DIY kit or ready to hang
Every painting, from the collection or bespoke, comes one of two ways. The kit is cheaper because you do the stretching and framing yourself. Delivery is free either way.
DIY kit
From A$300It comes rolled in a tube. You stretch the canvas over the bars, then screw the frame together if you ordered one.Ready to hang
From A$500It arrives stretched, framed and wired, so it can go straight on the wall. Choose natural oak, black, white or a gilded frame.
| Size | DIY kit | Kit with frame | Ready to hang |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 × 40 cm (20 × 16 in) | A$300 | A$380 | A$500 |
| 60 × 45 cm (24 × 18 in) | A$350 | A$450 | A$600 |
| 75 × 60 cm (30 × 24 in) | A$450 | A$570 | A$750 |
| 90 × 70 cm (36 × 28 in) | A$550 | A$690 | A$900 |
Putting the kit together
You’ll need a staple gun with staples, a screwdriver and a clear table. Canvas pliers help with the stretching, but you can pull the canvas by hand.Build the stretcher
Slot the four stretcher bars together at the corners and fix each corner with a metal bracket and its screws. Check it sits flat and square.Lay out the canvas
Put the painting face down on a clean, soft surface, like a sheet on a table. Centre the stretcher on top, so the same border of bare canvas shows on every side.Staple the middle of each side
Fold the canvas over the back of one bar and put a staple in the middle. Do the opposite side next, pulling the canvas firm, then the other two sides.Work out to the corners
Keep stapling from the middle outwards, a few centimetres apart, going round the sides in turn so the tension stays even. Canvas pliers make the pulling easier.Fold the corners
Tuck each corner in a neat fold, like wrapping a present, and staple it down at the back.Fit the frame
If you ordered a frame, screw its four sides together with the brackets provided, set the stretched canvas in from the back and fix it in place.Questions
If you’ve built flat-pack furniture you’ll manage. The frame is just screws and brackets. Stretching the canvas takes some patience: staple the middle of each side first, then work out towards the corners, pulling evenly as you go. The steps are on our kit page.
Yes. Order the kit without a frame and any framer can stretch and frame the canvas for you.
The kit (from A$300) comes rolled in a tube with the stretcher bars, brackets, screws and, if you add one, the frame in pieces. You put it together with a staple gun and a screwdriver. Ready to hang (from A$500) arrives stretched and framed, so it goes straight on the wall.
Nothing. Delivery is free anywhere in Australia, kit or ready to hang. We don’t ship overseas yet.