Choose the print size to match the wall, not the room. As a quick rule of thumb, hang a single piece so it fills roughly two-thirds of the wall or furniture beneath it, sit the centre of the artwork at around 145cm to 150cm from the floor (gallery eye level), and pick framed prints for living and formal spaces where you want depth, print-only where you plan to swap or cluster pieces often. Below we work through the four rooms people most often ask about, with size guidance, framing choices and a simple gallery-wall method you can copy.
What size print should I hang in each room?
Size is the single decision that makes or breaks a hung print. Too small and it floats like a postage stamp; too large and it crowds the wall. Our prints run from A4 up to A1, all on 225gsm matt photo paper, so you can scale the same image to suit the space. Here is the broad fit we recommend room by room.
- Living room focal piece: A2 or A1 above a sofa, mantel or sideboard. This is the wall that anchors the room, so go larger than feels natural.
- Hallway and entryway: A3 or A2 single piece, or a row of A4 prints. Narrow walls reward portrait orientation and tighter framing.
- Bedroom: A2 over the headboard, or a pair of A3 prints either side of the bed for symmetry.
- Home office: A3 in the eyeline above the desk, or a small A4 cluster on the wall beside it.
If you want the full measurements and a wall-fit chart, our sizes guide covers each format in centimetres so you can measure before you buy.
How do I choose a living room focal piece?
The living room wants one piece that does the heavy lifting. Pick a single large landscape (A2 or A1) and hang it centred over the sofa or fireplace, with the bottom edge roughly 20cm to 25cm above the sofa back so the two read as a group rather than two separate objects.
For a focal piece, framed is worth the extra. A frame gives the artwork weight and a finished edge that holds its own against the furniture around it. A dramatic original British hillside or coastline brings movement and a sense of place to the room; browse our original British landscape prints for scenes that carry a large wall. If your living room leans more traditional or formal, a faithful print of a great master, a sweeping pastoral or a luminous seascape, sits beautifully above a mantel. Our classical art prints are taken from public-domain works and printed to keep their depth and detail.
Framed or print-only for the living room?
Framed, in almost every case. The living room is where guests look first, and a framed A2 (£98) or A1 (£128) reads as a deliberate, settled choice. Print-only (A2 £39, A1 £59) makes sense if you already own quality frames or want to mount the piece behind glass yourself.
What works best in a hallway or entryway?
Hallways are narrow and people move through them quickly, so they suit a series rather than one big statement. Three or four A4 or A3 prints in matching frames, hung in a straight line at a consistent eye level, draw the eye down the corridor and make a tight space feel considered.
Portrait-orientation landscapes work especially well on the slim walls beside a front door. Keep the frames identical and the gaps even (around 5cm to 8cm between frames) so the run feels like one piece. Entryways take knocks, so framed prints with glass protect the artwork from coats, bags and weather coming through the door.
How do I create calm in the bedroom?
The bedroom is the one room where you can let the artwork be quiet. Choose softer scenes: misty hills, still water, a low horizon, muted classical pastorals. Hang a single A2 centred over the headboard, or a balanced pair of A3 prints, one each side of the bed, for symmetry that the eye finds restful.
Because the bedroom is a private, low-traffic space, print-only is a reasonable choice here and keeps the look light and uncluttered. A simple thin frame or a clip frame works well; the goal is calm, not contrast. Matt paper helps, as the 225gsm matt finish has no glare from a bedside lamp.
What should I hang in a home office?
A home office print earns its place by being something you genuinely like looking at between tasks. Hang a single A3 at seated eye level on the wall you face, or just above the monitor, so it sits in your line of sight without competing with the screen.
Landscapes do well here because a distant horizon gives the eye somewhere to rest. A favourite British hill or a calm classical view works as a small daily reset. If the office wall is wide, a tidy cluster of three A4 prints adds interest without clutter.
How do I build a small gallery wall?
A gallery wall looks effortless and is mostly planning. Here is a method that works every time.
- Cut paper templates. Trace each frame onto newspaper or kraft paper and tape the shapes to the wall first. Move them around before a single nail goes in.
- Pick an anchor. Start with your largest piece slightly off-centre, then arrange the smaller prints around it.
- Keep the gaps even. Hold spacing tight and consistent (around 5cm to 8cm) so the group reads as one shape.
- Hang the middle of the cluster at eye level. Treat the whole arrangement as a single piece centred around 145cm to 150cm from the floor.
- Mix sizes, keep one frame style. An A2 with a few A3 and A4 prints in matching frames gives variety with unity.
A small gallery wall is also the easiest way to mix the two collections: an original UK hillside alongside a classical landscape can sit happily together when the frames match.
Decorating with landscape prints: FAQs
How high should I hang a print?
Centre the artwork at about 145cm to 150cm from the floor, which is standard gallery eye level. Over furniture, lower it so the bottom edge sits roughly 20cm to 25cm above the sofa, sideboard or headboard.
Should landscape prints be framed or print-only?
Frame the pieces in living rooms, hallways and any high-traffic or formal space, where the frame adds weight and protects the paper. Print-only suits bedrooms, swappable clusters and anyone who already owns frames. Print-only starts from £19 for A4; framed from £48 for A4.
Can I mix original and classical prints in one room?
Yes. The simplest way to make them work together is to keep the frames identical and let the colour palettes echo each other. Match a British coastline to a classical seascape, or a green hillside to a pastoral scene, and the room feels collected rather than mismatched.
What paper and sizes do Apollith prints come in?
Every print is produced on 225gsm matt photo paper in A4, A3, A2 and A1, available framed or print-only. Prices start from £19, so you can scale the same scene to whichever wall you are decorating.
