Framed Prints
Framed Prints
A framed print is artwork printed to order and delivered already framed, so it hangs the day it arrives. Each piece in this collection is printed with archival inks that resist fading and presented with a wide white border inside the frame, which gives the artwork room to breathe. Standard sizes are 24 x 16, 30 x 20, and 36 x 24 inches, all single panel. Shipping is free in the US, and returns are free for 30 days in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. If you are choosing between formats, the framed print is the classic matted look; the framed canvas is the same artwork with canvas texture running to the frame.
What Are Framed Prints?
A framed print is a printed artwork supplied inside its frame as one finished piece. Unlike buying a print and a frame separately, there is no sizing to check, no mounting to do, and no frame shop visit. The print sits inside the frame behind a wide white border, the presentation used in galleries for works on paper. The result reads as considered and classic, and it works in rooms from traditional to modern because the border keeps the artwork visually separate from the wall color around it.
Framed Print or Framed Canvas?
The difference is presentation. A framed print shows the artwork inside a wide white border, smaller than the frame itself, which suits a classic, editorial look. A framed canvas print fills its frame edge to edge with canvas texture and reads as a gallery painting. Standard framed print sizes stop at 36 x 24 inches, while framed canvas reaches 48 x 32 inches. Same artwork catalogue, two different characters. If the room leans classic or the wall is small to medium, start with the framed print. Both formats are also offered as a plain stretched canvas print with no frame at all.
What Sizes of Framed Prints Are Available?
Standard framed print sizes are 24 x 16 inches, 30 x 20 inches, and 36 x 24 inches, all horizontal and single panel, and a few wide format pieces offer their own framed sizes. Because the white border sits inside these measurements, the printed image itself is smaller than the frame size, which is worth remembering when you measure the wall. For furniture, apply the two thirds rule to the frame width: 36 inches of frame suits a console or dresser up to about 54 inches wide. For a full size sofa or a large wall, step up to a framed canvas at 48 x 32 or a multi panel canvas set.
The White Border Inside the Frame
The wide white border between the print and the frame is what gives a framed print its character. It creates breathing room around the image, makes small artwork feel intentional rather than small, and lets bold colors sit calmly on a busy wall. Photography and illustration benefit most, because the border does the visual work a canvas edge would otherwise do. It is also why framed prints sit so naturally in groups: the borders give every piece the same visual margin, so mixed subjects still read as a set.
Which Subjects Suit a Framed Print?
Photography leads here. City skylines, space scenes such as the Milky Way, coastlines, and wildlife all gain from the matted presentation, which frames them the way a photo exhibition would. Botanical illustration, map art, and line-led artwork also suit the format because fine detail stays crisp behind a clean border. Painterly pieces with heavy texture usually read better as a framed canvas, where the canvas surface is part of the effect. The full subject range is in the wider framed art collection.
Framed Prints by Room
In a bedroom, 30 x 20 inches above a headboard adds a finished, hotel-like calm. In a home office, 24 x 16 inches above the desk keeps the wall interesting on video calls without dominating it. In a hallway or entryway, a single 36 x 24 inch piece gives a narrow space one clear focal point. Living rooms usually want the larger framed canvas above the main sofa, with framed prints on the secondary walls. Dining rooms take either, aligned with the sideboard rather than the wall center.
Framed Prints in a Gallery Wall
Framed prints are the easiest format to group, because the white borders give mixed artwork a shared margin. A three piece row of 24 x 16 inch prints above a sofa, spaced 2 to 3 inches apart, behaves like one wide artwork. A staircase run works with alternating 24 x 16 and 30 x 20 pieces stepping up with the handrail. Keep spacing consistent and let the borders do the aligning. Our gallery wall layout guide covers spacing, heights, and layouts in detail.
Printed to Order, Not Custom Framing
Half the stores that sell framed prints online are custom framing services: you send them your own photo or poster, and they frame it. Tiaracle is the other kind. We print our own artwork catalogue to order, in the size and format you choose, and ship each piece already framed. There is no uploading and no framing decisions beyond picking the size. If you need your own artwork framed, use a framing service. If you want finished artwork on the wall this week, this collection is the faster path.
How These Framed Prints Are Made
Each framed print is produced when you order it, printed with archival inks that resist fading, and assembled into its frame before shipping. Single panel pieces, which include every framed print, are printed in the region they ship to for the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, which keeps delivery times short. Every piece arrives ready to hang, with shipping free in the US and free 30 day returns in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
Common Mistakes with Framed Prints
The most common mistake is forgetting the border: the printed image is smaller than the frame size, so a 24 x 16 inch framed print carries a smaller image than a 24 x 16 inch canvas. Measure the wall against the frame size, then size up if in doubt. The second is hanging too high; center the artwork 57 to 60 inches from the floor. The third is scattering single small prints across a large wall, where three aligned prints would read as one confident piece.
Common Questions
What are framed prints?
Framed prints are artworks printed and supplied inside a frame as one finished piece, presented with a wide white border between the image and the frame. They arrive ready to hang, with no separate frame to buy and no mounting to do. The style matches how galleries present works on paper.
What are the different sizes of framed prints available?
Standard framed print sizes are 24 x 16 inches, 30 x 20 inches, and 36 x 24 inches, single panel and horizontal, and a few wide format pieces offer their own framed sizes. The printed image sits inside a white border within those measurements. For framed artwork beyond these sizes, the framed canvas format reaches 48 x 32 inches.
What is the difference between a framed print and a framed canvas?
A framed print is presented with a wide white border between the artwork and the frame, in the manner of an exhibition print. A framed canvas fills its frame edge to edge with stretched canvas, with no border, and reads as a painting. Standard sizes reach 36 x 24 inches for framed prints and 48 x 32 inches for framed canvas.
How do you care for a framed print?
Dust the frame with a dry, soft cloth and keep the piece out of strong direct sunlight to keep colors at their best; the archival inks are made to resist fading. Avoid hanging any framed artwork where it is regularly splashed. For a deeper clean, wipe the frame only, never the print surface.
Where can you buy framed prints online?
Two kinds of store sell framed prints online: custom framing services that frame artwork you upload, and art retailers that sell their own designs already framed. Tiaracle is the second kind, printing each artwork to order and shipping it framed and ready to hang, with free US shipping and free 30 day returns in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.