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Black Cat with Patterned Vase Art Print
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Four Dogs and a Stack of Books Art Print
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You're Mad, Bonkers by Lewis Carroll Art Print
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Black Cat and Poppies Art Print
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Disco Ball on Hot Pink Art Print
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Green Cat Pop Art Exhibition Poster Art Print
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Night Garden in Bloom Art Print
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Graceful Crane in Flight Art Print
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Tuscany Hills Travel Poster Art Print
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Crete in Blue Line Art Print
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Paris Charm Watercolour Icons Art Print
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Queen of Hearts in Heart-Shaped Shades Art Print
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Neutral Tulip Art Print
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Queen of Cocktails Art Print
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El Jardín Abstract Garden Art Print
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Bologna Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Pescara Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Oristano Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Venice Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Varese Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Trieste Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Lucca Italy Travel Poster Art Print
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Sunlit Sunflower Bliss Art Print
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Lighthouse at Sunrise Art Print
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Spiral Staircase in Cut Paper Art Print
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Tropical Escape Paper Cut Art Print
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Hammock Between Palms Art Print
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Roadside Villa in Cut Paper Art Print
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Two Swings by the Lake Art Print
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Columbia Road Flower Market Art Print
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Tokyo Flower Market Poster Art Print
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Santorini Flower Market Poster Art Print
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Santorini Flower Market Art Print
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Columbia Road Flower Market Art Print
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New York City Flower Market Poster Art Print
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Oklahoma Flower Market Art Print
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Santorini Flower Market Poster Art Print
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Copenhagen Flower Market Art Print
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The Homebody Club Art Print
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Do everything in love Art Print
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Heartfelt Homebody Art Print
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Vibrant Matisse Shapes Art Print
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Tokyo Skyline Travel Poster Art Print
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ICON Bold Typography Art Print
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Matisse-Inspired Table Blooms Art Print
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How big should modern art be above a sofa?
Your art should sit at roughly two-thirds the width of your sofa. For a standard three-seater (around 200cm wide), a single large modern art print at 70x100cm hits that proportion beautifully and creates a genuine focal point. Hang it so the centre of the print is about 150cm from the floor, which keeps it at eye level rather than floating up near the ceiling. If you want a bolder statement, our canvas prints go up to 100x150cm, which works brilliantly above a larger corner sofa.
How do you choose modern art that actually works with your living room?
Start with your sofa and rug, not the walls. Pull one or two accent colours from the fabrics already in the room and look for modern art prints that echo those tones. If your living room leans neutral (greys, beiges, warm whites), a bold abstract print with a single pop of colour does more than a busy multi-coloured piece. If you've gone bold with furniture, a minimalist or tonal print gives the eye somewhere to rest. The key is treating the art as part of the room, not an afterthought stuck on a blank wall.
Should I go framed or unframed for a modern living room?
For most modern living rooms, we'd say go framed. It finishes the look instantly and you avoid the hassle of sourcing a frame that actually fits and doesn't warp. Our framed prints arrive ready to hang with solid wood frames and UV-protective acrylic glaze, so there's no DIY assembly or trips to the framing shop. Unframed prints make sense if you already have a specific gallery frame you love, but nine times out of ten, our customers tell us the framed version looks better than they expected, and many say it beats anything they've had framed locally.
Can you mix different styles of modern art in one living room?
Absolutely, and we'd encourage it. The trick is to keep one element consistent across the pieces: either a shared colour palette, a similar tonal range, or a matching frame finish. A pair of abstract prints next to a modern landscape works when the frames are the same wood tone and the overall mood is cohesive. What doesn't work is three completely unrelated prints in three different frame styles, which reads as clutter rather than curation. Start with two contemporary art prints and add a third only if the wall has room to breathe around them.
Does the 2/3 rule for wall art really matter?
It's a useful starting point, not a rigid law. The 2/3 rule says your art should cover about two-thirds the width of the furniture below it, and in practice this just looks right. A 70x100cm modern art print above a standard UK sideboard or a 100x70cm landscape piece above a three-seater sofa both naturally land in that zone. Where people go wrong is hanging something too small, like a 30x40cm print on a large blank wall, which ends up looking like a postage stamp. When in doubt, go bigger than you think you need.