Choosing a size is mostly a question of how far away you will stand from it. The exact sizes offered vary from piece to piece — every product page carries its own table of measurements, in both inches and centimetres. This page explains how to read that table.
Size bands
Whatever the exact dimensions, each size falls into one of four bands. The band tells you the viewing distance the piece is built for.
| Band | Longest edge | Reads well from | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Up to 12 in / 30 cm | Under 1.5 m | A desk wall, a shelf ledge, one panel of a gallery arrangement |
| Medium | 13–20 in / 33–51 cm | 1–2 m | A narrow hallway, above a bedside table, a group of three |
| Large | 21–30 in / 53–76 cm | 2–4 m | Above a sofa or console, a single statement piece in an entryway |
| Oversize | Over 30 in / 76 cm | 3 m and beyond | A double-height wall, a stairwell, a room you see the piece from across |
Proportion
Pieces are not all cut to the same shape. Each product page states the proportion — portrait, landscape, square, or a panoramic ratio — because the original painting decides it, not a template. A 2:5 panel and a 3:4 portrait can both be 24 inches tall and behave completely differently on a wall.
- Portrait lifts a low wall and suits the space beside a door or between two windows.
- Landscape settles horizontally above furniture and needs the width to breathe.
- Square is the most forgiving in a group, because it aligns on both axes.
- Panoramic ratios want a long uninterrupted run of wall and very little else on it.
Hanging heights that actually work
- Centre at eye level. The middle of the artwork sits about 145–150 cm from the floor. This is the height galleries use, and it is lower than most people instinctively hang.
- Above furniture. Leave 15–25 cm between the top of the sofa or console and the bottom of the frame. Any more and the two stop reading as a pair.
- Width rule. A single piece should span roughly two-thirds the width of the furniture below it. Above a 180 cm sofa, one medium piece will look lonely — use a pair, or a group of three.
Building a pair or a trio
Keep 5–8 cm between frames. Closer than 5 cm and the group reads as one busy object; wider than 10 cm and it stops reading as a group at all. Align the centres horizontally rather than the tops — it is more forgiving when the sizes differ.
Before you order
Cut the size out of newspaper or wrapping paper and tape it to the wall for a day. It costs nothing, and it settles the question faster than any mockup.
The frame
Stretched canvas pieces arrive over a solid pine frame, with hanging hardware already fitted — one nail in the wall and you are done. Where a piece is offered in more than one frame finish, the options appear on its product page. Black reads graphic and recedes against pale walls. Espresso is warmer and sits more comfortably against wood furniture, terracotta and lime plaster.
Still deciding? Write to thetinttherapyy@gmail.com with a photo of the wall and we will tell you honestly which size we would hang there.