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A Wide Landscape Canvas Set Into a Deep Tray Frame
A 1190mm wide canvas by Flora Kouta, where soft layers of earth and mist give way to distant hills above a reflective horizon: the artwork for the broad, low walls that most rooms actually have. No portrait canvas leaving dead space either side of a sideboard. No colour beyond muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another. The width is what makes this piece useful, because the furniture people hang art above runs horizontally, and a wide painting follows that line rather than cutting across it. The horizon does the rest, giving the eye a level to settle on in a composition that is otherwise all soft tone and shifting texture. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding: dark weathered timber 60mm deep, with the canvas set back behind a textured white inner border so a shadow gap runs around the painting. On D-ring fixings. Works in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and dining rooms equally.
What the Landscape Format Does
- Width that matches the furniture: Sofas, sideboards and beds all run horizontally, and a wide canvas follows that line instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon to settle on: The line where the hills meet their reflection anchors an otherwise soft composition and gives the eye somewhere to rest.
- Muted sage, stone and charcoal: Colour without commitment. The greens are soft enough to read as neutral and sit against almost any wall.
- Layered, shifting surface: Tone and texture worked into one another so the painting reads as atmosphere rather than as a place, and changes with the light through the day.
- Deep tray frame: The canvas is recessed 60mm behind a textured white border, so the painting sits inside the frame with a shadow gap around it rather than flush against the moulding.
- 7.36 kg on D-rings: Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece over a metre wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
A wide, quiet rectangle balances best against something small, round and warm: the round gold wall mirror puts a compact circle and a warm metallic line on an adjacent wall, so the room gains a change of shape and a point of brightness without another colour entering the scheme. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive, and the dark weathered timber sits comfortably with oak, walnut, rattan and linen rather than chrome. For hanging a large piece above a sofa or sideboard and getting the relationship between the two right, our guide to media wall ideas covers how the elements on a wall should relate.
Wide Walls Need Wide Artwork
Look at where art actually gets hung and a pattern appears. Above a sofa. Above a sideboard. Above a bed, a console, a run of low storage. Almost every one of those is a broad horizontal object, and a tall narrow picture hung above one leaves dead wall at either end that no amount of styling quite fixes. A wide canvas solves the problem by matching the shape of what sits beneath. At 1190mm across, this painting follows the line of the furniture rather than cutting against it, which is why a landscape format is the more useful buy for most walls even though portrait pieces outnumber them.
The subject suits the shape. Flora Kouta builds the composition from soft layers of earth and mist, with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon partway up, and muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another with no hard edges. The greens are quiet enough to behave as neutrals, so the piece brings colour into a room without asking for anything in return. What holds all that softness together is the horizon line, which gives the eye a level to settle on. Without it a composition this tonal would drift.
890 mm tall, 1190 mm wide, 60 mm deep, 7.36 kg, hung on D-rings. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding, in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, and the canvas is set back inside it behind a textured white border. That recess is what the 60mm of depth buys: a shadow gap running right around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame instead of a surface pressed against it. For a warm metallic circle to answer the frame elsewhere in the room, the Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold works in a compact, plain shape.
What the Canvas and Frame Bring to a Wall
- Width to match the furniture. 1190mm across, so the painting follows the line of a sofa or sideboard instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon that anchors it. The line where the hills meet their reflection gives the eye a level to settle on in an otherwise soft composition.
- Colour that behaves as neutral. Muted sage, stone and charcoal. Green enough to warm a scheme, quiet enough not to set one.
- A shifting, layered surface. Tone and texture worked together, so the painting reads as weather and atmosphere rather than as a place.
- A deep tray frame. Dark weathered timber with the canvas recessed behind a textured white border, so a shadow gap runs around the painting rather than the frame sitting flush to it.
- D-ring fixings. Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece this wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Hanging a Horizon at the Right Height
A painting with a clear horizon in it is easier to hang than most, because the horizon tells you where the picture wants to sit. Get it close to the eye level of someone standing in the room and the composition reads as a view; hang the canvas too high and you end up looking up at a horizon, which never quite settles. That usually means hanging lower than instinct suggests, particularly above a sofa, where the piece should relate to the seat rather than float above the backrest. Leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling anything.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
Above a sofa in a living room, where the width matches the furniture beneath. Over a sideboard or a long console in a dining room or hallway. Above a bed in place of a headboard arrangement, where a wide canvas fills the space a portrait piece would leave open. On a broad chimney breast, hung centrally. In a room with a low ceiling, where a horizontal format sits more comfortably than a tall one. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Fixings rated for 7.36 kg. The canvas hangs on D-rings and needs two fixings: wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a stud fixing on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
- Level both fixings carefully. A horizon line shows any error immediately, and the wider the piece the more obvious a slight tilt becomes. Measure both points against each other rather than from the ceiling.
