The soul of any home—it’s the final, powerful narrative that transforms a house into a home. At Few & Far, we believe art should be a foundational piece, a unique piece that grounds the room and holds a quiet, enduring story. This guide is your invitation to curate with intention, ensuring your artwork achieves its full potential.
We will walk you through the essential principles of placement and scale, and introduce you to the visions of our Artists in Residence, whose incredible works are available for purchase online and in our stores.
Before reaching for the hammer, the most important step is choosing the placement that best celebrates the artwork and the room’s story. The goal is to create a seamless visual relationship between the art and its surroundings.
When hanging art on a blank wall—with no furniture directly below it—aim for the centre of the piece (or the centre of the overall grouping) to sit approximately 57 inches (145 cm) from the floor. This measurement aligns with the average human eye level, creating an immediate, balanced, and visually pleasing focal point that draws the viewer in comfortably.
When art is hung above a sofa, console table, bedhead, or dining bench, it must feel connected to the furniture below. This is where the art acts as a grounding accent for the furniture.
Scale: The artwork (or grouping) should span approximately two-thirds the width of the furniture piece below it. Avoid hanging a lonely, small piece that feels unanchored on a large wall expanse.
Spacing: Position the bottom edge of the frame 4 to 6 inches above the top of the furniture to maintain a cohesive visual relationship without the risk of hitting the artwork while sitting.
A collection of art is a collected narrative. The power of your display lies in the intentionality of the grouping, allowing you to tell a complex, soulful story.
The Gallery Wall: Intentional Movement
A gallery wall is a perfect opportunity to tell a complex story, but it requires planning. Treat the entire grouping as a single unit, centering the whole design around the 57-inch focal point.
Layout: Begin by laying your arrangement out on the floor or use painter’s tape to map the design directly onto the wall.
Spacing: Maintain consistent spacing of 2 to 3 inches between each frame to allow each piece to breathe.
The Mix: For a sophisticated, soulful look, unify the collection by using similar frame styles, matting, or a consistent colour palette. Alternatively, embrace an eclectic feel by blending mediums—paintings, sketches, and textural objects—united only by your unique eye.
The Unhung Statement: Creating a Lived-in Look
Art does not always need to be hung to make an impact. One of the simplest ways to achieve a layered, lived-in feel is by resting and stacking your pieces.
Layering: Lean a medium-sized framed piece against a wall on a console table or mantle, often in front of a mirror, to create depth.
Nook Styling: Place smaller, petite pieces on a bookshelf, style a print atop a dresser, or tuck a vintage-inspired sketch into a vignette for an unexpected moment of charm. This adds a sense of effortless style, treating the artwork as a beautiful, versatile decor object.
We believe that original art is the ultimate foundational piece—an investment in authenticity. We proudly feature and celebrate our Artists in Residence, whose unique visions are designed to integrate seamlessly into your curated space.
Yolanda Eke is an Australian artist whose work moves between abstraction, memory, and story. Her layered gestures and sun-washed palettes, shaped by Mediterranean light and the grounded landscapes of Australia, blur places into feeling while playful figurative scenes emerge with warmth and character. Yolanda’s intuitive practice is focused on painting "memory's echo"—the emotional residue of a past experience.
Timeless and ethereal, award-winning photographer Emma Maggs’ monochromatic underwater portraits celebrate the feminine spirit in its purest form. Her cinematic study of the human form beneath the surface focuses on the subtle dance of light, shadow, and emotion, resulting in art that is both sophisticated and profound.
Born and raised in Denmark, Gitte Backhausen explores complex rhythms and textures inspired by the natural world, resulting in pieces with deep movement and abstract presence.
Gonia Chylinska cultivates an atmosphere of contemplation, guiding the eye across shapes and lines to unveil an entirely new world that defies conventional boundaries. Her evocative pieces explore depth and texture, often with subtle, yet powerful, colour palettes.
Melbourne based artist Jessie Breakwell has been painting for more than 20 years and is globally recognised for her quirky, abstract and whimsical style, depicting zebras, elephants, tropical birds, and intricate landscapes. Jessie’s vibrant paintings evoke a sense of enchantment and fun, providing light relief and a satisfying diversion from inescapable reality.
Sydney Artist, Kerrie Jeffs is a visual artist. Her first influence is colour. Her art examines images of people, places and objects and then abstracts to remove the finer details to engage the viewer. She focuses on the expressive power of colour, abstracting with bold simplicity and a touch of naiveté.
Passionate about art from a young age, Australian based artist, Natalie Uhrik has always been pulled by her creative side, dabbling in various mediums including film and ceramics as a means of expressing herself.
Victoria Wilson is an Australian abstract artist who creates large-format abstract floral works that draw inspiration from the process of healing. Known for her large-scale abstract paintings that exude energy and emotion, her art is often inspired by vibrant floral palettes.
Vynka’s works celebrate a quality which exaggerates colour and perspectives, intentionally exposing brush marks and paint drips to show signs of the handmade and contribute to the visual environment. Her art believes in the honesty in the imperfect.
Bel Jurd is a self-taught abstract painter and multidisciplinary designer based in Sydney, Australia. Her work is rooted in the raw, natural landscape of the Australian bushland and coastline. Her "Grounding Series" uses an organic palette of earthen greens and charcoal, blending nostalgic landscapes and movement. Her pieces are perfect for anchoring a calm, meditative space.
Art is the most powerful way to define your space and tell your personal story. Choosing an original piece from our collective is an investment in authenticity—art that will become a treasured part of your home’s narrative for years to come.
The artwork from our Artist in Residence program are available for purchase online with pieces featured across our store locations in Rosebery, Thirroul, Bowral, Berry, and Huskisson.
To view which store an artwork is located in, head to our website, navigate to the ART page, select the Artist and artwork you wish to view and note where pick is available (for example: ‘Pickup available at Few & Far Berry’).
Take this guide and use it to curate your walls with confidence. We invite you to explore the full collections both online and in-store.
Drawing from years of experience in homewares and design, we celebrate conscious buying, artisanal craftsmanship, and are driven by the belief that every space should be a collection of pieces that tell stories from past and present and make ways for the narrative to continue in the future. Our mission is to inspire, guide, and help you weave a unique and meaningful story within your own walls.
