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For a living room, we'd steer you toward figurative art prints with a sense of movement or atmosphere rather than straight-on portraits, which can feel intense in a space meant for relaxing. A large 70x100cm framed print of a figure in a landscape or a candid scene works beautifully above a sofa, giving the room a focal point without making guests feel like they're being watched. Muted tones or warm earthy palettes tend to sit well alongside neutral interiors, while a bold, contemporary figure print in black and white can anchor a more modern scheme. Our framed prints arrive ready to hang with UV-protective glazing, so you don't need to worry about fading even if your sofa gets afternoon sun.

It depends on the wall, not the subject. A narrow section of wall between a door and a window almost always calls for a portrait orientation print, while a wide blank wall above a sideboard or console table suits landscape. For a single statement piece above a standard UK sofa (roughly 180-200cm wide), a landscape 70x100cm figurative art print fills the space beautifully. If you're building a gallery wall, mixing both orientations actually creates more visual energy, and people prints lend themselves perfectly to that because figures can be cropped and composed in so many ways.

The two-thirds rule is your friend here: your art should be roughly two-thirds the width of the furniture below it. So if you've got a 120cm console table, aim for a single framed portrait print around 70-80cm wide rather than clustering several small frames. If you want to display more than one people art print together, keep them in the same frame finish (we offer black, white, and natural wood) and leave 5-8cm gaps between frames. This keeps things intentional rather than chaotic. One strong figurative print always beats four small ones scattered randomly.

Not if it's printed well, and frankly this is where most wall art falls short. Our people photography prints use museum-grade giclée printing on thick matte paper with no glare, so you get rich detail and depth that genuinely looks like a fine art piece, not a poster from a student bedroom. Pair that with our solid wood frames (FSC-certified, no MDF) and UV-protective acrylic glazing, and what arrives at your door looks and feels like something from a gallery. Our shoppers regularly tell us prints look even better in person than on screen, which says a lot.

Figurative art depicts recognisable subjects, especially the human form, whether realistically or in a more stylised, abstracted way. Non-figurative (or abstract) art doesn't reference anything from the real world. For most rooms, figurative art prints are actually easier to live with because they give visitors something to connect with instantly. A figure in a doorway, a dancer mid-movement, a crowd on a rainy street: these create a mood and a story without requiring anyone to 'get it.' If you've got a blank wall that feels cold or impersonal, people art prints are one of the fastest ways to inject warmth and humanity into a space.