- Check the route in. At close to 1200mm across, measure doorways, stair turns and tight landings before ordering.
- Dust gently, nothing damp. A soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame. Never use a damp cloth or cleaning products on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
Wide Landscape Canvas WA728: Questions Answered
The WA728 is by Flora Kouta. The painting shows soft layers of earth and mist with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon, worked in muted sage, stone and charcoal that drift into one another without hard edges.
The WA728 measures 1190mm wide by 890mm tall, so the canvas is noticeably wider than it is high. That suits the broad horizontal furniture people usually hang art above: sofas, sideboards, consoles, beds and runs of low storage, where a tall narrow piece would leave bare wall at either end.
No. The sage in the WA728 is muted and sits alongside stone and charcoal, so the greens read closer to neutrals than to a colour statement. The painting brings warmth into a room without requiring anything else to be matched to it.
Low enough that the horizon in the painting sits near the eye level of someone standing. Hung too high, the WA728 leaves you looking up at a horizon, which never settles properly. Above a sofa or sideboard, leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling.
Fixings rated for 7.36 kg at two points, since the WA728 hangs on D-rings. Use wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a fixing into a stud on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
Width. A canvas over a metre across needs two fixed points to hang straight and stay straight, where a single central hanger would allow the WA728 to shift out of level over time. It does mean both fixings have to be measured against each other rather than marked separately.
A tray frame rather than a flat moulding. The WA728 sits in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, 60mm deep, and the canvas is recessed inside it behind a textured white inner border. That leaves a shadow gap running around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame rather than a surface pressed against it.
No. The WA728 is an open canvas recessed within its tray frame, so the surface stays matt and a piece this size will not reflect a window back into the room. The trade-off is that the canvas is unprotected, so hang the painting clear of walkways.
At close to 1200mm across, the WA728 is wider than most framed artwork, so measure doorways, stair turns and any tight landings on the route before ordering. The weight is manageable; the width is what causes difficulty.
Gently and dry. Use a soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame of the WA728. Never use a damp cloth or any cleaning product on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Dimensions: 890 mm (H) x 1190 mm (W) x 60 mm (D). Artist: Flora Kouta. Palette: sage, stone and charcoal. Surface: layered canvas, unglazed. Frame: warm brown timber tone, 60mm deep. Materials: MDF, canvas, paper. Fixing: D-ring. Weight: 7.36 kg.
Matching Artwork to the Furniture Below
Take the width of the sofa or sideboard as your guide and choose artwork that spans most of it. Hang low enough that the two read as related, and on a painting with a horizon, low enough that the horizon sits near standing eye level. Keep the wall either side clear. For arranging the space above furniture:
Overview
A Wide Landscape Canvas Set Into a Deep Tray Frame
A 1190mm wide canvas by Flora Kouta, where soft layers of earth and mist give way to distant hills above a reflective horizon: the artwork for the broad, low walls that most rooms actually have. No portrait canvas leaving dead space either side of a sideboard. No colour beyond muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another. The width is what makes this piece useful, because the furniture people hang art above runs horizontally, and a wide painting follows that line rather than cutting across it. The horizon does the rest, giving the eye a level to settle on in a composition that is otherwise all soft tone and shifting texture. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding: dark weathered timber 60mm deep, with the canvas set back behind a textured white inner border so a shadow gap runs around the painting. On D-ring fixings. Works in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and dining rooms equally.
What the Landscape Format Does
- Width that matches the furniture: Sofas, sideboards and beds all run horizontally, and a wide canvas follows that line instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon to settle on: The line where the hills meet their reflection anchors an otherwise soft composition and gives the eye somewhere to rest.
- Muted sage, stone and charcoal: Colour without commitment. The greens are soft enough to read as neutral and sit against almost any wall.
- Layered, shifting surface: Tone and texture worked into one another so the painting reads as atmosphere rather than as a place, and changes with the light through the day.
