Art for Interior Design

How a painting behaves inside a finished room, and how designers choose one that holds the space.

About these guides

A painting that looks right in a gallery can fall flat over a sofa, and the reason is almost always scale, light or palette rather than the painting itself. This section is written for people furnishing a real room: how to read the wall before choosing the work, how much space to leave around a canvas, what happens to a dark painting in a north facing room, and when a large single piece beats a gallery wall. Designers and stylists use these pages as a shortcut when a client asks for something specific. Because every reproduction we make is hand painted to order, the size is yours to choose rather than something to work around, and you see a photograph of the finished canvas before it ships rolled in a tube.

Paintings on this subject

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  • Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir — Hand-Painted Reproduction
    Vendor:
    Pierre-Auguste Renoir

    Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir — Hand-Painted Reproduction

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  • Moulin de la Galette Interior
    Vendor:
    Ramon Casas

    Moulin de la Galette Interior

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  • A Parisian Beggar Girl
    Vendor:
    John Singer Sargent

    A Parisian Beggar Girl

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  • A Parisian Balcony
    Vendor:
    Konstantin Korovin

    A Parisian Balcony

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