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Hotel lobby art, sized to the wall and painted to read from the door

iHomeArt paints hotel lobby art for designers, owners and general managers: original statement canvases for the reception wall, lounge, lift lobby and pre-function foyer, each painted by hand to the size of its wall. Send the elevation and the distance from the doors; we propose the size and the format, one canvas or a set of panels, and you approve the composition, sketched to your wall's proportions, before painting starts.

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Gold sunburst rays on black, AA#562, hung in a room — AA#562

Cream and sand abstract wave with silver glitter, AA#443, hung in a room — AA#443

White stag on gold contour hills under a rust sky, TA#459, hung in a room — TA#459

Hotel lobby art at a glance

Any sizePainted to the elevation; listed sizes reach 2.54 m, larger to order
1, 2 or 3 panelsOne canvas, a diptych or a triptych, composed across the joins
Sketch firstThe composition approved at your wall's proportions
Deep reliefPlaster and knife-laid texture that reads from the entrance
Your materialsColours mixed to the stone, timber, metalwork and brand

Medium: Acrylic on canvas as standard; oil paint on request. Hand-painted, never printed
Size: Any size, including oversized single canvases and multi-panel sets
Finish: Rolled, stretched ready to hang, or framed in gold, silver, black, white or wood; 3D plaster and deep relief ship stretched or framed
Approval: Photos or video at each stage; the next stage starts only after you approve; the final photograph is approved before dispatch
Lead time: About 10 days to paint, then 5–7 days by DHL, FedEx or UPS express. Large orders get their own date in the quote
Minimum order: One piece; volume pricing from 10
Price: Priced for your sizes, finishes and quantity; your quote usually arrives within one business day
Shipping: Arranged for you: we find the best route for your address and confirm the cost with you before dispatch, as shipping is quoted separately
Payment: 50% upfront against a proforma invoice; 50% once you approve the final photograph, before shipping
Peace of mind: You approve every finished piece from a photo before it ships. If anything arrives damaged, we take it up with the carrier and work out a solution with you

How big should hotel lobby art be?

Palette-knife face in pink red and gray, AA#1235, hung in a room — AA#1235 Palette-knife face in pink red and gray

Crowded red and ochre palette-knife abstract, AA#112, hung in a room — AA#112 Crowded red and ochre palette-knife abstract

Size it from the entrance, not from the catalogue: as a starting point, about two-thirds of the clear wall width, and at least a third of the distance from the doors to the wall.

A lobby piece is seen first from the doors, often ten metres away, then at arm's length, and has to hold the wall at both. These rules of thumb give a first size; we check it against your elevation before quoting.

Check	Rule of thumb	For example
Wall width	About two-thirds of the clear wall, after columns, doors and joinery returns	A 6 m clear wall takes about 4 m of art
Distance from the doors	Width at least a third of the distance from the entrance	Doors 12 m away: 4 m or wider
Above seating	About two-thirds of the sofa or banquette, lower edge 20–30 cm (8–12 in) above its back	A 3.6 m banquette takes about 2.4 m
Double height	A third to half of the wall's height, centre raised well above eye level	A 7 m atrium wall takes a canvas 2.5–3.5 m tall

The costly mistake on a lobby wall is going too small. Before committing, tape the outline on the wall and photograph it from the doors. Listed sizes reach 2.54 m (100 in) on the long side; bigger is painted to order or split into panels.

What reception artwork works on the wall behind the desk?

Pink cherry blossom branch, sage green, TA#1218, hung in a room — TA#1218 Pink cherry blossom branch, sage green

Silver-gray radiating starburst relief, TA#319, hung in a room — TA#319 Silver-gray radiating starburst relief

A wide canvas whose lower edge clears the heads of the team at the desk, so a guest coming through the doors sees all of it over the counter.

Behind reception the art is seen over the counter and over the people working at it. Set the lower edge at about head height, 1.8–1.9 m (71–75 in) from the floor, and the whole picture stays in view. Under a 3–3.5 m ceiling that leaves a band about 1–1.3 m tall, which is why reception walls so often want a wide, panoramic format. Make it at least as wide as the desk, or two-thirds of the wall, whichever is larger.

If the hotel's name shares the wall, give it its own space, or have it painted into the work from your logo (see painting from your own image). Start a shortlist in the lobby and reception collection, or send a photo of the wall and we shortlist for you.

Lounge, lift lobby, pre-function: what does each public area need?

Each is seen from a different distance, so each wants its own format: calmer in the lounge, paired in the lift lobby, wide and bold in the foyer, tall in an atrium.

Lobby lounge

Seen from
A chair or banquette, 2–4 m away, for minutes at a time
Format
Horizontal or panoramic, sized to the seating below
Surface
Finer detail and calming palettes reward a long look
Lift lobby, ground floor

Seen from
Standing, 2–3 m away, while guests wait
Format
A pair of verticals either side of the doors, or one piece facing them
Upstairs
Carry the theme up the building as a corridor series
Pre-function foyer

Seen from
A moving crowd, 5–15 m away
Format
Panoramic, a triptych or a run of panels between the ballroom doors
Watch for
Banquet trolleys: hang above shoulder height, and a frame protects the edges
Double-height atrium

Seen from
The floor below and the gallery above
Format
Tall verticals from 2.5 m, or two canvases stacked
Surface
Strong contrast of light and dark; fine detail is lost at six metres

One oversized canvas, or a diptych or triptych across the wall?

