ACHIEVE A MODERN LOOK WITH WALL ART SETS
Welcome to the new take on the classic gallery wall, the wall art set. Elevate your home decor with sets of two framed limited edition art prints that speak to you.
From the color palette to the orientation, size, frame, and format, subtle choices can make your art collection bring new life to your home. Let Minted’s curated art pairs get you started on the right foot! Soothing cool tones like blue and grey create a peaceful bedroom wall. Bright pops of color in the kitchen or dining room will wow guests at any dinner party. Neutral wall decor in muted beiges or black and white will help complete a living room in an understated and chic way. Choose the ideal art print orientation - landscape, portrait, or square - to make the prints fit seamlessly and beautifully anywhere in your home, from the empty wall above your sofa or fireplace, to your entryway, or on an art shelf. Large scale art pieces can fill a wall for a bold and dramatic effect, while small and medium-sized prints blend into a space with more subtlety. Minted’s size offerings can create all of these desired effects. Find your favorite subject matter, from figure drawings to watercolor botanicals to modern abstracts, and pair it all with the perfect luxe wood or metal frame from Minted’s 17 frame finish options.
HOW IS MINTED ART CREATED?
Minted helps make your wall decor options as unique as your style by frequently sourcing new art submissions from independent artists through design challenges. Our online challenge process is designed to give you access to the latest and freshest styles, color palettes, mediums, and techniques, all from cutting-edge emerging artists and designers.
Each challenge we host on our website sources new artwork from the diverse Minted artist community, which represents 100 countries and a broad range of artistic perspectives and styles. After these artists submit their artwork and designs, the challenge opens for voting, and anyone can cast their vote to help decide what is sold on Minted. We trust the public to reveal what is on-trend and ahead of the trend, and this directs what is eventually sold on our site. At Minted, the public is the expert art critic. The Minted team then does the work of launching winning art prints to the site. Our team curates winning art prints on pages like Fine Art Pairs and Photography Art Prints so that you can find exactly what you’re looking for through a high-end shopping experience.
When it comes to artwork, no one wants to have the same piece of art on their wall as their neighbors. For this reason, the majority of Minted’s challenge-winning art collection is limited edition, with edition counts of 350 per size, colorway, and substrate. This means your 2-piece wall art set from Minted is not only uniquely sourced through our challenge process, but it is also sold in limited quantities to make your wall decor even more one-of-a-kind.
2 PIECE WALL ART THEMES
Our design team has curated pairs of artwork to make your interior design look up-leveled and professional. These pairs might match closely or just hang cohesively together. Either way, their complementary styles and colors will enliven your walls and spark inspiration wherever they hang. Below are some themes we curated that we think you will love:
- Bold and Colorful: These art prints will bring joy and fun to your room, with gestural brushstrokes, layered tissue paper, and graphic digital shapes. Cait Courneya’s simple paintings would look striking on any entryway or nightstand. Celeste Duffy’s set of 2, 3, or 4 wall art prints would work well over a sofa or mantel, large scale on an empty wall. Pair these prints with white wood or champagne silver frames to let their color be the focal point. Whether you mix these pairs with other color palettes as part of a gallery wall or larger collection, or you let them stand on their own in larger sizes, these pieces are sure to brighten any space.
- Photography: Our photography pairs push the boundaries of this classic medium. “Blue Cactus” and “Summer Yellow Cactus” are a fresh interpretation of a traditional desert subject matter. Their filtered beige look would work well in a teen’s room, especially float mounted with our natural wood frame and added artist signature. The photography pairs collection also includes rich blue ocean waves, aerial urban photography, travel photography, blurred and bokeh photography, and minimalist abstract photography. The clean lines in “Tulip” and “Hidden Paths” create beautiful abstract shapes. Their muted color palettes would look sophisticated in any part of your home, from an office space to a hallway.
- New Neutrals: The neutral pairs in this curated collection show a range of muted colors, from gray to ivory, blush to gold, and taupe to brick red. These prints pair elegantly with matte black metal, gilded gold, and walnut wood frames. They would be well suited for any room, from a modern bathroom to a mid-century modern living room. Bethania Lima’s organic shapes would work as well in a rustic home as in an industrial, urban home. Baumbirdy’s geode 2-piece set and Jorey Hurley’s botanical line drawings are contemporary and minimalist. Their cream tones and their focused subject matters make them perfect for our luxurious matted format option with champagne silver frames.
