Wall Art Size Guide

The single biggest mistake in coastal home styling is buying the print too small. A canvas that looked good on screen disappears once it’s on a 4-metre living-room wall. This guide gives you actual Salt and Sol sizes for the most common furniture and wall situations, so the print you order is the print that fits.

The rule of thumb

Aim for an artwork that’s about two-thirds the width of whatever piece of furniture it sits above. A 1.8m bed-head wants something around 1.2m wide. A 3m sofa wants something around 2m wide (single print or a paired set). A 1.4m console wants roughly 90cm of artwork. The print doesn’t need to hit that number to the centimetre — within 10cm in either direction reads fine to the eye — but a piece sized at half the furniture width below it looks lost.

Above a king bed (1.83m wide)

You’ve got 1.83m to work with and want artwork roughly 1.2m to 1.5m wide. From the Salt and Sol range that points to:

Single 110x81cm or 112x76cm landscape — a strong single statement
Single 150x102cm landscape — the hero size, fills the wall like a feature piece
A pair of 60x90cm portraits hung side by side with a 5–8cm gap — 125cm total width, great for symmetrical bedrooms
A 60x60cm square triptych (three squares with 5cm gaps) — 190cm total

Centre the artwork on the bed, not the wall, and hang the bottom edge around 18–22cm above the bedhead.

Above a queen bed (1.53m wide)

Aim for 1m to 1.2m of artwork. Salt and Sol options:

Single 110x81cm or 112x76cm landscape
Single 81x110cm portrait if the room is tall
A pair of 46x69cm portraits with a 6cm gap — 98cm total, a quieter look
A triptych of 40x40cm squares with 4cm gaps — 128cm total

Above a 2.5m sofa

You want roughly 1.6m of artwork. The cleanest options from the catalogue:

Single 150x102cm landscape — 150cm wide, dominates the wall in the best way
Pair of 60x90cm landscapes side by side with a 10cm gap — 130cm total (suits a slightly smaller sofa)
Triptych of 60x60cm squares with 8cm gaps — 196cm total, fills the wall almost edge to edge

Above a 3m sofa

This wants 1.8m–2m of artwork — generally a paired or three-panel set rather than a single print. Recommended:

Triptych of 60x60cm squares with 10cm gaps — 200cm total
Diptych of 80x80cm squares with 10cm gap — 170cm total
Single 150x102cm landscape paired with a tight 60x90cm portrait beside it as an “anchor + accent” — gallery-style asymmetry

Above a dining table

If the table seats six (around 1.8m), treat it like the bed rule — aim for 1.2m of artwork. A single 110x81cm or a pair of 81x61cm landscapes with a 8cm gap (130cm total) both work. Hang the bottom edge around 30cm above the back of the dining chairs.

Above a console or hallway buffet

Most consoles sit at 1.3m–1.6m wide. That puts the right artwork around 90cm wide:

Single 81x61cm or 90x60cm landscape
A pair of 46x61cm portraits with a 5cm gap — 97cm total

Hallway sequences

Long hallways suit a row of three or four prints at evenly spaced intervals. Best sizes from the range:

Three portraits, 1.5–2m hallway: 46x61cm at 30cm spacing — 168cm of run
Four portraits, 2–3m hallway: 30x46cm at 25cm spacing — 195cm of run
Three squares, 2m hallway: 40x40cm at 30cm spacing — 180cm of run

Keep the eye-line consistent — centre of each print at 145–150cm off the floor.

Square vs rectangle — which shape suits which wall?

Squares work where the wall is wider than it is tall (above a bed, above a long sofa) and where the artwork needs to sit between two architectural features without fighting either one. Rectangles work where the wall has natural vertical or horizontal flow — between two windows, over a fireplace, down a hallway. Our 3:2 ratio prints (30x46, 60x90, 102x150) feel more cinematic and suit landscape photography. Our 4:3 ratio prints (40x30, 81x61, 110x81) feel more classic-photograph and suit paintings and botanicals.

Quick decision tree

Wall is wider than tall and you want one piece → 150x102cm or 110x81cm landscape.

Wall is taller than wide → 81x110cm or 102x150cm portrait.

Wall is square-ish and you want a single piece → 80x80cm or 60x60cm square.

Wall is huge and one piece looks lonely → triptych of 60x60cm squares or diptych of 80x80cm squares.

Hallway → three or four 46x61cm portraits.

Still not sure?

Email a phone photo of the wall with a measuring tape held vertically along one side to info@saltandsol.com.au and the team will mock up two or three Salt and Sol options at correct scale. Free, no obligation. Or call us on 1300 632 332 — Noosaville studio Monday to Friday, Booragoon Perth studio also reachable on the same line.