Radiating gold sunburst diptych, TA#001, hung in a room — TA#001 Radiating gold sunburst diptych

Silver and gold sunburst relief wall art set of three, TA#387, hung in a room — TA#387 Silver and gold sunburst relief wall art set of three

One canvas when the wall is unbroken and the route in will take it; two or three panels when columns, doors or the goods lift get in the way.

One canvas gives the strongest image and the cleanest wall. Its limits are the doors and the goods lift between the loading bay and the lobby, and, for plaster relief that travels stretched, the size of the crate.

A diptych or triptych spans more wall, lets a column or a door fall in a gap rather than across the picture, and turns one huge crate into two or three manageable ones. Some works are composed as sets already, such as the gold sunburst diptych TA#001 and the relief triptych TA#387. Any other can be split to order, with the composition redrawn so a key line or a ridge carries across the gaps. A gap of 5–10 cm (2–4 in) still reads as one picture from across a lobby. For single canvases beyond the listed sizes, see oversized and custom-size walls.

Which hotel lobby artwork still reads from across the room?

Cream plaster ridge relief, TA#318, hung in a room — TA#318 Cream plaster ridge relief

Silver starburst rays on black, TA#1209, hung in a room — TA#1209 Silver starburst rays on black

Big shapes, strong contrast and real surface relief: plaster, knife-laid paint and metal leaf hold up at ten metres, where fine detail and gentle gradations disappear.

Look at a thumbnail with your eyes half closed: that is roughly what a guest sees from the doors, and if the composition holds, it will carry. Textured and plaster works then reward a closer look, their ridges throwing shadows that change as people walk past; abstract fields of colour stay legible at any distance, and metal leaf picks up light across the room.

Light it for its surface. Relief needs light that grazes it: a spot or wall-washer aimed at about 30° from vertical, closer to the wall for deeper shadow. Warm white around 2700–3000 K flatters golds, timber and creams, and a colour rendering index of 90 or more keeps the approved palette true.

Can the painting pick up the lobby's stone, timber and brand colours?

Yes: through the Recolour route, any catalogue work is repainted in colours mixed to your material samples, so the art ties the floor, the joinery and the brand together.

A lobby palette is set by its hard materials: the marble veining, the travertine or terrazzo floor, oak or walnut panelling, bronze or brass. Send photographs of the sample board in daylight, the wall paint codes and the brand guidelines, and we suggest which colours of the work to shift, and how far.

Pick up a colour from the stone in the large areas of the painting, so art and floor read as one scheme, and keep the brand colour to an accent, a seam of brand blue or a line of copper, so the piece does not look like signage. You check the colours in the stage photos before the next layer. Browse by colour: gold, black, beige, terracotta or teal.

How do the owner, the brand and the designer sign off before painting?

On a sketch of the composition drawn to your wall's proportions, approved before any paint goes on, and then on stage photos that are easy to pass round.

A statement piece needs several yeses: the designer for scale and colour, the owner for the spend, the brand team for fit, the general manager who will live with it. So the first approval comes before the canvas is touched.

When a work is resized, split into panels or designed for the hotel from your brief, we start with a sketch of the composition at your wall's proportions, showing the joins and how the desk or the signage sit against it. Drop it into your elevation, circulate it and send back one set of comments; painting starts once it is approved. Each stage then arrives as photos or a short video you can forward as they are. How far a design for the hotel goes depends on its budget and needs, and we talk it through before quoting.

When should hotel lobby art be ordered in the fit-out programme?

Brief it while the finishes are chosen, approve the sketch once the stone and timber are fixed, and have the piece arrive after the dusty trades, with a margin before opening.

Give us the opening date with the brief, and the quote states a delivery date for each piece. If time is short, the sketch can be approved from the drawings while the walls are still going up.

Design developmentSend the elevation, the distance from the doors and a render. We propose a size, a format and a shortlist, and quote.
Finishes fixedSend the stone, timber and metal samples, approve the composition sketch, and painting starts.
PaintingAbout 10 days for a typical piece; very large, multi-panel and thick plaster work gets its own date in the quote.
DispatchAfter the sanding and wet trades, as dust settles in every ridge. Express takes 5–7 days; the largest crates go by freight.
On siteA rolled canvas goes to your framer to be stretched; stretched and framed pieces go straight to the installer.
Hang and lightIn the last fortnight before opening, then aim the lights.

Will a 3-metre painting get into the building?

Yes, if the format suits the route: a rolled canvas travels in a tube a little longer than its shorter side, while stretched, framed and relief pieces travel full size in a crate.