- Cool Tones: These blue, green, purple, and gold hues are exactly what you need to create a dreamy and restful space anywhere in your home, from the bedroom to the home office, to the bathroom. The abstract landscapes and horizon lines in Caryn Owen and Julia Contacessi’s wall art sets are a fresh version of the traditional landscape wall hanging. Jennifer Morehead’s geometric lines create interesting triangular shapes that would up-level a Scandinavian designed home. Other framed wall art sets of 2 in this category would suit a bohemian theme in an eclectic home.
- Black and White: This timeless category shows extraordinary range given its simple color palette. Derek Overfield’s masterful charcoal figure drawings highlight the beauty of human anatomy. Mary Gaspar’s gestural watercolor paintings are so organic and minimal they could even hang in an up-leveled nursery, as much as a contemporary family room. Jinseikou’s peaceful architectural drawings look especially calm next to Afton Harding’s stark abstract ink paintings and Sonya Percival’s modern fruit paintings. These wall art sets work well float mounted in full bleed. Finish them off in any frame finish, from gilded gold and matte brass metal to black wood.
PICK YOUR ART SIZE, FRAME, AND PRINTING FORMAT
Minted offers 13 print sizes, 17 frame options, and 4 printing formats so that you can handcraft your wall art set to fit flawlessly into your space. Here is our take on how to navigate this broad selection of finishes.
- Frame size: Our wall art sets can have an impact in any size, and Minted’s size offerings let you fit them anywhere in your home. All portrait and landscape orientation art prints are offered in 7 size options, and all square orientation art prints are offered in 6 size options, creating a total offering of 13 sizes. Choose the 30” x 40”, 44” x 44”, or the 40” x 54” size options for statement pieces that you want to have a real presence in a room. Choose mid-range sizes like 18” x 24” or 24” x 24” for a more traditional approach or to create space for more wall decor. Art pairs in smaller sizes like 8” x 10” and 11” x 14” are perfect for an art shelf or fireplace mantel, or as a gift to a friend or family member.
Curated sets of art prints are a great opportunity to get creative with size selections. Hanging two cohesive pieces in the same size always works well, but you can also try varying the sizes within a set for a different look.
- Frame Finish: Minted offers 17 frame options to pair with your art prints. Our luxe wood frame options are the most traditional. Available in black, white, gray, natural, and walnut, their breadth of color options will let you tailor your wall hanging to any interior. Our frames are designed to let the artwork shine. Our chic metal frames come in matte black, matte brass, matte copper, champagne silver, and brushed silver options. These frames have a thin profile and clean finish for a cohesive pairing with a work of modern art. Our hand-carved and distressed frame options add their own character to your art prints. These options include French farmhouse, whitewashed herringbone, distressed cottage white, distressed indigo stain, distressed charcoal stain, reclaimed barn wood, and gilded wood.
All of these frame options allow you to make your wall art set your own. Choose the same frame for each print, or combine different frames on one wall to create a more complex and sophisticated look.
- Format: Different forms of art should be mounted differently, and Minted offers 4 premium mounting options that you can leverage to uplevel your 2-piece wall art set.
- The standard full bleed option extends your artwork to the edge of the frame. This styling works well for almost all art pieces, of any original medium. Experiment with this format on oil paintings, drawings, watercolor, and photography.
- The white border option creates a faux matted look and draws the eye in.
- The matted option mounts your artwork beneath 4-ply, archival, museum-grade mat board in 100% cotton. This format is used by the finest artists and galleries around the world.
- The float mount option floats your artwork on a similar top-grade cotton mat board. This dramatic mounting option works especially well for art pieces that have a natural white background or for works on paper like watercolor and drawings. Choosing this mounting option allows you to add the artist’s signature to the lower right corner of the print.
MATCH YOUR ART PERFECTLY TO A ROOM
The last note to consider when selecting art prints and frame colors is the wall color that the art will be hung on and the color and texture of the furniture surrounding it. Select art pairings in colorways that complement these colors, but don’t be afraid of contrast. If your living room is mostly greyscale, consider adding a pop of color to the walls with an art pair. If your bedroom’s style is eclectic or bohemian, consider using your art to add clean shapes and colors to the walls that don’t compete with the style of the room.
Want more guidance? Minted is here to help. Text us a photo of your wall to 415-993-WALL (9255) and a Minted stylist will recommend art prints according to what you’re looking for, and they’ll even send you a mock-up of the prints on your wall. This service is entirely free! There is no purchase required to take advantage of this opportunity.