Guides
Styling, sizing & making it yours
Practical, no-nonsense guides to choosing, hanging and designing wall art and posters — so every wall in your home feels considered.
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Krishna and Radha in Art: What the Flute, the Feather and the River Mean
Almost every depiction of Krishna keeps the same handful of details. Here is what the bansuri, the peacock feather, the lotus and the blue skin are actually saying — and how the meaning changes the moment Radha appears beside him.
6 min read
- CustomEditorial
How to Change the Colours of Your Own Poster Before You Print It
Recolour your own artwork before ordering — presets, warmth, black and white — and see it on a wall first. What you approve on screen is what gets printed, and your original is never altered.
5 min read
- SubjectEditorial
What the Peacock Means in Art — and Why It Suits So Many Rooms
The peacock turns up in Hindu painting, Art Deco design and contemporary print alike. Here is what it symbolises in each, and the practical reason it works on more walls than almost any other subject.
5 min read
- StylingEditorial
One Artwork, Many Looks: Getting Several Prints From a Single Design
The same piece can be a vivid statement, a faded bedroom print or a warm mono portrait. How to get genuinely different artworks out of one design — and why that changes how you buy art.
5 min read
- StylingEditorial
Matching Wall Art to Your Room’s Colours (Without Repainting Anything)
Coastal blues, terracotta, sage green — how to tune your own artwork so it belongs in the room you already have, and how to make several prints read as one considered set.
6 min read
- StylingEditorial
What Colour Art Suits Each Room: Bedroom, Living Room, Office and Hallway
A room-by-room guide to choosing art colours — what to aim for in a bedroom versus a hallway, and the exact adjustments that get an artwork you already like to suit the room you are hanging it in.
6 min read
- StylingEditorial
Black & White Wall Art: How to Choose the Right Tone
Black and white prints are everywhere right now — but "black and white" is not one look. Neutral, platinum, sepia, selenium and cyanotype explained, on the same artwork, with the settings to reproduce each.
6 min read
- SubjectEditorial
Why Seven Running Horses? The Meaning Behind the Painting
Seven galloping horses is one of the most reproduced subjects in Indian and Chinese interiors, and the number is not arbitrary. Here is what it stands for, which direction they should face, and where the piece belongs.
4 min read
- ExplainedEditorial
Will My Print Match What I See on Screen?
Why prints often come out different from the preview, what we do differently, and the three things you can do before ordering to make sure the print is the picture you approved.
5 min read
- ExplainedEditorial
Fine Tune and Custom: Building a Look From Scratch
The two boxes explained — exposure in Fine Tune, colour style in Custom — and how to combine photo filters, colour balance, hue and the tone curve into a finish that is entirely your own.
7 min read