Wall Art for Above the Bed
Wall art sized for the space above a bed — two-thirds of the bed width, hung 8-10" above the headboard. Panoramas, photo collages and custom maps, framed to order.
From $30
Made-to-order in our workshop · 27 sizes including A-paper · Ships ready to hang
The rule is two-thirds of the bed
Almost every mistake above a bed is a scale mistake. One small frame floating over a headboard makes the whole wall look unfinished, and the fix is arithmetic rather than taste: the art should span roughly two-thirds of the bed's width.
A full bed is 54" wide, so it wants about 36" of picture — our 36×12" letterbox. A queen is 60" and wants around 40"; a king is 76" and wants around 50", which is wider than a single frame we sell off the page: hang a pair of 24×8" with a 2" gap, or send us the measurement and we'll quote one long frame.
Then leave 8-10" between the top of the headboard and the bottom of the frame — close enough to read as one arrangement, far enough that nobody knocks it sitting up. The long sizes live on our panoramic framing page .
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What people hang above a bed.
Photo Print
Photo Collage Print
Custom Map Print
Custom Star Map Print
Common questions,
honest answers.
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What size art goes above a bed?
Two-thirds of the bed width. A 54" full wants about 36" of picture (36×12"); a 60" queen about 40"; a 76" king about 50". Past 36" a single frame becomes a made-to-order quote, so most people either drop to a pair or ask us to price one long piece.
How high above the headboard?
Leave 8-10" between the top of the headboard and the bottom of the frame. Don't center it on the wall — center it on the bed, and ignore the usual eye-level rule, because you look at this wall from the doorway and from lying down, never standing in front of it.
Can I use two frames instead of one?
Yes, and it's the honest answer for a king. Two 24×8" or 24×12" frames with a 2" gap span about 50" and read as one piece. Keep both frames and both mats identical — a mismatched pair above a bed looks accidental.
Landscape or portrait?
Landscape, almost always. A bed is a wide horizontal object and a portrait print fights it. The exception is a tall narrow wall behind a single bed, where one upright piece works.
Is the glazing safe over a bed?
Already sorted — frames outside the UK ship with clear cast acrylic glazing as standard rather than glass, so it's shatterproof over a bed and lighter to hang.
What do people actually hang there?
A panorama from a trip is the most common, then a photo collage of the family, then a custom map of somewhere that matters to the couple. All three go through the same customiser and the same frames — pick the shape first, the subject second.