Most art prints are sold the way ours are: unframed, rolled or flat, printed on good paper and left for you to finish. That is not a cost-cutting trick. It is the only way a print can adapt to your room rather than someone else's showroom. But it does leave you with three decisions: size, mat, and frame. Here is the short, practical version of each.
Start with standard sizes
The single most useful thing to know: if a print comes in a standard size, framing is cheap and instant. A 30×40 cm or 12×16″ print drops into an off-the-shelf frame from any homeware store; a non-standard print needs custom framing at several times the price. All TITAANPALU prints use standard sizes for exactly this reason. The size is listed on each product page, and any frame labelled with the same dimensions will fit without cutting.
The mat question
A mat (the paper border between print and frame) is optional, but for fine-line work it earns its place. It does three things: it keeps the paper from touching the glass, it gives the eye a resting zone around the drawing, and it makes a modest print feel deliberate. For minimalist line art, choose a warm white or off-white mat rather than bright white, which can make warm paper look yellowed by contrast. A width of 5 to 8 cm reads elegant; very narrow mats tend to look accidental.
No mat at all is also a legitimate look: edge-to-edge behind glass reads more contemporary and suits larger prints that can hold a wall on their own.
Choosing the frame profile
Fine-line prints in black ink on warm paper are the easiest artwork in the world to frame, because they carry no colour to clash with. The frame choice is really a texture choice:
Thin black metal or painted wood sharpens the graphic quality; best in modern, high-contrast rooms.
Natural oak, ash or beech warms the print; the default for Scandinavian and japandi interiors.
White frames are the quietest option, best against coloured walls where the frame should disappear.
Whatever the material, keep the profile thin. Heavy, ornate frames fight with hairline drawing; the frame should end the print, not introduce itself.
Glass, and when it matters
Standard frame glass (or acrylic) is fine for most rooms. Two upgrades are worth knowing about: anti-reflective glass, worth it opposite a window; and UV-filtering glass, worth it in sunlit rooms if you want the paper to stay warm-white for decades. Archival matte paper resists fading well, but no paper enjoys direct sun, which brings us to placement.
Where and how high to hang
The most common hanging mistake is height: art hung to a tall person's eye line floats away from the furniture below it. The gallery standard, with the centre of the print at roughly 145 to 150 cm from the floor, works in almost every room. Above furniture, keep 15 to 25 cm between the furniture's top edge and the frame's bottom edge so the two read as one grouping.
Avoid hanging paper works above radiators or in bathrooms with poor ventilation; humidity ripples paper over time. And if a wall gets hard afternoon sun, that is the wall for the UV glass, or for something other than paper.
A note on our prints
Everything in our art print collection is printed to order on enhanced matte paper (189 g/m²), ships unframed and flat, and uses standard sizes throughout. Questions about sizes or shipping are covered in the FAQ. And if you are deciding what to hang in the first place, our botanical styling guide is a good place to start.