What's the Difference?
Poster prints are printed on 260gsm photo paper — heavier than standard printing paper, with a quality finish that holds colour well and looks sharp at any size. A poster print needs a frame to be displayed (not included) and is available in Small, Medium, and Large.
Canvas prints are printed on 410gsm canvas material, stretched and wrapped around a solid wooden frame — ready to hang straight from the box, no frame required. Two canvas options: standard frame and gallery frame (deeper frame, more prominent display).
The Honest Price Comparison
Small size: Poster £9.99 — Canvas standard £26.99 — Canvas gallery £28.99
Medium size: Poster £12.99 — Canvas standard £31.99 — Canvas gallery £33.99
Large size: Poster £16.99 — Canvas standard £44.99 — Canvas gallery £46.99
The canvas premium is real — roughly 3x the poster price. What you're paying for is the material quality, the ready-to-hang presentation, and the visual weight on the wall.
When to Choose Poster
You want to frame it yourself. If you have a specific frame in mind — something that matches your room, a vintage find, a frame that complements other pieces on the wall — a poster print gives you that flexibility. The standard sizes fit most off-the-shelf frames.
You're trying the range. A poster print at £9.99 is a low-stakes way to see how a design looks in your space before committing to canvas. Some people order a poster first, love it, and upgrade to canvas later.
Budget is the priority. Poster prints are excellent quality at their price point. If the choice is between a medium poster and nothing at all, the medium poster is absolutely worth it.
It's going in a frame-heavy gallery wall. Gallery walls where every piece is framed can look more cohesive when everything is framed consistently — and poster prints give you control over the frame style.
When to Choose Canvas
You want it ready to hang. Canvas prints come with everything needed for display. No trip to a framer, no frame to source, no measuring required. Open the box, find the hook, done.
It's a gift. Canvas is the more premium presentation — the one that feels like a proper gift rather than a print you'd pick up at a market. If you're buying for someone else, canvas is almost always the right call.
You want maximum visual impact. At large size, the canvas format adds genuine physical presence to a design — the depth of the frame, the texture of the canvas material, and the ready-hung presentation all contribute to a more substantial wall piece.
It's going on a feature wall. A feature wall deserves canvas. A poster in a standard frame on a feature wall can work, but it rarely commands the space the way a gallery-frame canvas does.
Gallery Frame vs Standard Frame
If you've decided on canvas, the final choice is standard or gallery frame. Standard frame is the right choice for most situations — solid, well-made, looks excellent on any wall. Gallery frame has a deeper profile, projects further from the wall, and creates more shadow around the edges — adding definition and presence. Worth the extra £2 for large feature wall pieces.
The Short Answer
Choose poster if: you want to frame it yourself, you're on a tighter budget, or you're adding to a framed gallery wall.
Choose canvas if: you want ready-to-hang, you're giving it as a gift, or it's going on a feature wall where visual impact matters.
Browse the full range and choose your format at checkout — every design available in all formats and sizes, made to order in the UK, with FREE UK P&P on orders over £50 (otherwise £4.95).
