The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


How to Hang Landscape Art Prints: Heights, Spacing, and the Rules Worth Breaking

How to Hang Landscape Art Prints: Heights, Spac...

Jasmine Okoro

You've just unwrapped a landscape print, you're holding a pencil, and the wall is staring back at you. This guide is for that exact moment. We'll cover the rules that...

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Beyond the Band Poster: Music-Inspired Wall Decor That Actually Looks Good

Beyond the Band Poster: Music-Inspired Wall Dec...

Jasmine Okoro

Loving music and decorating like an adult are not mutually exclusive, but most music wall decor would have you believe otherwise. The problem is one of literalism: tour posters, album...

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How to Build a Gallery Wall Around Minimal Line Art

How to Build a Gallery Wall Around Minimal Line...

Miles Tanaka

Most gallery wall guides treat every print the same. They shouldn't. Building a wall around minimal line art is genuinely easier than building one around bold abstracts or photography, and...

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How to Decorate a Home Library That Feels Curated, Not Cluttered

How to Decorate a Home Library That Feels Curat...

Clara Bell

Most home libraries fail in the same way. The shelves are gorgeous, the spines are arranged with care, and yet the room feels strangely lifeless, like a set rather than...

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How to Build a Travel Gallery Wall That Looks Intentional, Not Chaotic

How to Build a Travel Gallery Wall That Looks I...

Clara Bell

Most travel gallery walls fail for the same reason: they're built one print at a time, with no plan. The result is a mismatched jumble of holiday memories that looks...

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How to Build a Coastal Gallery Wall That Doesn't Look Like a Gift Shop

How to Build a Coastal Gallery Wall That Doesn'...

Jasmine Okoro

Coastal art has a reputation problem. Done badly, it veers straight into seaside tat: rope-bordered anchor signs, watercolour seagulls, "Live Laugh Lobster". Done well, it's one of the most calming,...

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How to Build a Stunning Gallery Wall Around Sunflower Prints

How to Build a Stunning Gallery Wall Around Sun...

Miles Tanaka

Sunflowers are bold. That's the gift and the problem. Build a gallery wall around one without a plan and you'll end up with chaos; build it with the right anchor,...

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How to Decorate a Wall That Already Has Windows (Without It Looking Crowded)

How to Decorate a Wall That Already Has Windows...

Jasmine Okoro

A wall with a window in it is the most awkward wall in your house. It's not blank enough to fill, not full enough to leave alone, and every guide...

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How to Arrange Botanical Prints into a Gallery Wall That Looks Intentional

How to Arrange Botanical Prints into a Gallery ...

Clara Bell

Botanical prints are the easiest art category to love and the easiest to mess up on a wall. The subjects are varied (ferns, palms, wildflowers, mushrooms, cacti) which means cohesion...

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Vintage Art Prints for the Living Room: What Actually Works (and What Doesn't)

Vintage Art Prints for the Living Room: What Ac...

Clara Bell

Vintage prints are having a moment, but most living rooms get them wrong. Too small, badly framed, or hung at random heights that turn a sofa wall into visual noise....

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How to Build a Cat Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Good

How to Build a Cat Gallery Wall That Actually L...

Clara Bell

A cat gallery wall can absolutely look curated, grown-up, and design-led. The trick is treating it like any other gallery wall, then applying a specific ratio of themed to non-themed...

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How to Build a Dublin Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Pulled Together

How to Build a Dublin Gallery Wall That Actuall...

Miles Tanaka

Most people who want a Dublin gallery wall stop at one print. Not because they don't want more, but because they're worried five Dublin prints on one wall will look...

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Poster Decorating Ideas That Actually Make a Room Feel Finished

Poster Decorating Ideas That Actually Make a Ro...

Jasmine Okoro

A room with bare walls feels unfinished even when the furniture is perfect. Posters are the fastest, cheapest, lowest-commitment way to fix that. This is a guide to using them...

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Building an Italy Gallery Wall: The 3-5-7 Rule and Other Tricks That Actually Work

Building an Italy Gallery Wall: The 3-5-7 Rule ...

Miles Tanaka

Most people buy Italy prints the wrong way. They fall in love with a Venice canal, then a Tuscan hillside, then a Rome archway, and end up with a dozen...

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Minimalist Beach Decor Ideas That Actually Work (No Seashells Required)

Minimalist Beach Decor Ideas That Actually Work...

Jasmine Okoro

Coastal style has a branding problem. Somewhere between holiday cottages and gift shops, it picked up a reputation for being twee, themed, and slightly past it. The good news is...

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How to Build a Bird Print Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Stylish

How to Build a Bird Print Gallery Wall That Act...

Clara Bell

Bird prints are having a proper moment, and gallery walls are the obvious way to showcase them. The problem is that most bird gallery walls look like a primary school...

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How to Choose Scandinavian Prints for Your Living Room (Sizes, Layouts, and Real Examples)

How to Choose Scandinavian Prints for Your Livi...

Clara Bell

You've measured the wall, you know you want Scandinavian prints, and now you're stuck. How big? How many? Which frames? This guide gives you the maths, the layouts, and the...

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How to Style Feminine Wall Art Without Overdoing It

How to Style Feminine Wall Art Without Overdoin...

Miles Tanaka

You love the soft palettes, the figurative line drawings, the abstract florals. You also don't want your living room to read like a teenager's mood board. This guide is for...

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How to Arrange Wall Art Sets: Layouts That Actually Work (With Measurements)

How to Arrange Wall Art Sets: Layouts That Actu...

Jasmine Okoro

You've got the prints. You've got a hammer. You're staring at a blank wall trying to remember what that interiors article said about eye level. This guide skips the inspiration...

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How to Build a Gallery Wall with Impressionist Prints (Without It Looking Like a Museum Gift Shop)

How to Build a Gallery Wall with Impressionist ...

Clara Bell

You love the soft light of a Monet water garden and the wild colour of a Van Gogh wheat field, and you want a whole wall of that energy in...

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