- Deep tray frame: The canvas is recessed 60mm behind a textured white border, so the painting sits inside the frame with a shadow gap around it rather than flush against the moulding.
- 7.36 kg on D-rings: Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece over a metre wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
A wide, quiet rectangle balances best against something small, round and warm: the round gold wall mirror puts a compact circle and a warm metallic line on an adjacent wall, so the room gains a change of shape and a point of brightness without another colour entering the scheme. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive, and the dark weathered timber sits comfortably with oak, walnut, rattan and linen rather than chrome. For hanging a large piece above a sofa or sideboard and getting the relationship between the two right, our guide to media wall ideas covers how the elements on a wall should relate.
Description
Wide Walls Need Wide Artwork
Look at where art actually gets hung and a pattern appears. Above a sofa. Above a sideboard. Above a bed, a console, a run of low storage. Almost every one of those is a broad horizontal object, and a tall narrow picture hung above one leaves dead wall at either end that no amount of styling quite fixes. A wide canvas solves the problem by matching the shape of what sits beneath. At 1190mm across, this painting follows the line of the furniture rather than cutting against it, which is why a landscape format is the more useful buy for most walls even though portrait pieces outnumber them.
The subject suits the shape. Flora Kouta builds the composition from soft layers of earth and mist, with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon partway up, and muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another with no hard edges. The greens are quiet enough to behave as neutrals, so the piece brings colour into a room without asking for anything in return. What holds all that softness together is the horizon line, which gives the eye a level to settle on. Without it a composition this tonal would drift.
890 mm tall, 1190 mm wide, 60 mm deep, 7.36 kg, hung on D-rings. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding, in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, and the canvas is set back inside it behind a textured white border. That recess is what the 60mm of depth buys: a shadow gap running right around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame instead of a surface pressed against it. For a warm metallic circle to answer the frame elsewhere in the room, the Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold works in a compact, plain shape.
What the Canvas and Frame Bring to a Wall
- Width to match the furniture. 1190mm across, so the painting follows the line of a sofa or sideboard instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon that anchors it. The line where the hills meet their reflection gives the eye a level to settle on in an otherwise soft composition.
- Colour that behaves as neutral. Muted sage, stone and charcoal. Green enough to warm a scheme, quiet enough not to set one.
- A shifting, layered surface. Tone and texture worked together, so the painting reads as weather and atmosphere rather than as a place.
- A deep tray frame. Dark weathered timber with the canvas recessed behind a textured white border, so a shadow gap runs around the painting rather than the frame sitting flush to it.
- D-ring fixings. Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece this wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Hanging a Horizon at the Right Height
A painting with a clear horizon in it is easier to hang than most, because the horizon tells you where the picture wants to sit. Get it close to the eye level of someone standing in the room and the composition reads as a view; hang the canvas too high and you end up looking up at a horizon, which never quite settles. That usually means hanging lower than instinct suggests, particularly above a sofa, where the piece should relate to the seat rather than float above the backrest. Leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling anything.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
Above a sofa in a living room, where the width matches the furniture beneath. Over a sideboard or a long console in a dining room or hallway. Above a bed in place of a headboard arrangement, where a wide canvas fills the space a portrait piece would leave open. On a broad chimney breast, hung centrally. In a room with a low ceiling, where a horizontal format sits more comfortably than a tall one. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Fixings rated for 7.36 kg. The canvas hangs on D-rings and needs two fixings: wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a stud fixing on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
- Level both fixings carefully. A horizon line shows any error immediately, and the wider the piece the more obvious a slight tilt becomes. Measure both points against each other rather than from the ceiling.
- Check the route in. At close to 1200mm across, measure doorways, stair turns and tight landings before ordering.
- Dust gently, nothing damp. A soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame. Never use a damp cloth or cleaning products on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs
Wide Landscape Canvas WA728: Questions Answered
The WA728 is by Flora Kouta. The painting shows soft layers of earth and mist with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon, worked in muted sage, stone and charcoal that drift into one another without hard edges.
The WA728 measures 1190mm wide by 890mm tall, so the canvas is noticeably wider than it is high. That suits the broad horizontal furniture people usually hang art above: sofas, sideboards, consoles, beds and runs of low storage, where a tall narrow piece would leave bare wall at either end.
No. The sage in the WA728 is muted and sits alongside stone and charcoal, so the greens read closer to neutrals than to a colour statement. The painting brings warmth into a room without requiring anything else to be matched to it.
