Posters

Posters are the fastest way to give a wall personality. At Dims Studio you'll find colourful art posters with women's portraits, botanical motifs, food motifs and graphic colour fields, among others from the Aarhus-based collective Atelier Imaginare and a range of Danish and international illustrators. The posters come in classic formats such as 30x40, 50x70 and 70x100 cm and are delivered unframed, so you can choose how to frame them yourself. Here's a guide to motifs, sizes, paper, frames, placement and gallery walls, so you can choose the right poster for your home.

Posters for the home: how to choose the right poster

A good poster comes down to three things: the motif, the size and the place where it will hang. The motif sets the mood, the size determines how much space the poster takes up in the room, and the placement decides whether it works as a quiet background element or as the room's focal point. Start by looking at the wall you want to decorate. If it's large and bare, a single poster at 70x100 cm can carry it alone. If it's narrow, or the poster is going above a dresser or a desk, 30x40 or 50x70 cm often fits better.

Also think about the colours in the room. Our range spans from delicate pink and pastel prints to bold orange, red and coral motifs. A poster that picks up a colour from a cushion, a throw or a vase helps the room feel cohesive. If you want contrast, choose a motif in a colour that isn't found anywhere else in the room.

Art posters and motifs: find your style

The poster range at Dims Studio is built around a love of colour and playful motifs. Below you'll find the motif types that recur throughout the collection, so you can quickly find the style that suits you.

Women's portraits and figurative posters

The largest group in the range is figurative art posters featuring women. Atelier Imaginare is behind series such as Black Hair Woman, Girl With Hat and Vacay Mood, where female figures appear in stylised landscapes and holiday moods in warm sunset colours, coral, lavender and muted blue. Sophie Ohmsen's motif Bevidst is held in delicate pink tones, and N. Atelier Femme has a feminine motif in dusty, muted colours. Figurative posters work well above the bed or sofa, where they give the room a face.

Botanical posters and plant motifs

Plants and flowers are a classic on the wall, and the range includes both naive and graphic interpretations. Atelier Imaginare's Cactus series shows cacti drawn with simple lines, striking a balance between realism and abstraction, while Sneaky Plant features plants creeping up a staircase in pink and green. Anemonia by By Garmi is a large botanical art print with an anemone motif, and Flarra and Frulle feature stylised, hand-drawn flowers in muted, earthy colours. Botanical posters suit almost any room and are a safe choice if you want to bring calm into a space.

Food motifs and posters for the kitchen

If you're looking for posters for the kitchen, food motifs are a natural place to start. Here you'll find lemons in several forms: Anna Mörner's botanical Lemon illustration in pastel colours, Nina Dissing's graphic Blue Still Life, and Atelier Imaginare's naive Lemon Garden with a figure in a red dress among yellow lemons. Tomato Garden shows oversized tomatoes, the Cake poster a layered cake with an orange slice, Cuore a hand-drawn fried egg in lemon yellow, and Rosi Feist's Hollywood Ramen blends vintage film glamour with a steaming bowl of noodles in a pop-art style.

Graphic and abstract posters

If you like clean fields and bold colours, the graphic posters are for you. The Orange poster is a bold orange field with no gradients or patterns, and Sweep it under the carpet is an abstract art print in deep red tones. Sun is a Star from Line Højmann x Arthus features flowing sun shapes in warm earth tones, and Landscape Sun is a minimalist landscape with sun and palm trees. Graphic posters work well in a gallery wall, because they tie more detailed motifs together.

Classic art and vintage posters

The range also includes posters with motifs from art history. The Robert Delaunay poster is an orphist art print with a motif from 1927 in a pastel-coloured play of colour, and Marsden Hartley's Flowers in a Vase is a colour-intense floral motif in modernist style, in A1 format. The Geisha poster is a Japanese-inspired motif in warm earth tones. This type of poster gives a more classic look and suits the living room or dining room well.

