your Space?

Matisse Botanical Art vs Modern Botanical Print...

Clara Bell

Both trends promise to bring nature indoors, but they do it in almost opposite ways. Matisse throws colour at the wall like a jazz solo. Modern botanical prints whisper in...

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Why Do Matisse Tree Prints Work in Every Room?

Why Do Matisse Tree Prints Work in Every Room?

Miles Tanaka

Matisse's trees and gardens sit in a strange sweet spot: recognisable enough to feel considered, quiet enough to live with. Unlike his cut-outs, which shout, his tree work whispers. That's...

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Farmhouse Wall Decor Ideas That Don't Look Like a Barn Conversion Gift Shop

Farmhouse Wall Decor Ideas That Don't Look Like...

Jasmine Okoro

Farmhouse decor has a reputation problem. Somewhere between the shiplap boom and the "Live Laugh Love" invasion, it stopped meaning "warm, rustic, layered" and started meaning "coordinated set of three...

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5 Rooms Where Vegetable Prints Look Better Than in the Kitchen

5 Rooms Where Vegetable Prints Look Better Than...

Miles Tanaka

Why we need to stop thinking of vegetable art as kitchen-only Vegetable prints have been exiled to the kitchen for so long that most people can't picture them anywhere else....

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Farmhouse Kitchen Wall Art: 7 Ideas That Go Beyond the Obvious

Farmhouse Kitchen Wall Art: 7 Ideas That Go Bey...

Miles Tanaka

Farmhouse kitchens have a problem, and it's not the aesthetic itself. It's what happens when the aesthetic gets flattened into a shopping list of signs, sayings and stencilled roosters. The...

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Vegetable Art for Kitchens: What Actually Works (and What Doesn't)

Vegetable Art for Kitchens: What Actually Works...

Miles Tanaka

Vegetable art is one of the few genres that improves the room it's hung in and gets read differently every time you walk past it. But kitchens are hostile places...

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What to Actually Hang on Your Kitchen Walls (And What to Avoid)

What to Actually Hang on Your Kitchen Walls (An...

Jasmine Okoro

Most kitchen art is too small, too generic, and hung too high. It fades within two years because the frame was cheap, the glazing was thin, and nobody thought about...

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Lemon Decor: Timeless Trend or Passing Fad? Your Buying Guide

Lemon Decor: Timeless Trend or Passing Fad? You...

Clara Bell

Lemon art is everywhere right now, which naturally raises the question of whether it belongs on your walls or in a time capsule marked "2023." The honest answer is more...

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Beyond the Kitchen: 5 Unexpected Rooms Where Lemon Prints Look Brilliant

Beyond the Kitchen: 5 Unexpected Rooms Where Le...

Clara Bell

Lemon art has a branding problem. Search for it online and you'll drown in kitchen shots: farmhouse signs, fruit bowls, tea towels with slogans. But a good lemon print is...

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Lemon Art for the Kitchen: Where to Hang It, What Size to Pick, and Why It Works

Lemon Art for the Kitchen: Where to Hang It, Wh...

Jasmine Okoro

Lemon art has quietly become the most-requested kitchen subject of the last few years, and for good reason. This guide skips the styled-shelf inspiration and gets straight to the decisions...

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Why Do Palm Prints Work So Well in Minimalist Bedrooms?

Why Do Palm Prints Work So Well in Minimalist B...

Jasmine Okoro

Palm prints have a reputation problem. Say the words and most people picture tiki bars, holiday postcards, and hot pink flamingos. Done properly, though, palm art is one of the...

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9 Vintage House Decor Ideas That Start With What's on Your Walls

9 Vintage House Decor Ideas That Start With Wha...

Clara Bell

Most vintage decor advice starts with the wrong thing. It tells you to hunt flea markets, install crown moulding, or refinish a dresser before you've decided what the room is...

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What Art Actually Looks Good in a Kitchen (Specific Ideas, Not Vague Inspiration)

What Art Actually Looks Good in a Kitchen (Spec...

Miles Tanaka

Most kitchen art advice tells you to "choose what speaks to you." That's useless. You need a framework for elimination, specific subjects that work with the function of the room,...

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Coffee Prints for the Kitchen: Exactly Where to Hang Them and Which Styles Actually Work

Coffee Prints for the Kitchen: Exactly Where to...

Clara Bell

Coffee art has a bad reputation, and it's mostly earned. Too many kitchens end up looking like a rustic cafe theme park, with three "But First, Coffee" signs and a...

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Botanical Bedroom Ideas: How to Use Plant Prints for a Calmer, More Beautiful Space

Botanical Bedroom Ideas: How to Use Plant Print...

Clara Bell

Botanical prints belong in bedrooms more than any other room in the house. The trick is choosing the right subjects, sizing them properly, and understanding how a printed leaf on...

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