Wall art by room
Wall art for the room it will live in
Before I made art, I photographed rooms for architects and builders. My job was to make a finished room look the way it feels to stand in it. I choose art the same way now: for the room first. Pick a room, and every piece that suits it hangs on its wall, at its real size, before you buy.
Choose a room
Each room shows the pieces chosen for it, hanging on its own wall.
Imagine it before you buy
- Start with the roomWide pieces for the wall over a sofa, tall ones for the space beside a door, quiet ones for the bedroom. Each room shows only what suits it.
- See it at its real sizeEvery piece hangs on a real wall, in photos of real rooms, at the size you would order. Try sizes from 12 to 72 inches and watch the wall change.
- Order the size the wall needsEach print is made to order by Fine Art America on canvas, metal, acrylic or paper, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Sizing, the way a designer would
The rules I use, room by room.
- A long wallOver a seven-foot sofa, art should be about 56 to 63 inches wide: one large piece, or two or three hung 2 to 3 inches apart so they read as one.
- Living RoomA simple rule: choose art about two-thirds the width of the sofa, and hang it 8 to 10 inches above the back.
- BedroomOver a queen bed, a piece 40 to 48 inches wide sits well. Hang it 8 to 12 inches above the headboard.
- KitchenKeep art in a kitchen away from the cooktop and sink, and favour a print you can wipe, such as metal or acrylic.
- Home OfficeOver a desk, hang the centre of the art at about eye level when you are standing, around 57 to 60 inches from the floor.
- Entry & HallwayA tall, narrow piece suits the wall beside a door; a panorama or a row of pieces suits a long hallway.
For interior designers and decorators
Art that belongs to this client's room, not to every room
Choosing art for a whole house, an office or an inn? The Discount Club gives professionals 35% off my prints, and the curator can pull pieces that belong together, for one wall or a whole building.
See the Discount ClubAsk the curator
The Club discount comes off my part of each price. Fine Art America's cost for the printing, paper, canvas or frame stays the same.
Your client's room, or your own
Take a photo of the wall, mark where the art would go, and see every piece in it at its real size.
Try it with your wall