Low enough that the horizon in the painting sits near the eye level of someone standing. Hung too high, the WA728 leaves you looking up at a horizon, which never settles properly. Above a sofa or sideboard, leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling.
Fixings rated for 7.36 kg at two points, since the WA728 hangs on D-rings. Use wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a fixing into a stud on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
Width. A canvas over a metre across needs two fixed points to hang straight and stay straight, where a single central hanger would allow the WA728 to shift out of level over time. It does mean both fixings have to be measured against each other rather than marked separately.
A tray frame rather than a flat moulding. The WA728 sits in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, 60mm deep, and the canvas is recessed inside it behind a textured white inner border. That leaves a shadow gap running around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame rather than a surface pressed against it.
No. The WA728 is an open canvas recessed within its tray frame, so the surface stays matt and a piece this size will not reflect a window back into the room. The trade-off is that the canvas is unprotected, so hang the painting clear of walkways.
At close to 1200mm across, the WA728 is wider than most framed artwork, so measure doorways, stair turns and any tight landings on the route before ordering. The weight is manageable; the width is what causes difficulty.
Gently and dry. Use a soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame of the WA728. Never use a damp cloth or any cleaning product on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Dimensions: 890 mm (H) x 1190 mm (W) x 60 mm (D). Artist: Flora Kouta. Palette: sage, stone and charcoal. Surface: layered canvas, unglazed. Frame: warm brown timber tone, 60mm deep. Materials: MDF, canvas, paper. Fixing: D-ring. Weight: 7.36 kg.
Knowledge Hub
Matching Artwork to the Furniture Below
Take the width of the sofa or sideboard as your guide and choose artwork that spans most of it. Hang low enough that the two read as related, and on a painting with a horizon, low enough that the horizon sits near standing eye level. Keep the wall either side clear. For arranging the space above furniture:
Framed Green Abstract Landscape Wall Art
Overview
Description
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Knowledge Hub
A Wide Landscape Canvas Set Into a Deep Tray Frame
A 1190mm wide canvas by Flora Kouta, where soft layers of earth and mist give way to distant hills above a reflective horizon: the artwork for the broad, low walls that most rooms actually have. No portrait canvas leaving dead space either side of a sideboard. No colour beyond muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another. The width is what makes this piece useful, because the furniture people hang art above runs horizontally, and a wide painting follows that line rather than cutting across it. The horizon does the rest, giving the eye a level to settle on in a composition that is otherwise all soft tone and shifting texture. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding: dark weathered timber 60mm deep, with the canvas set back behind a textured white inner border so a shadow gap runs around the painting. On D-ring fixings. Works in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and dining rooms equally.
What the Landscape Format Does
- Width that matches the furniture: Sofas, sideboards and beds all run horizontally, and a wide canvas follows that line instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon to settle on: The line where the hills meet their reflection anchors an otherwise soft composition and gives the eye somewhere to rest.
- Muted sage, stone and charcoal: Colour without commitment. The greens are soft enough to read as neutral and sit against almost any wall.
- Layered, shifting surface: Tone and texture worked into one another so the painting reads as atmosphere rather than as a place, and changes with the light through the day.
- Deep tray frame: The canvas is recessed 60mm behind a textured white border, so the painting sits inside the frame with a shadow gap around it rather than flush against the moulding.
- 7.36 kg on D-rings: Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece over a metre wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
A wide, quiet rectangle balances best against something small, round and warm: the round gold wall mirror puts a compact circle and a warm metallic line on an adjacent wall, so the room gains a change of shape and a point of brightness without another colour entering the scheme. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive, and the dark weathered timber sits comfortably with oak, walnut, rattan and linen rather than chrome. For hanging a large piece above a sofa or sideboard and getting the relationship between the two right, our guide to media wall ideas covers how the elements on a wall should relate.
Wide Walls Need Wide Artwork
Look at where art actually gets hung and a pattern appears. Above a sofa. Above a sideboard. Above a bed, a console, a run of low storage. Almost every one of those is a broad horizontal object, and a tall narrow picture hung above one leaves dead wall at either end that no amount of styling quite fixes. A wide canvas solves the problem by matching the shape of what sits beneath. At 1190mm across, this painting follows the line of the furniture rather than cutting against it, which is why a landscape format is the more useful buy for most walls even though portrait pieces outnumber them.
