Size Guide

The three sizes

All artwork in the store uses a vertical 3:4 format. The same image is available in each of the sizes below, printed on matte-coated canvas over a radiata pine frame 1.25 inches deep.

Depth matters more than people expect. The 1.25-inch frame means the print stands off the wall like a gallery panel rather than sitting flat like a poster, and the image area is exactly the face dimensions listed — the sides of the frame are wrapped, not printed with additional artwork.

Manufacturing tolerance

Stretched canvas is a physical object, not a machined part. Finished dimensions can vary by up to 1/8 inch (3.2 mm) in either direction, which is the standard tolerance for canvas stretched over a wooden frame. A print destined for a tight alcove or a pre-cut niche should be ordered with that margin in mind.

Choosing a size

A useful starting rule for art above furniture: the piece tends to look balanced when it spans roughly half to two-thirds of the furniture’s width. Above a standard sofa or a queen bed, that points to the 24 × 32, either alone or flanked by smaller companions. The 18 × 24 suits entryways, bedroom walls, and the space above a dresser or console. The 12 × 16 works on narrow wall segments, above a desk, or grouped in twos and threes along a hallway.

An open wall with no furniture below it can carry a larger print than instinct suggests. Undersized art on a big empty wall reads as an afterthought; when in doubt between two sizes for an open wall, the larger one usually hangs better.

Measuring before ordering

Cut painter’s tape to the print’s outer dimensions and stick the rectangle on the wall where the canvas would go. Live with it for a day. This five-minute test settles most size debates more reliably than any diagram. For height, a common gallery habit is to place the center of the artwork at about 57 inches from the floor — roughly eye level — and to raise it slightly when it hangs above furniture.