Beyond the Basics

Have you ever found a print that you just love, but is huge–even too big for your wall–but the subject or colors are just perfect? There are a couple of things you can do if you really want to use it.

First, you can simply cut down the print to a more usable size. You should first mark it off before you make any cuts just to be sure you don't lose the integrity of the print.

There is another solution if your space is large enough to handle an oversized print but you would like to add a bit more interest rather than just seeing a big picture on a big wall. You can cut the print into multiple pieces of the same size and frame them separately using all of the same type of frame. Place them on the wall (as in this picture) so that visually the image is still apparent, but is much more interesting. This works especially well with maps.

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