Large Wall Art That Doesn't Look Cheap: A Guide
Large art changes a room more than anything else on the walls, and it is also where cheap-looking art shows most. Here is how to choose a large piece that looks intentional, using what we make as examples.
What makes large art look expensive
- Scale: a piece that is too small for the wall reads as an afterthought. A common rule of thumb is art about two-thirds the width of the furniture below it.
- Finish: a real frame or a floating-frame canvas looks finished; a large unframed poster taped to a wall does not.
- A subject with meaning: a print of a place someone loves reads as chosen, not bought to fill space.
- Sharp printing: our prints use 189 gsm archival matte paper and pigment inks, made to order.
Our largest sizes
Before any sale discount:
- 24x36 inches: Print Only $73.99, framed $199.99, floating-frame canvas $246.99
- 20x30 inches: Print Only $70.99, framed $166.99, floating-frame canvas $221.99
- 18x24 inches: Print Only $68.99, framed $126.99, floating-frame canvas $166.99
Not sure between framed and canvas? Read framed print vs canvas.
How big to go
- Above a sofa: one 24x36 in landscape, or two 18x24 prints side by side.
- Above a bed: one 24x36, or a row of three 16x20 prints.
- A long hallway or stairwell: a gallery wall of matching frames.
The easy alternative: a gallery wall set
A group of matching framed prints covers more wall than any single print. Our gallery wall sets group 3 to 8 prints with a suggested layout, framed and ready to hang. See the gallery wall guide for spacing and planning.
Large prints that work well
Wide landscape designs suit big walls, for example the Lone Peak landscape print or the St Andrews landscape print, and space imagery such as Pillars of Creation holds detail at 24x36. Browse travel art or space prints.