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Read the whole review »| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Size | 80 x 80 cm |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1 |
| Format family | Square |
| Price | £48.00 |
| Average retail price | £85.90 |
| Minimum file size | 3780 x 3780 px (14.3 megapixels) |
| Furniture width it suits | 115-125 cm - a double bed, a fireplace, a wide chimney breast |
| Hanging guide | 25-30 cm above a headboard or mantel; use both frame fixings, not a single hook |
| Frame | 2 cm solid pine, hand-stretched, hardware fitted |
An 80 x 80 cm canvas is a decision rather than a decoration. It is the largest square we make, and at that scale a square behaves differently from a rectangle - it draws the eye to the centre of a wall and holds it there, which is why designers reach for squares above beds and over fireplaces where symmetry matters.
Centred over a double bed, above a fireplace, or on a chimney breast where the wall is roughly a metre wide and a landscape canvas would run out of room. On a plain wall with nothing beneath it, an 80 x 80 cm square is one of the few sizes that can carry the space on its own.
Square crops of wide scenes rarely survive going this big - too much gets thrown away. Portraits, close-ups, architectural detail and anything with a strong central subject are what work. Look at your photo at full size on a screen first: whatever bothers you there will bother you more at 80 cm.
Around 3780 x 3780 px, roughly 14.3 megapixels in a square crop - and that is the part people miss. Cropping a 24 MP camera file to a square throws away a third of it, so check the pixel dimensions after cropping, not before.
A large canvas is where cheap stretchers give themselves away, sagging or bowing within a year. Ours is reinforced solid pine, stretched by hand so the tension is even across the whole face. It arrives with the hanging hardware already fitted, because balancing an 80 cm canvas on a single hook is not a job you want to be improvising.
| Compared with | How it differs |
|---|---|
| 60x60 | Three quarters the width, roughly half the area, and £12 less. Fits a 90 cm sideboard where 80x80 would overhang. |
| 120x80 | Same height, half again as wide, and 3:2 rather than square. The choice for a wide wall above a three-seater. |
| 40x40 | A quarter of the area. Used in pairs or threes rather than alone. |
All four of our square formats are set out on the square canvas print page. Prefer to browse the whole range before you commit? Every format, edge design and frame option is on our canvas prints page.
£48.00, against an average retail price of £85.90. Delivery is free at this price.
Around 3780 x 3780 px after cropping to square. Our uploader checks your file and tells you before you pay if it will not hold up.
It depends on the wall. Squares suit narrower chimney breasts and alcoves; a wide bedroom wall above a king-size bed usually carries a 120 x 80 cm landscape better.
31.5 x 31.5 inches.
Upload your photo, pick your edge design, and we will have it hand-stretched and on its way within 24 hours.