Format	How it travels	Check on site
Rolled (flat or lightly textured paint)	In a tube: a 3 × 1.5 m canvas fits one about 1.7 m long and goes by DHL, FedEx or UPS express. The cheapest, quickest way to send large wall art for a hotel lobby	A framer to stretch it, and floor space to work on
Stretched, frameless	A crate the full size of the canvas; beyond the express parcel limits it goes by air freight, which costs more and takes longer	The goods lift car and its diagonal, corridor corners, the lobby doors
Framed in gold, silver, black, white or wood	The largest and heaviest crate, hooks included, ready to hang	The same route, plus the frame's depth and weight
Plaster and deep relief	Stretched or framed only, as rolling would crack it, unless we agree a thinner texture that can roll	If the crate is too big for the route, split the work into panels

Send the measurements from the loading bay to the wall with the brief (a revolving door takes no crate; a side door usually does), and we suggest the format that reaches the wall at the lowest shipping cost and in the fewest days. We book the carrier and confirm the cost before dispatch; see logistics.

What does the installer need to hang a large lobby piece?

The size and finish of each piece and the build-up of the wall; the installer chooses the fixings, including security fixings for a public area.

A framed or plaster-relief piece the size of a door is a lift for two or three people, and lobby walls differ: plasterboard on studs, stone cladding, timber panelling. Pass each piece's size and finish to the installer, who chooses the method, such as a cleat along the top edge, and fixings that keep the art secure in a busy space. Book a lift platform for anything high on a double-height wall.

A ground-floor art schedule for a 220-room city hotel

An illustration built from catalogue works, each row sized by the rules above.

Reception wall, 7 m clear, doors 12 m away
- TA#156
Charcoal, cream and rust plaster ridge, redrawn as two panels with an 8 cm gap; stretched, as relief is; 2 pieces2 × 229 × 114 cm (90 × 45 in)
Lounge, above a 3.6 m banquette
- AA#179
Blue-grey, white and gold marbled abstract; rolled for a local framer; 1 piece254 × 127 cm (100 × 50 in)
Ground-floor lift lobby, either side of the doors
- AA#406
Black and gold spark plume, varied into a mirrored pair; framed in black; 2 pieces2 × 153 × 76 cm (60 × 30 in)
Pre-function foyer, 5 m wall
- TA#387
Silver and gold sunburst relief, the catalogue set of three; framed in silver; 3 piecesCentre 122 × 122 cm, sides 122 × 91 cm (48 × 48 and 48 × 36 in)
Atrium, 7 m double-height wall
- AA#520
Black tree trunks under a green canopy on a gold ground, painted taller than listed; rolled; 1 piece300 × 150 cm (118 × 59 in)
Concierge wall in the brand navy
- TA#1060
Navy and gold raised contour lines, the navy matched to the brand; stretched; 1 piece153 × 102 cm (60 × 40 in)
Total 10 canvases, each painted to its wall, quoted per piece at the 10-piece volume tier, with one delivery date. The codes are real catalogue works; the walls, quantities and sizes are an example.

Hotel lobby art: questions designers and owners ask

Is a painting this large really painted by hand?

Yes. Every lobby piece is painted by hand at full size, in acrylic on canvas or in oil if you ask; nothing is printed or painted over a print. The stage photos show the bare canvas, the first layers and the texture being built, so the owner sees the work in progress.

Can you paint the hotel's logo, building or a local view for the lobby?

Yes. Send the logo file, a photograph of the façade, an old engraving of the site or the view from the terrace, and it is painted by hand to the size of your wall, faithfully or as a loose, abstract version. See paintings from your own image.

Can you paint a large copy of a famous painting for the lobby?

Yes. We paint reproductions by hand: a classical landscape or a well-known still life repainted at lobby scale, in the original colours or in your scheme. A work still in copyright needs the rights holder's permission first. Tell us the painting and the wall size, and we quote it.

How is a statement piece priced?

By canvas area first, then by surface (plaster and knife-laid relief take more material and drying time than flat brushwork), by the number of panels and by the finish. Shipping is quoted separately; a crate on freight costs more than a tube. Send the wall size and we can price one canvas against a triptych, side by side.

Can the corridors and guest rooms follow on from the lobby piece?

Yes, and it makes a hotel feel designed as one. The lobby piece sets the palette; the lift lobbies and corridors carry it upstairs as a corridor series, and the bedrooms take quieter works in the same colours through a guest-room programme. On one order, volume pricing applies from 10 pieces.

Our art consultant or purchasing agent runs the order. Can they buy through you?

Of course. We quote whoever places the order, whether the owner, the design studio, the art consultant or the purchasing agent, and send the sketch and the stage photos to whoever runs the approvals.

What if the piece arrives damaged a week before opening?

It is rare: careful packing and trusted carriers keep our return rate under 0.01%. If it happens, send photos as soon as the crate is opened; we take the claim up with the carrier and work out a solution with you, such as a replacement or a refund. On a tight opening, build a margin of a couple of weeks into the delivery date.

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Send us the wall

Send the elevation or a photo from the entrance, the distance from the doors and the opening date, on WhatsApp, with the quote form or by email. We reply with a size, a format, a shortlist and a price for each piece.