The subject suits the shape. Flora Kouta builds the composition from soft layers of earth and mist, with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon partway up, and muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another with no hard edges. The greens are quiet enough to behave as neutrals, so the piece brings colour into a room without asking for anything in return. What holds all that softness together is the horizon line, which gives the eye a level to settle on. Without it a composition this tonal would drift.
890 mm tall, 1190 mm wide, 60 mm deep, 7.36 kg, hung on D-rings. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding, in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, and the canvas is set back inside it behind a textured white border. That recess is what the 60mm of depth buys: a shadow gap running right around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame instead of a surface pressed against it. For a warm metallic circle to answer the frame elsewhere in the room, the Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold works in a compact, plain shape.
What the Canvas and Frame Bring to a Wall
- Width to match the furniture. 1190mm across, so the painting follows the line of a sofa or sideboard instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon that anchors it. The line where the hills meet their reflection gives the eye a level to settle on in an otherwise soft composition.
- Colour that behaves as neutral. Muted sage, stone and charcoal. Green enough to warm a scheme, quiet enough not to set one.
- A shifting, layered surface. Tone and texture worked together, so the painting reads as weather and atmosphere rather than as a place.
- A deep tray frame. Dark weathered timber with the canvas recessed behind a textured white border, so a shadow gap runs around the painting rather than the frame sitting flush to it.
- D-ring fixings. Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece this wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Hanging a Horizon at the Right Height
A painting with a clear horizon in it is easier to hang than most, because the horizon tells you where the picture wants to sit. Get it close to the eye level of someone standing in the room and the composition reads as a view; hang the canvas too high and you end up looking up at a horizon, which never quite settles. That usually means hanging lower than instinct suggests, particularly above a sofa, where the piece should relate to the seat rather than float above the backrest. Leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling anything.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
Above a sofa in a living room, where the width matches the furniture beneath. Over a sideboard or a long console in a dining room or hallway. Above a bed in place of a headboard arrangement, where a wide canvas fills the space a portrait piece would leave open. On a broad chimney breast, hung centrally. In a room with a low ceiling, where a horizontal format sits more comfortably than a tall one. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Fixings rated for 7.36 kg. The canvas hangs on D-rings and needs two fixings: wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a stud fixing on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
- Level both fixings carefully. A horizon line shows any error immediately, and the wider the piece the more obvious a slight tilt becomes. Measure both points against each other rather than from the ceiling.
- Check the route in. At close to 1200mm across, measure doorways, stair turns and tight landings before ordering.
- Dust gently, nothing damp. A soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame. Never use a damp cloth or cleaning products on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
Wide Landscape Canvas WA728: Questions Answered
The WA728 is by Flora Kouta. The painting shows soft layers of earth and mist with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon, worked in muted sage, stone and charcoal that drift into one another without hard edges.
The WA728 measures 1190mm wide by 890mm tall, so the canvas is noticeably wider than it is high. That suits the broad horizontal furniture people usually hang art above: sofas, sideboards, consoles, beds and runs of low storage, where a tall narrow piece would leave bare wall at either end.
No. The sage in the WA728 is muted and sits alongside stone and charcoal, so the greens read closer to neutrals than to a colour statement. The painting brings warmth into a room without requiring anything else to be matched to it.
Low enough that the horizon in the painting sits near the eye level of someone standing. Hung too high, the WA728 leaves you looking up at a horizon, which never settles properly. Above a sofa or sideboard, leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling.
Fixings rated for 7.36 kg at two points, since the WA728 hangs on D-rings. Use wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a fixing into a stud on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
Width. A canvas over a metre across needs two fixed points to hang straight and stay straight, where a single central hanger would allow the WA728 to shift out of level over time. It does mean both fixings have to be measured against each other rather than marked separately.
A tray frame rather than a flat moulding. The WA728 sits in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, 60mm deep, and the canvas is recessed inside it behind a textured white inner border. That leaves a shadow gap running around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame rather than a surface pressed against it.
No. The WA728 is an open canvas recessed within its tray frame, so the surface stays matt and a piece this size will not reflect a window back into the room. The trade-off is that the canvas is unprotected, so hang the painting clear of walkways.
At close to 1200mm across, the WA728 is wider than most framed artwork, so measure doorways, stair turns and any tight landings on the route before ordering. The weight is manageable; the width is what causes difficulty.
