The Frame

Exploring art, space, and the stories behind the frame


Canvas or Framed Art Print? How to Pick the Right One for Every Room

Canvas or Framed Art Print? How to Pick the Rig...

Clara Bell

Most guides on this topic shrug and tell you it comes down to taste. That's not helpful when you're spending real money on a piece that's going on your wall...

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How to Build a Frida Kahlo Gallery Wall That Actually Works

How to Build a Frida Kahlo Gallery Wall That Ac...

Clara Bell

Most gallery walls fail in the same way: too many competing ideas, mismatched frames, prints that look great alone but argue with each other on the wall. Kahlo's work raises...

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How to Create a Literary Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Curated

How to Create a Literary Gallery Wall That Actu...

Clara Bell

Most literary gallery walls fail in the same way: too many quote prints, mismatched frames, and a layout that drifts off-centre above the sofa. The fix is a small set...

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How to Build a Gallery Wall Around Town and Village Scenes

How to Build a Gallery Wall Around Town and Vil...

Jasmine Okoro

You've fallen for town prints. Maybe a hilltop village in Provence, a cobbled lane in Whitby, a market square you walked through once and never forgot. The question is how...

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Whimsical vs Traditional Landscape Art: What's the Difference and How to Mix Them

Whimsical vs Traditional Landscape Art: What's ...

Clara Bell

Landscape art splits cleanly into two camps once you start looking properly: the kind that tries to show you the world as it is, and the kind that bends the...

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How to Build a Cocktail Gallery Wall That Looks Curated, Not Cluttered

How to Build a Cocktail Gallery Wall That Looks...

Miles Tanaka

Most cocktail gallery walls fail for the same reason: they're a pile of prints someone liked, hung roughly together, hoping the theme will do the heavy lifting. It won't. A...

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How to Build an Architecture Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Curated

How to Build an Architecture Gallery Wall That ...

Clara Bell

Gallery walls intimidate people because they look like they require a designer's eye. They don't, especially if you choose architecture as your subject. The geometry, repetition, and structural language of...

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How to Build a Gallery Wall That's Funny Without Being Silly

How to Build a Gallery Wall That's Funny Withou...

Miles Tanaka

A gallery wall with one perfectly placed witty print feels considered. A gallery wall with five feels like a gift shop. The difference between personality and parody comes down to...

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How to Decorate with Vintage London Prints (Room by Room)

How to Decorate with Vintage London Prints (Roo...

Clara Bell

Vintage London prints are everywhere right now, from Brooklyn brownstones to Bristol terraces. The trick is making them feel collected and considered rather than like you raided a National Trust...

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How to Build a Gallery Wall Around One Inspirational Print

How to Build a Gallery Wall Around One Inspirat...

Miles Tanaka

Most gallery walls fail because they try to say too much. A truly great inspirational display works like a well-edited sentence: one strong message, supported by quieter elements that hold...

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How to Build a City-Themed Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Intentional

How to Build a City-Themed Gallery Wall That Ac...

Clara Bell

Most failed gallery walls die at the same step: someone buys five prints they love individually, hangs them, and realises they have nothing in common. City art is especially prone...

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How to Create a Travel Gallery Wall with Italian Art Prints (Step by Step)

How to Create a Travel Gallery Wall with Italia...

Jasmine Okoro

A travel gallery wall should feel like a love letter, not a souvenir display. The trick with Italy specifically is balancing the country's natural drama (lemon groves, Vespa-lined streets, terracotta...

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Black Picture Frames: Why They Always Work and 5 Ways to Style Them at Home

Black Picture Frames: Why They Always Work and ...

Jasmine Okoro

Black frames outsell every other colour by a wide margin, and most articles will tell you it's because they're "versatile." That's lazy. The real reason is design psychology, and once...

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How to Build a Tropical Bird Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Intentional

How to Build a Tropical Bird Gallery Wall That ...

Jasmine Okoro

Tropical bird prints are some of the most rewarding gallery wall subjects you can choose, and also some of the easiest to get wrong. The colours are loud, the species...

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How to Build a Gallery Wall Around Flamingo Prints (Without It Looking Chaotic)

How to Build a Gallery Wall Around Flamingo Pri...

Miles Tanaka

Flamingo prints are having a moment. The trouble is, most people buy one, hang it alone, and then freeze when it comes to building anything around it. This guide solves...

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How to Decorate with Dragonfly Art Without It Feeling Theme-y

How to Decorate with Dragonfly Art Without It F...

Clara Bell

Dragonfly art has a reputation problem. Done badly, it reads as gift shop or grandmother's bathroom. Done well, it sits comfortably alongside ferns, abstracts, and tonal photography in some of...

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How to Build a Matisse Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Curated

How to Build a Matisse Gallery Wall That Actual...

Miles Tanaka

Most Matisse gallery walls fail for the same reason: too many prints, too many colours, no editorial logic. The good news is that Matisse's work is forgiving once you understand...

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How to Hang Canvas Art: The Only Guide You Actually Need

How to Hang Canvas Art: The Only Guide You Actu...

Jasmine Okoro

Hanging canvas art is the kind of thing people overthink until they've done it twice. The rules exist for good reasons, but they're guidelines, not commandments, and almost any mistake...

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How to Style Botanical Prints So They Don't Look Like a Dentist's Waiting Room

How to Style Botanical Prints So They Don't Loo...

Miles Tanaka

Botanical prints have a reputation problem. Hung wrong, they read as filler art, the kind of forgettable greenery you stare at while waiting for a root canal. Hung well, they're...

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How to Create an Edinburgh Gallery Wall That Actually Looks Considered

How to Create an Edinburgh Gallery Wall That Ac...

Clara Bell

Edinburgh is a city built for gallery walls. The dramatic skyline, the moody stone architecture, the sudden bursts of colour in Dean Village or the Grassmarket. The problem is that...

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