Journal

A gallery wall of rounded walnut frames including a tall photo-booth strip frame
Hanging a wall that looks deliberate
Gallery walls go wrong in two predictable ways: the gaps are too big, and the frames are hung too high. Both are fixable with a tape measure. Read more...
The full range of Acrehand solid walnut and teak frames seen from above
Walnut or teak
Two woods, kept deliberately. One reads almost black until the sun hits it; the other is warm from the start. Which one belongs in your room. Read more...
A dark walnut frame with a generous warm white mat on a kitchen wall
How big should the frame actually be?
The mistake is almost always buying too small. A photograph needs more empty board around it than feels reasonable, and here is how to work out how much. Read more...