Motif types compared

Motif type	Expression	Suits well	Examples in the range
Women's portraits and figurative	Personal and evocative	Bedroom, living room	Black Hair Woman, Girl With Hat, Vacay Mood, Bevidst
Botanical	Calm and natural	All rooms, especially the entryway and living room	Cactus, Sneaky Plant, Anemonia, Flarra, Frulle
Food motifs	Playful and everyday	Kitchen, dining room	Lemon, Lemon Garden, Tomato Garden, Cake, Cuore
Graphic and abstract	Simple and bold	Living room, home office, gallery walls	Orange, Sweep it under the carpet, Sun is a Star
Classic art and vintage	Art-historical and timeless	Living room, dining room	Robert Delaunay, Marsden Hartley, Geisha

Poster sizes and formats: 30x40, 50x70 and 70x100

Size is often what decides whether a poster looks right on the wall. Many posters in the range come in several sizes, so you can pick the one that fits your wall. The sizes currently available are always listed under the variants on each poster.

Poster 30x40 cm: the small and flexible one

30x40 cm is a good format for smaller walls, shelves and gallery walls. Posters this size can be leant against the wall on a shelf or dresser and are easy to move around. Frulle, Flarra and Hollywood Ramen come in 30x40 cm, and several of Atelier Imaginare's motifs are also available in this format.

Posters 50x70 cm: the classic format

50x70 cm is one of the most common poster formats and a safe choice above a dresser, bedside table or desk. The format is large enough to be noticed, yet small enough to be combined with other posters. Among the posters available in 50x70 cm are Flower, Cuore, Orange, Sethunya Cosmos, Sun is a Star and Sweep it under the carpet.

Poster 70x100 cm: large posters with impact

A poster at 70x100 cm is a large poster that can carry a wall on its own. It's ideal above the sofa or bed, where it becomes the room's natural focal point. Paint Pink Sky, Cactus 01, Sneaky Plant, Anemonia, Geisha, Robert Delaunay and N. Atelier Femme come in 70x100 cm, and several of Atelier Imaginare's posters are available in both 50x70 and 70x100 cm.

A-formats: A4 and A1

The A-formats follow the international paper standard, where A4 is 21x29.7 cm, A3 is 29.7x42 cm and A1 is 59.4x84.1 cm. The Lemon poster is available in A4, among other sizes, and Marsden Hartley's Flowers in a Vase comes in A1. Note that A-formats have different proportions to 30x40, 50x70 and 70x100 cm, so they need a frame in the matching A-size.

Sizes compared

Format	Dimensions	Typical placement	Best as
A4	21x29.7 cm	Shelf, small wall, kitchen	Addition to a gallery wall
30x40	30x40 cm	Shelf, entryway, between windows	Small poster or part of a gallery wall
50x70	50x70 cm	Above dresser, desk, bedside table	Standalone poster or centrepiece of a gallery wall
A1	59.4x84.1 cm	Living room, entryway	Focal point
70x100	70x100 cm	Above sofa or bed	Large poster that carries the wall on its own

A rule of thumb is that a poster or a collection of posters above a piece of furniture should fill roughly two-thirds of the furniture's width. That gives a balanced wall where the poster neither disappears nor dominates.

Paper and print: what you need to know

The paper has a big impact on how the colours in a poster come across. The posters in the range are printed on different paper types depending on the artist and producer, and the paper is described on each individual poster.

Matt paper

Most posters in the range are printed on matt paper. Matt paper gives a calm look without glare, which is an advantage on walls with a lot of daylight or opposite a window. The Lemon poster is printed on 200g matt paper, and Frulle is printed on 200g FSC-certified paper. The FSC label means the paper comes from responsibly managed forests.

Museum quality

Sophie Ohmsen's poster Bevidst is printed on Hahnemühle paper in museum quality. Museum-quality paper is designed for art prints and gives a rich rendering of colours and detail.

Printed in Denmark

Atelier Imaginare is a collective from Aarhus, and several of their posters are, according to the product descriptions, printed in Denmark on matt paper.

How to look after your poster

• Avoid direct sunlight for many hours a day, as colours on paper can fade over time.
• Don't hang unframed posters (without glass) in the bathroom or close to the stove, where steam and grease can settle into the paper.
• Only touch the poster with clean, dry hands when framing it.
• Store the poster flat or in the packaging it was delivered in until it's ready to be framed.