Gently and dry. Use a soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame of the WA728. Never use a damp cloth or any cleaning product on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Dimensions: 890 mm (H) x 1190 mm (W) x 60 mm (D). Artist: Flora Kouta. Palette: sage, stone and charcoal. Surface: layered canvas, unglazed. Frame: warm brown timber tone, 60mm deep. Materials: MDF, canvas, paper. Fixing: D-ring. Weight: 7.36 kg.
Matching Artwork to the Furniture Below
Take the width of the sofa or sideboard as your guide and choose artwork that spans most of it. Hang low enough that the two read as related, and on a painting with a horizon, low enough that the horizon sits near standing eye level. Keep the wall either side clear. For arranging the space above furniture:
Overview
A Wide Landscape Canvas Set Into a Deep Tray Frame
A 1190mm wide canvas by Flora Kouta, where soft layers of earth and mist give way to distant hills above a reflective horizon: the artwork for the broad, low walls that most rooms actually have. No portrait canvas leaving dead space either side of a sideboard. No colour beyond muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another. The width is what makes this piece useful, because the furniture people hang art above runs horizontally, and a wide painting follows that line rather than cutting across it. The horizon does the rest, giving the eye a level to settle on in a composition that is otherwise all soft tone and shifting texture. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding: dark weathered timber 60mm deep, with the canvas set back behind a textured white inner border so a shadow gap runs around the painting. On D-ring fixings. Works in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and dining rooms equally.
What the Landscape Format Does
- Width that matches the furniture: Sofas, sideboards and beds all run horizontally, and a wide canvas follows that line instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon to settle on: The line where the hills meet their reflection anchors an otherwise soft composition and gives the eye somewhere to rest.
- Muted sage, stone and charcoal: Colour without commitment. The greens are soft enough to read as neutral and sit against almost any wall.
- Layered, shifting surface: Tone and texture worked into one another so the painting reads as atmosphere rather than as a place, and changes with the light through the day.
- Deep tray frame: The canvas is recessed 60mm behind a textured white border, so the painting sits inside the frame with a shadow gap around it rather than flush against the moulding.
- 7.36 kg on D-rings: Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece over a metre wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
A wide, quiet rectangle balances best against something small, round and warm: the round gold wall mirror puts a compact circle and a warm metallic line on an adjacent wall, so the room gains a change of shape and a point of brightness without another colour entering the scheme. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive, and the dark weathered timber sits comfortably with oak, walnut, rattan and linen rather than chrome. For hanging a large piece above a sofa or sideboard and getting the relationship between the two right, our guide to media wall ideas covers how the elements on a wall should relate.
Description
Wide Walls Need Wide Artwork
Look at where art actually gets hung and a pattern appears. Above a sofa. Above a sideboard. Above a bed, a console, a run of low storage. Almost every one of those is a broad horizontal object, and a tall narrow picture hung above one leaves dead wall at either end that no amount of styling quite fixes. A wide canvas solves the problem by matching the shape of what sits beneath. At 1190mm across, this painting follows the line of the furniture rather than cutting against it, which is why a landscape format is the more useful buy for most walls even though portrait pieces outnumber them.
The subject suits the shape. Flora Kouta builds the composition from soft layers of earth and mist, with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon partway up, and muted sage, stone and charcoal drifting into one another with no hard edges. The greens are quiet enough to behave as neutrals, so the piece brings colour into a room without asking for anything in return. What holds all that softness together is the horizon line, which gives the eye a level to settle on. Without it a composition this tonal would drift.
890 mm tall, 1190 mm wide, 60 mm deep, 7.36 kg, hung on D-rings. The frame is a tray rather than a flat moulding, in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, and the canvas is set back inside it behind a textured white border. That recess is what the 60mm of depth buys: a shadow gap running right around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame instead of a surface pressed against it. For a warm metallic circle to answer the frame elsewhere in the room, the Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold works in a compact, plain shape.
What the Canvas and Frame Bring to a Wall
- Width to match the furniture. 1190mm across, so the painting follows the line of a sofa or sideboard instead of leaving bare wall at either end.
- A horizon that anchors it. The line where the hills meet their reflection gives the eye a level to settle on in an otherwise soft composition.
- Colour that behaves as neutral. Muted sage, stone and charcoal. Green enough to warm a scheme, quiet enough not to set one.
- A shifting, layered surface. Tone and texture worked together, so the painting reads as weather and atmosphere rather than as a place.
