Collection: Artwork

What size wall art should you buy for a wall?

Getting the scale right is what separates a styled wall from an awkward one. Over a sofa or bed, the art should span roughly two-thirds of the furniture's width — a common mistake is hanging something too small, which looks lost. For a single piece on a bare wall, let it fill a good portion of the space rather than floating tiny in the middle. If one large piece is too pricey, a set of two or three creates the same impact spread across the wall. Measure the wall and the furniture below before buying, since scale is the thing people get wrong most.

How high should you hang wall art?

Hang the centre of the artwork at eye level — about 145 to 150 cm from the floor — the same standard galleries use. Over furniture, leave a gap of 15 to 25 cm between the top of the sofa or bedhead and the bottom of the frame, so the two feel connected rather than drifting apart. For a group of pieces, treat the whole arrangement as one block and centre that block at eye level. In a stairwell, follow the line of the stairs. Getting the height right makes even inexpensive art look deliberately placed.

Canvas or framed print — which suits your room?

They give different looks. A canvas print among the art prints is stretched over a frame with no glass, giving a soft, textured, gallery feel that suits modern and casual rooms, and it's light and easy to hang. A framed print sits behind glass in a frame, giving a crisp, polished, more formal look, and the frame itself becomes part of the styling. Canvas suits large statement pieces and busy family rooms (no glass to break); framed prints suit smaller works and more formal spaces. Match it to the room's feel — relaxed and textured, or sharp and finished.

How do you choose art that actually suits your space?

Start with the room's existing colours and mood rather than picking a piece in isolation. Pull one or two colours from the room — a cushion, a rug — and choose art that echoes them, and the piece will feel like it belongs. Match the mood too: calm abstract or landscape for a bedroom, bold and graphic for a living space, something personal for a hallway. Scale to the wall, tie in a colour, and match the mood, and the art works. Buy a piece purely because it's on sale and it often ends up not fitting anywhere.

Common questions

What size wall art goes over a sofa?
Aim for the art to span about two-thirds of the sofa's width. Too small looks lost; a set of pieces can spread across the width if one large piece is too much.

How high should I hang artwork?
Centre it at eye level, around 145 to 150 cm from the floor. Over furniture, leave 15 to 25 cm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame.

Canvas or framed print?
Canvas gives a soft, textured, casual gallery look with no glass. Framed prints behind glass look crisp and formal. Canvas suits family rooms; framed suits formal spaces.

How do I pick art that suits my room?
Echo one or two colours already in the room and match the mood — calm for bedrooms, bold for living areas. Tying in an existing colour makes the piece feel like it belongs.

Can I buy wall art on Afterpay or Zip?
Yes. You can split the cost into four payments with Afterpay, Zip, Klarna or PayPal Pay in 4. A $89 canvas is about four fortnightly payments of $22.25.

Style it with

Wall art anchors a room's decor. Hang it above a vase on a console, pair it with photo frames for a gallery wall, and add artificial flowers below.

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