{"product_id":"framed-tropical-palm-tree-wall-art-set","title":"Framed Tropical Palm Tree Wall Art Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eTwo Pictures That Work as One Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eA single picture has to be the right size for its wall, and often is not. Too small and it sits marooned with bare plaster all round it; too large and it crowds everything beneath. Two frames get round the problem, because a pair can be arranged to suit the wall it is given. Stacked one above the other they climb a tall narrow space such as a chimney return, a hallway or a stairwell. Side by side they span a broad one above a sofa or sideboard. Either way they read as one unit rather than two objects, and the symmetry between them does the composing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThe subject suits the treatment. Faye Reynolds-Lydon works these as etchings, so every tone is built from ruled line rather than a wash of grey. Look closely and the sky is fine horizontal lines, packed tightly where it darkens and opening out where it lightens, with the palms cut into that ground in dense black. From across a room none of that is visible and the pair simply reads as light and shadow. Tropical planting could easily have been handled in colour and become a statement about a room's style. In black and white it stays graphic, which is why it hangs comfortably in a period hallway and a plain modern living room alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eEach piece is 610 mm tall and 470 mm wide, 15 mm deep, glazed and framed in a beaded antique gold moulding with a wide white mount, hung portrait on hinge hangers. The frame is doing something specific: black and white in a plain dark surround can look severe, and the aged gold warms it, while the beading gives a slim moulding some detail of its own at close range. For a warm metallic circle to answer the frames elsewhere in the room, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/simplistic-round-wall-mirror-gold-mr234gd\"\u003eSimplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold\u003c\/a\u003e repeats the tone in a plain slim profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h d-hu\"\u003eWhat the Etchings and Frames Do Together\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eA pair rather than a single piece.\u003c\/span\u003e Stack them or set them side by side to suit the wall, and the symmetry between the two does the arranging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eFine etched line work.\u003c\/span\u003e Every tone built from ruled line, tight where the image darkens and open where it lightens. Shading at a distance, line work up close.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eBlack and white throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e A tropical subject handled graphically, so it introduces no colour the room has to answer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eBeaded antique gold frames.\u003c\/span\u003e A fine bead runs along the outer edge, with a wide white mount inside. Aged rather than bright, so the warmth never turns brash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003ePortrait format, either arrangement.\u003c\/span\u003e Stacked, the pair suits a tall narrow wall. Side by side, it suits a broad one above furniture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHinge hanger fixings.\u003c\/span\u003e Fitted to the reverse so each frame sits flat and square to the wall once hung.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eHow to Hang a Pair So They Read as a Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eTreat the two frames as a single rectangle and the rest follows. Keep the gap between them tight, somewhere between 50 mm and 100 mm for frames this size, and always narrower than one frame is wide, or they stop reading as one piece and become two neighbours. Stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly, since a vertical arrangement shows any drift down the side. Side by side, align the centres rather than the tops. If they are going above furniture, centre the pair on the piece below rather than on the wall and keep the outer edges within its width. Measure outward from the middle of the arrangement in both cases, so no small error accumulates in the gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhere to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eStacked on a narrow wall, such as a chimney return, the space beside a doorway, or a hallway where there is height but little width. Side by side above a sofa or a sideboard, where a broad piece of furniture needs a broad arrangement over it. Either side of a bed, which is the third way a pair can be used. Up a stairwell, where the two can be stepped to follow the rise. In a dining room, where the fine detail is worth having at close range. Black and white works against any wall colour, and the frames suit warm neutrals, deep greens and dark blues particularly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eThe Practical Details Before You Buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003ePlan both positions before drilling.\u003c\/span\u003e A pair needs its spacing settled first. Mark both fixings, check them against each other with a level, and measure from the centre of the arrangement outward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHinge hanger fixings.\u003c\/span\u003e Fitted to the reverse of each frame, so each one needs its own wall fixing. Use wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or a proper plasterboard fixing, rather than a picture hook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eThink about reflections.\u003c\/span\u003e Both pieces are glazed, so they will pick up a window or lamp opposite. A wall taking light from the side keeps glare off the glass and shows the etched detail better.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eClean the glass, not the artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e Dust the frames with a dry, soft cloth and dampen a cloth away from the pieces for the glazing. Never spray anything at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Urban Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56795340243324,"sku":"WA681","price":114.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9672\/1715\/files\/set-of-two-framed-botanical-palm-tree-prints.jpg?v=1779287566","url":"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/framed-tropical-palm-tree-wall-art-set","provider":"The Urban Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}