A customer who recently bought three of my prints (in A1 size) sent me an email saying she was at a loss how to frame and arrange her prints.
It’s something I get asked a fair bit so I thought show you how you can create your own gallery right at home!

The easiest way I can show you is through how I’ve framed and hung my prints in my home; in this case the ‘Solitary Scavenger at Sunset’ Photographic Print. ‘Ocean at Twilight’ Photographic Print and the ‘Seaweed Necklace’ Photographic Print.

 

 

Print No1.: ‘Solitary Scavenger at Sunset’ Photographic Print

 

Print No.2: ‘Ocean at Twilight’ Photographic Print

Print No.3: ‘Seaweed Necklace’ Photographic Print

 

Last weekend I framed and hung this trio of my A1 (594 x 841mm) beach photographic prints (available in the printshop).

As most of my prints are mainly nature and coast-oriented,
I felt pale oak frames complimented the colours of my images and also created a wee bit of contrast to the beautiful crisp white walls of my our new home!

 

 

The frames I used were just a Natural Oak frame from Adairs. They’re a pretty good match to the engineered oak floorboards that are the whole way through the house.

The prints themselves are printed in a way that you have a border of 30mm on the top and sides and a healthy 50mm at the bottom (enough room for the print name, signature and date).

I have chose to put these ones straight into the frame without a matt inside the frame, but i think it looks clean and unfussed; important for a hallway with high ceilings (14feet) and crisp and pristine white walls. They’ve been attached to the wall using the 3M Command Hanging Strips, but I think eventually I’ll end up using picture hooks.

Another way to style my prints (which perhaps is my favourite) is to sit them on your some furniture pieces.

 

Workspace styling: My ‘Silver Princess Gum’ Photographic Print in my studio

 

I’m quite the fan of having large prints in the home office or studio! Sitting them on top of functional office furniture and up against the wall can bring some often much needed informality and warmth to a room that can be rather profunctory at times.

My ‘Silver Princess Gum’ Photographic Print (pictured in A1) adds a bit of the colours of nature to my studio that has quite a monotone theme most of the time. It’s a great way of softening the harshness and sometimes impersonal vibes that a home office can have.

 

Above: My Into the Blue Surfer” Photographic Print in limited edition black and white

 

Leaning prints against the wall on furniture would have to be my favourite way to style my prints. It’s both a more intimate and casual way for you and other to interact with art in your home.

This mini-hallway space is not the largest, and therefore a large colour print would just be overbearing for the space. So this limited edition black and white version of my ‘Into the Blue Surfer’ Photographic Print fits the bill perfectly for adding some height and subtle contrast to the warm wood tones and white walls. As you can see there is a little bit of extra Christmas styling at the moment with the bowl of copper LED lights; a little Christmas nod, but not totally bling!

 

If you really are stuck with putting together a gallery wall or organising your artwork here the info I put on the bottom of all the print listings in printshop:

A1 – ideal size for a statement work on your wall; be it your own bedroom,
living room, study, or guest bedroom. As it is a statement piece, it is recommended
to use a professional framer.

A2 – ideal size for or smaller wall spaces. You could even sit it on a sideboard
or wall-mounted shelf too! This size works well as a diptych (two artworks side by side)
Conjure your own mood for the room with pairing up a couple of medium prints.

A3 – A great size for creating a wall gallery. Collections of 4 or even 9 prints look great
at this size. The Banksia I print and others in the series look great as a collection on one wall.

A4 – Fabulous as a gift to some venturing out with prints in their home. Also great for small
spaces where just a little bit of character needs to be added to the space.

 

Hopefully I’ve given you a little bit of help in styling my prints in your home. I’d love to see how you’ve styled them in your house too!