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Gallery wall or one big piece - which route actually saves you money?
I spent $250 on a single oversized canvas print for my living room wall and it looks clean but now the rest of the wall feels empty. My buddy went cheap with a $60 set of 9 small frames from Target and his wall looks busy in a bad way. Which approach has worked for you guys long term?
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stella_foster6d ago
Wait, sixty bucks for NINE framed pieces from Target? How in the world did he pull that off without them looking like straight-up poster board? I've seen those sets and half the time the frames are so flimsy they warp after a month. A single big piece at $250 sounds like a solid investment to me, especially if you get a high quality print with a nice chunky frame. Honestly, I'd rather have one statement piece that anchors the room than a bunch of cheap little frames fighting for attention all day long.
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west.claire5d ago
Ngl, I gotta disagree with you there. My buddy did that exact Target hack for his living room and it actually looks solid - he used the same frame style for all nine and grouped them tight on one wall so it reads like a single big piece. The cheap frames do warp if you put them near a window or in a damp room, but if you keep em out of direct sunlight they hold up fine for years. I'd take that $250 and put it toward something else in the room, like better lighting or a nice rug, rather than locking it into one big print.
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