Frames and hanging posters

The posters at Dims Studio are delivered unframed. That gives you the freedom to choose a frame that suits your home, and to change the look later if you feel like it.

Choose the right frame

The frame should match the poster's dimensions, so 30x40, 50x70 or 70x100 cm, or the corresponding A-size. If you want some breathing room around the motif, you can choose a larger frame with a mat. The colour of the frame affects the look: light wood and oak frames give a warm, Nordic feel, white frames a bright and calm look, and black frames create sharp contrasts that make the colours stand out. Hanging several posters together, matching frames give a unified look, while mixed frames give a more personal, relaxed feel.

Hanging on the wall

A poster typically hangs best when the centre of the motif sits at eye level, roughly 145 to 155 cm above the floor. Above a sofa or bed, aim for around 15 to 25 cm between the top of the furniture and the bottom edge of the frame. Use fittings and screws suited to your wall, and check the weight of the frame, especially for large posters at 70x100 cm with glass. If you want to avoid holes, smaller posters can be leant against the wall on a shelf or dresser. See also our range of wall mounts.

Posters for the living room, bedroom, kitchen and kids' room

Where the poster will hang affects the choice of motif and size. Here are our recommendations, room by room.

Posters for the living room

The living room is the room where posters most often get the biggest wall. A large poster at 70x100 cm above the sofa creates a clear focal point, while a gallery wall with three to five posters gives a more personal wall. Bold motifs such as Black Hair Woman, Yellow Leo or Robert Delaunay work well if the living room is already kept in light, neutral colours. Find more ideas in our living room decor category.

Posters for the bedroom

In the bedroom, the poster usually needs to create a sense of calm. Soft colours and dreamy motifs like Paint Pink Sky with its pink and lilac sky, Bevidst in delicate pink tones or Fete Dete 01 in blue and beige shades work well above the headboard. Find more inspiration for the room under bedroom decor.

Posters for the kitchen

The kitchen is the perfect spot for food motifs. Lemons, tomatoes, cake and fried eggs create a playful, everyday mood above the dining table or on the wall by an open shelving system. Hang the poster framed with glass, and at a good distance from the stove.

Posters for the entryway

The entryway is the first thing guests see, and here a colourful poster works like a welcome. A smaller poster in 30x40 or 50x70 cm suits most entryways, ideally paired with a mirror and a hook. Find more under entryway decor.

Posters for the kids' room

For the kids' room, colourful and playful motifs such as the cacti or Yellow Leo with a golden leopard can be a great choice. Hang the poster at a height where the child can see it, make sure the frame is securely mounted, and choose a frame with acrylic rather than glass if possible. Find more for the room under kids' room decor.

Artists and brands behind the posters

The range brings together posters from several artists and illustrators. Here are the names you'll meet in the collection.

Atelier Imaginare

Atelier Imaginare is a collective from Aarhus and is behind the largest share of our posters. Their motifs range from women's portraits in the series Black Hair Woman, Girl With Hat and Vacay Mood to botanical motifs such as Cactus and Sneaky Plant and food motifs such as Lemon Garden, Tomato Garden and Cake. What unites them is a naive, colourful expression.

Danish illustrators

Among the Danish names is Sophie Ohmsen, whose motif Bevidst is printed on Hahnemühle paper, Nina Dissing with the graphic still life Blue Still Life, Cille Due, who designed the floral poster Flower, and Line Højmann, who created Sun is a Star in collaboration with Arthus.

International illustrators

From abroad we have, among others, the Swedish illustrator Anna Mörner, behind the botanical Lemon poster, and the German artist Rosi Feist, who made the pop-art collage Hollywood Ramen. Frohline is behind the pink art poster Tame, and By Garmi designed the botanical print Anemonia.

Art-historical motifs

The posters featuring motifs by Robert Delaunay and Marsden Hartley let you hang modernist art on your wall in poster form.

