The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


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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Monet's Water Lilies: Why One Man Painted the Same Pond 250 Times

Monet's Water Lilies: Why One Man Painted the S...

Jasmine Okoro

Claude Monet spent the last three decades of his life painting one pond. He made roughly 250 canvases of the same patch of water in his garden at Giverny, working...

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What Interior Designers Know About Styling Japanese Bird Art Prints

What Interior Designers Know About Styling Japa...

Miles Tanaka

Japanese bird prints are quietly the most versatile art you can buy. They sit happily in a modernist flat, a Victorian terrace, or a beige rental, and they rarely fight...

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Botanical Prints vs. Floral Art: What's the Difference and Which Should You Choose?

Botanical Prints vs. Floral Art: What's the Dif...

Clara Bell

If you've searched for "botanical art prints" and ended up scrolling through everything from Victorian fern studies to neon abstract peonies, you're not imagining the chaos. The two categories get...

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Modern Floral Prints That Don't Look Dated: 7 Styles Worth Hanging Now

Modern Floral Prints That Don't Look Dated: 7 S...

Jasmine Okoro

Floral prints have a reputation problem. Mention them to anyone under 40 and they picture chintz curtains, peach watercolour bouquets in oval frames, or those identical rose prints that haunted...

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

The Best Flower Prints for Every Room in Your H...

Miles Tanaka

Flowers are one of the few subjects that work in almost any interior, which is exactly why most flower prints end up feeling forgettable. The trick is matching the style,...

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