Not sure where to hang your art print? This room-by-room guide covers placement, scale, framing, and styling tips to help you display art with confidence.
How an original painting becomes a fine art print.
Art doesn't need a gallery wall
It doesn't need a renovation, a decorator, or a perfectly neutral room. It needs the right placement, a little intention, and — occasionally — someone to tell you it's fine to hang it slightly lower than you think.
This guide covers the rooms where art makes the most difference, and the decisions that make it work.
Living room
The living room is where most people start, and where most of the common mistakes happen.
Scale first. A small print on a large wall reads as an afterthought. If the wall is generous, the art should be too — or grouped deliberately so the arrangement carries the visual weight.
Height matters more than you think. The centre of a piece should sit at roughly eye level — around 145–150cm from the floor. Above a sofa, leave 15–20cm of breathing room between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame. Any higher and it floats; any lower and it crowds.
Statement piece vs. grouping. A single large work creates calm and focus. A curated grouping — three to five pieces with a shared palette or theme — creates interest. Both work. Mixing the two rarely does.
"Love Birds at Sunset print styled in living room or hallway, bringing style to simple areas."
Bedroom
The bedroom rewards restraint. This is a space for rest, and the art you choose should support that rather than compete with it.
Softer tones, nature-inspired subjects, and works with a sense of stillness tend to work well here. Coastal prints, botanicals, and abstract works with muted palettes are consistently strong choices.
Above the bed is the most common placement — and it works, provided the piece is wide enough to relate to the bed frame beneath it. A print that's narrower than the bedhead tends to look stranded. Aim for roughly two-thirds the width of the bed as a starting point.
Beside the bed — on a wall adjacent to the bedhead — is underused and often more interesting. A vertical format works particularly well in this position.
"A small splash of colour artwork placed above the side table in the bedroom."
Hallway and entryway
Hallways are the most overlooked rooms in the house for art, and often the most rewarding.
The constraints are real — narrow walls, limited light, high traffic — but they focus the decision. A single strong vertical print, well-framed, makes an immediate impression. It's the first thing seen when entering and the last when leaving.
Avoid anything too detailed or busy in a hallway. The viewing distance is short and the time spent there is brief. Bold, simple compositions read best.
Home office
The home office is a room where art is often skipped entirely, or treated as an afterthought. It shouldn't be.
Art in a workspace doesn't need to be motivational or literal. It needs to be grounding — something that gives the eye somewhere to rest between tasks. Coastal and botanical prints work well here for exactly that reason: they reference the natural world without demanding attention.
Keep the palette considered. A workspace with a lot of visual noise — screens, shelving, papers — benefits from art that's calm rather than complex.
"Coastal landmark print styled above office desk."
Practical decisions before you hang anything
Frame colour against wall colour. Light frames on light walls disappear. Dark frames on dark walls can work beautifully but require confidence. When in doubt, a natural timber or simple black frame is almost always right.
To mat or not to mat. A mat (the border between the print and the frame) adds formality and perceived value. It also makes a smaller print feel more considered. For fine art prints, a mat is rarely the wrong choice.
Light source. Natural light shows art at its best — but direct sunlight will fade even archival prints over time. Position works where they receive indirect natural light where possible, and avoid hanging directly opposite a west-facing window.
The one rule worth keeping. Hang art for the person sitting down, not the person standing up. In a living room, that means lower than instinct suggests. In a dining room, lower still. Art viewed from a seated position should be centred on that eye level, not a standing one.
Still not sure?
The right print for a space isn't always obvious from a product page. If you have a room in mind and aren't certain what would work, get in touch — it's a conversation worth having before you commit.
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