How to put together a gallery wall

A gallery wall is a collection of posters hung closely together that work as one whole. It gives you a personal wall and is a great way to combine different motifs and sizes. Here's how:

• Choose a shared theme. Tie the posters together with a shared colour palette or motif type, for example botanical motifs in earth tones or figurative motifs in pink and coral.
• Start with the largest poster. Place a poster at 50x70 or 70x100 cm as the centrepiece, and build smaller posters at 30x40 cm around it.
• Lay it out on the floor first. Arrange the frames on the floor, or cut paper templates to the size of the frames and put them up with painter's tape before you drill.
• Keep an even spacing. A gap of about 5 to 8 cm between the frames gives a calm, unified look.
• Think about the overall shape. Let the gallery wall form a rectangle, or let it grow freely from a shared centre line at eye level.
• Mix in other elements. A small mirror or wall ceramics can add depth to the gallery wall. Find more under wall decoration.

Which poster should you choose? Our recommendations

Situation	Our recommendation
Large, bare wall above the sofa	One poster at 70x100 cm in a bold motif, for example Black Hair Woman or Robert Delaunay
Calm mood in the bedroom	Soft colours such as Paint Pink Sky, Bevidst or Fete Dete 01 above the bed
Playful kitchen wall	Food motifs such as Lemon, Tomato Garden, Cake or Cuore
First gallery wall	A series from the same artist, for example Atelier Imaginare's Vacay Mood or Cactus in mixed sizes
Small wall or shelf	A poster at 30x40 cm like Frulle, Flarra or Hollywood Ramen
Gift for someone who loves colour	A graphic motif such as Orange or Sun is a Star. See also more gift ideas

Frequently asked questions about posters

What size should my poster be?

It depends on the wall and the furniture beneath it. Above a sofa or bed, a poster at 70x100 cm or a gallery wall that fills about two-thirds of the furniture's width works well. Above a dresser or desk, 50x70 cm is often a good fit, and 30x40 cm suits small walls, shelves and gallery walls.

What is the most common poster size?

50x70 cm is one of the most common poster formats. It's large enough to be noticed and easy to find frames for. Other common formats are 30x40 cm and 70x100 cm, plus the A-formats A4, A3 and A1.

How big is an A3 poster?

An A3 poster measures 29.7x42 cm. For comparison, A4 is 21x29.7 cm, and A1 is 59.4x84.1 cm.

Do the posters come with a frame?

No, the posters at Dims Studio are delivered unframed. That gives you the freedom to choose a frame that suits your home yourself. Choose a frame in the same dimensions as the poster.

How do you hang posters?

Hang the poster framed so the centre of the motif sits at eye level, roughly 145 to 155 cm above the floor. Above a sofa or bed, aim for around 15 to 25 cm between the furniture and the frame. Use fittings and screws suited to your wall and the weight of the frame.

How do you make a gallery wall with posters?

Choose a shared theme or colour palette, start with the largest poster as the centrepiece, and build smaller posters around it. Lay the frames out on the floor or put up paper templates with painter's tape before you drill, and keep an even spacing of about 5 to 8 cm between the frames.

Which posters suit the living room?

In the living room, a large poster at 70x100 cm above the sofa can create a clear focal point, while a gallery wall with three to five posters gives a more personal wall. Bold motifs such as women's portraits or classic art work well in a bright, neutral living room.

Which posters suit the bedroom?

In the bedroom, soft colours and calm motifs work well, for example motifs in pink, pastel or muted blue. Hang the poster above the headboard, or let two smaller posters flank a larger one.

What's the difference between a poster and an art print?

The terms are often used interchangeably. A poster is typically a printed motif in a standard format, while art print is often used for a print of an artwork or an illustration, usually on quality paper. Several of our posters are art prints by illustrators and artists.

What paper are the posters printed on?

It varies from poster to poster. Most are printed on matt paper, some on 200g matt or FSC-certified paper, and Sophie Ohmsen's poster Bevidst is printed on Hahnemühle paper in museum quality. The paper is described on each individual poster.

How do I stop my poster from fading?

Avoid hanging the poster in direct sunlight for many hours a day, as colours on paper can fade over time. A frame with glass or acrylic also protects against dust, steam and grease, especially in the kitchen and bathroom.

Where can you buy posters?

You can buy posters online at Dims Studio, where you'll find colourful art posters from, among others, Atelier Imaginare in the formats 30x40, 50x70 and 70x100 cm.