What size star map should I get?

For a desk, shelf or bedside, 11×14 or 12×16 inches; 11×14 is the size most people choose. Above a dresser, desk or bed, 16×20 or 18×24. Above a sofa or on a big empty wall, 24×36 framed or the 30×40 print.

What size star map goes above a sofa?

Go as big as the wall allows: 24×36 inches framed ($229.99) or the 30×40 print ($124.99). Interior designers aim for art about two-thirds the width of the furniture under it and hang its centre about 57–60 inches from the floor, 6–10 inches above the sofa back. A single poster rarely reaches two-thirds of a full sofa, so many people hang two side by side.

Which sizes come framed?

11×14, 12×16, 16×20, 18×24, 24×36 inches come framed in black, white or natural wood, ready to hang, from $79.99. 30×40 comes as an unframed print to frame yourself.

Does my design look the same at every size?

It is the same sky and the same words, laid out for each size’s own shape: 11x14 and 16x20 are a little wider, 12x16, 18x24 and 30x40 share one shape, and 24x36 is taller. Nothing is cropped, and the preview shows the exact layout of the size you pick.

What frame fits the unframed print?

Each print is the standard size it says, so any ready-made frame of that size fits: an 11×14, 16×20, 18×24, 24×36 or 30×40 frame from any shop. Free shipping on prints to 35 countries.

Which size star map should I get?

11×14 is the size most people choose, for a desk, shelf or bedside. Above a bed or dresser, 16×20 or 18×24. Above a sofa, 24×36 framed or the new 30×40 print. Tap a size below to see it hung to scale above an 84-inch sofa, next to a 5′6″ person.

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Quick rules

Desk, shelf or bedside: 11×14 or 12×16.
Above a dresser, desk or bed: 16×20 or 18×24.
Above a sofa or on a big empty wall: 24×36 framed, or the 30×40 print. Designers aim for art about two-thirds the width of the furniture under it, so go as big as the room allows.
Hang the centre about 57–60 in (145–152 cm) from the floor, 6–10 in above the furniture.
Not sure? 11×14 is the size most people choose. Every size is laid out for its own shape, so nothing gets cropped.

Design a framed 11×14 · $79.99 Design the 11×14 print · $39.99

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Sizes

Size questions

What size star map should I get?: For a desk, shelf or bedside, 11×14 or 12×16 inches; 11×14 is the size most people choose. Above a dresser, desk or bed, 16×20 or 18×24. Above a sofa or on a big empty wall, 24×36 framed or the 30×40 print.
What size star map goes above a sofa?: Go as big as the wall allows: 24×36 inches framed ($229.99) or the 30×40 print ($124.99). Interior designers aim for art about two-thirds the width of the furniture under it and hang its centre about 57–60 inches from the floor, 6–10 inches above the sofa back. A single poster rarely reaches two-thirds of a full sofa, so many people hang two side by side.
Which sizes come framed?: 11×14, 12×16, 16×20, 18×24, 24×36 inches come framed in black, white or natural wood, ready to hang, from $79.99. 30×40 comes as an unframed print to frame yourself.
Does my design look the same at every size?: It is the same sky and the same words, laid out for each size’s own shape: 11x14 and 16x20 are a little wider, 12x16, 18x24 and 30x40 share one shape, and 24x36 is taller. Nothing is cropped, and the preview shows the exact layout of the size you pick.
What frame fits the unframed print?: Each print is the standard size it says, so any ready-made frame of that size fits: an 11×14, 16×20, 18×24, 24×36 or 30×40 frame from any shop. Free shipping on prints to 35 countries.

More help: framed star maps, unframed prints, Two Skies and the Birth Poster come in the same sizes.