The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


Art at the Top and Bottom of a Staircase

Art at the Top and Bottom of a Staircase

Miles Tanaka

Staircases are the most overlooked walls in the house. They are also the trickiest, because the top of the stairs, the bottom of the stairs, and the landing in between...

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Above the Toilet, Above the Bath: Bathroom Art That Works

Above the Toilet, Above the Bath: Bathroom Art ...

Miles Tanaka

Bathrooms are the most overlooked walls in the house, and the trickiest to get right. Steam, splash, awkward sightlines and tiled surfaces all conspire against the kind of art advice...

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Art Above a Dining Table: The Rules Nobody Tells You

Art Above a Dining Table: The Rules Nobody Tell...

Miles Tanaka

Most guides on this topic repeat the same three rules and call it a day. The truth is messier. Real dining rooms have off-centre tables, pendant lights in the way,...

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What to Hang in Awkward Corners

What to Hang in Awkward Corners

Miles Tanaka

Corners are the dead zones of most homes. Your eye skims past them, furniture refuses to sit flush against them, and you end up with a triangular patch of wall...

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Art for Narrow Walls and Hallways

Art for Narrow Walls and Hallways

Clara Bell

Narrow walls are the most under-decorated surfaces in most homes. Not because they're hard to style, but because most advice treats every awkward space as the same problem when really...

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What to Put on a Big Blank Wall

What to Put on a Big Blank Wall

Miles Tanaka

Big blank walls feel impossible because they multiply your options instead of narrowing them. Every idea seems plausible, nothing feels right, and the wall stays empty for another six months....

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Art for Above a Console Table

Art for Above a Console Table

Jasmine Okoro

A console table without art on the wall above it always looks unfinished. Get the art right and the whole vignette clicks into place. Get it wrong (too small, too...

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Art for Above the Bed: What Works and What Doesn't

Art for Above the Bed: What Works and What Doesn't

Miles Tanaka

The wall above your bed is the largest, most visible blank space in most bedrooms, which is why so many people get it wrong. They hang something too small, too...

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Art for Above the Sofa: A Complete Guide

Art for Above the Sofa: A Complete Guide

Clara Bell

The wall above your sofa is the single most-looked-at surface in your home. Get it right and the whole room clicks into place. Get it wrong and you'll feel the...

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Two Medium Prints or One Big Print? How to Decide

Two Medium Prints or One Big Print? How to Decide

Jasmine Okoro

You've measured your wall. You've found prints you love. Now you're stuck between buying one big statement piece or two medium prints side by side. This guide gives you a...

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Going Bigger Than You Think: Why Most People Undersize Their Art

Going Bigger Than You Think: Why Most People Un...

Jasmine Okoro

Walk into almost any home and you'll find it: a 30x40cm print floating awkwardly above a three-seater sofa, marooned in a sea of empty wall. The owner spent weeks choosing...

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How Big Is A1, A2, A3 in Real Life?

How Big Is A1, A2, A3 in Real Life?

Miles Tanaka

A1, A2 and A3 are the three most common sizes for wall art, posters and prints in the UK and Europe. But the actual dimensions only tell you so much....

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What Size Art Should You Hang Above a Fireplace?

What Size Art Should You Hang Above a Fireplace?

Jasmine Okoro

Most art above a fireplace is too small. It floats apologetically in the middle of the wall, dwarfed by the mantel below and the ceiling above, and the whole room...

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What Size Art for a Hallway?

What Size Art for a Hallway?

Miles Tanaka

Hallways get treated like afterthoughts, which is exactly why the wrong-sized art ruins them so quickly. Too small and the wall swallows the print whole. Too large and you knock...

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What Size Art Should You Hang Above a Bed?

What Size Art Should You Hang Above a Bed?

Clara Bell

You've been staring at that blank wall above your bed for months, maybe longer. The problem isn't taste, it's scale, and getting scale wrong is the single fastest way to...

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What Size Art Should You Hang Above a Sofa?

What Size Art Should You Hang Above a Sofa?

Jasmine Okoro

Get the size wrong and even a beautiful print looks like a postage stamp floating above your cushions. Get it right and the whole room snaps into focus. Here's how...

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From Victorian Textiles to Your Wall: The Story of the Fox in Art

From Victorian Textiles to Your Wall: The Story...

Clara Bell

The fox has been hiding in plain sight for over 150 years, slipping from Victorian tapestries to wallpapers to the walls of your living room. Its appeal isn't accidental. Understanding...

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What Interior Stylists Know About Botanical Window Art Placement

What Interior Stylists Know About Botanical Win...

Jasmine Okoro

Botanical window art is a specific subgenre: prints that frame foliage, flowers, or garden scenes as if viewed through a real window. Styled well, it borrows light, adds depth, and...

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Living Room Botanical Prints: The Right Way to Frame Them

Living Room Botanical Prints: The Right Way to ...

Clara Bell

Botanical prints are one of the most forgiving categories of wall art to choose, and one of the easiest to ruin with bad framing. A warped frame, the wrong glazing,...

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Why William Morris Animal Prints Work in Modern Interiors

Why William Morris Animal Prints Work in Modern...

Miles Tanaka

Morris's floral patterns get all the attention, but his animal designs are quietly the easier win. A fox or a hare gives your eye somewhere to land, which means these...

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