- A deep tray frame. Dark weathered timber with the canvas recessed behind a textured white border, so a shadow gap runs around the painting rather than the frame sitting flush to it.
- D-ring fixings. Two fixed points rather than a single hook, which is what a piece this wide needs to hang straight and stay straight.
Hanging a Horizon at the Right Height
A painting with a clear horizon in it is easier to hang than most, because the horizon tells you where the picture wants to sit. Get it close to the eye level of someone standing in the room and the composition reads as a view; hang the canvas too high and you end up looking up at a horizon, which never quite settles. That usually means hanging lower than instinct suggests, particularly above a sofa, where the piece should relate to the seat rather than float above the backrest. Leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling anything.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
Above a sofa in a living room, where the width matches the furniture beneath. Over a sideboard or a long console in a dining room or hallway. Above a bed in place of a headboard arrangement, where a wide canvas fills the space a portrait piece would leave open. On a broad chimney breast, hung centrally. In a room with a low ceiling, where a horizontal format sits more comfortably than a tall one. The sage and stone palette works against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper olive.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Fixings rated for 7.36 kg. The canvas hangs on D-rings and needs two fixings: wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a stud fixing on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
- Level both fixings carefully. A horizon line shows any error immediately, and the wider the piece the more obvious a slight tilt becomes. Measure both points against each other rather than from the ceiling.
- Check the route in. At close to 1200mm across, measure doorways, stair turns and tight landings before ordering.
- Dust gently, nothing damp. A soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame. Never use a damp cloth or cleaning products on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
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FAQs
Wide Landscape Canvas WA728: Questions Answered
The WA728 is by Flora Kouta. The painting shows soft layers of earth and mist with distant hills meeting a reflective horizon, worked in muted sage, stone and charcoal that drift into one another without hard edges.
The WA728 measures 1190mm wide by 890mm tall, so the canvas is noticeably wider than it is high. That suits the broad horizontal furniture people usually hang art above: sofas, sideboards, consoles, beds and runs of low storage, where a tall narrow piece would leave bare wall at either end.
No. The sage in the WA728 is muted and sits alongside stone and charcoal, so the greens read closer to neutrals than to a colour statement. The painting brings warmth into a room without requiring anything else to be matched to it.
Low enough that the horizon in the painting sits near the eye level of someone standing. Hung too high, the WA728 leaves you looking up at a horizon, which never settles properly. Above a sofa or sideboard, leave 150 mm to 200 mm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame, then check where the horizon has landed before drilling.
Fixings rated for 7.36 kg at two points, since the WA728 hangs on D-rings. Use wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a fixing into a stud on plasterboard. A picture hook is not adequate at this weight or width.
Width. A canvas over a metre across needs two fixed points to hang straight and stay straight, where a single central hanger would allow the WA728 to shift out of level over time. It does mean both fixings have to be measured against each other rather than marked separately.
A tray frame rather than a flat moulding. The WA728 sits in dark weathered timber with a grey-brown cast, 60mm deep, and the canvas is recessed inside it behind a textured white inner border. That leaves a shadow gap running around the painting, so the image reads as an object held within the frame rather than a surface pressed against it.
No. The WA728 is an open canvas recessed within its tray frame, so the surface stays matt and a piece this size will not reflect a window back into the room. The trade-off is that the canvas is unprotected, so hang the painting clear of walkways.
At close to 1200mm across, the WA728 is wider than most framed artwork, so measure doorways, stair turns and any tight landings on the route before ordering. The weight is manageable; the width is what causes difficulty.
Gently and dry. Use a soft dry cloth across the canvas and the frame of the WA728. Never use a damp cloth or any cleaning product on an open canvas, and keep the painting out of bathrooms and prolonged direct sunlight.
Dimensions: 890 mm (H) x 1190 mm (W) x 60 mm (D). Artist: Flora Kouta. Palette: sage, stone and charcoal. Surface: layered canvas, unglazed. Frame: warm brown timber tone, 60mm deep. Materials: MDF, canvas, paper. Fixing: D-ring. Weight: 7.36 kg.
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Matching Artwork to the Furniture Below
Take the width of the sofa or sideboard as your guide and choose artwork that spans most of it. Hang low enough that the two read as related, and on a painting with a horizon, low enough that the horizon sits near standing eye level. Keep the wall either side clear. For arranging the space above furniture:
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