The wall art style guide

Stories and inspiration tagged with "The Wall Art Style Guide"


Why William Morris Prints Look Brilliant in Modern Interiors

Why William Morris Prints Look Brilliant in Mod...

Clara Bell

William Morris has been quietly miscategorised for decades. His patterns get filed under "country cottage" or "Arts and Crafts revival" and rarely escape, which is a shame because his tree...

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Traditional or Contemporary? Styling William Morris Star Prints

Traditional or Contemporary? Styling William Mo...

Miles Tanaka

William Morris designs have a reputation problem. They're either dismissed as dusty Victoriana or treated so reverently that people end up with rooms that look like National Trust tearooms. The...

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House Print Decorating Ideas That Work in Every Room

House Print Decorating Ideas That Work in Every...

Clara Bell

You bought a beautiful print of a Georgian townhouse, or maybe a row of pastel Lisbon facades, because you genuinely love architecture. Six months later you've added two more, and...

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Why Dragonflies Mean So Much: Symbolism, Spirituality, and Art

Why Dragonflies Mean So Much: Symbolism, Spirit...

Clara Bell

Few creatures have captivated artists as consistently as the dragonfly. For 4,000 years, across cultures that never met, they've shown up in tomb carvings, samurai armour, Tiffany lamps and now...

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Monstera, Fern, Palm, or Eucalyptus? Choosing the Right Foliage Print for Your Interior Style

Monstera, Fern, Palm, or Eucalyptus? Choosing t...

Miles Tanaka

Botanical prints are the safest bet in wall art, which is also why they're so easy to get wrong. The right leaf in the wrong room reads as generic, dated,...

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Tropical Pool Prints or Coastal Calm? Finding Your Grown-Up Style

Tropical Pool Prints or Coastal Calm? Finding Y...

Clara Bell

There's a version of coastal style that involves rope-wrapped vases and starfish in apothecary jars. This is not that guide. This is about using swimming pool wall art as the...

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Boho Prints in Every Room or Just the Bedroom? A Decorating Guide

Boho Prints in Every Room or Just the Bedroom? ...

Clara Bell

Boho prints have a reputation for living almost exclusively above beds, which is a waste. They work in most rooms if you size them properly and pick the right frame....

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Art Nouveau Botanical Prints: Modern Styling or Museum Display?

Art Nouveau Botanical Prints: Modern Styling or...

Clara Bell

Art nouveau plant prints are everywhere again, and most people are styling them wrong. The line between elegant and costume-y is thinner than the search results suggest, and the difference...

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Framed or Frameless? Your Guide to Minimalist Plant Wall Decor

Framed or Frameless? Your Guide to Minimalist P...

Clara Bell

You've got the blank wall. You've probably got a tab open with a few plant prints saved. What's stopping you is the decision: which one, what frame, how big, and...

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7 Ways to Style Peony Prints That Look Curated, Not Cluttered

7 Ways to Style Peony Prints That Look Curated,...

Jasmine Okoro

Peonies have a reputation problem. Done badly, they read as generic florist-shop wall art, the kind of thing you'd see behind a hotel check-in desk. Done well, they're some of...

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Why Forest Art Works Better Room by Room Than Anywhere Else

Why Forest Art Works Better Room by Room Than A...

Jasmine Okoro

Forest art gets treated as one big category, which is why so many homes end up with the wrong woodland scene in the wrong room. A moody pine forest that...

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Blossom Art Ideas That Feel Sophisticated, Not Saccharine

Blossom Art Ideas That Feel Sophisticated, Not ...

Clara Bell

Blossom prints have a reputation problem. People assume they belong in a teenager's bedroom or a country B&B, when in fact they sit beautifully in stripped-back Scandi flats, moody panelled...

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7 Ways to Style Wildflower Art in Every Room

7 Ways to Style Wildflower Art in Every Room

Clara Bell

Wildflower art has a reputation problem. People love the subject and worry it'll drag their living room into 1987 cottage territory the second it goes on the wall. The fix...

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Why Do Rousseau Jungle Prints Work So Well in Modern Living Rooms?

Why Do Rousseau Jungle Prints Work So Well in M...

Jasmine Okoro

Why Rousseau's jungles work so well in living rooms Henri Rousseau painted dense, dreamlike jungles he never actually visited, building them from trips to the Paris botanical gardens and his...

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7 Tree Art Styling Ideas for Every Room in Your Home

7 Tree Art Styling Ideas for Every Room in Your...

Jasmine Okoro

Tree art is one of the most flexible categories of wall decor you can buy, which is exactly why people get it wrong. A misty pine forest that looks soothing...

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From Audubon to Abstract: Popular Bird Art Styles and How to Use Them at Home

From Audubon to Abstract: Popular Bird Art Styl...

Miles Tanaka

Birds have been on our walls longer than wallpaper has existed. The category covers everything from scientifically precise Victorian illustrations to single-line modern silhouettes, and knowing the difference is the...

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Vintage Dog Art: From Victorian Kennel Portraits to Mid-Century Poster Prints

Vintage Dog Art: From Victorian Kennel Portrait...

Jasmine Okoro

Dogs have been painted, etched, lithographed and screen-printed for as long as people have made images of the things they love. The vintage dog art you can buy today draws...

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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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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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