About This Collection
Kitchens are where people stand around waiting: for the kettle, for the pasta water, for someone else to offer to wash up. The kitchen prints here give them something to look at, and they fall into five strands.
The animal food and drink prints sell best. The Say When Cat Wine Print leads the whole collection, and the title alone tells you which kind of household it was made for. The Greyhound Wine Print and the Dog Wine Print do the same job for dog owners, while the Cat Pizza Print and the Ramen Cat Print cover the evenings when nobody is cooking.
The retro kitchen typography prints are the loudest strand, in a good way. The Kitchen Disco Tomato Print, the Fancy a Brew? Kitchen Print, This Kitchen Dances Print and the Yes Chef Kitchen Print use bold colour and big, confident lettering, so they read from across the room. Other lines in the strand include More Jam, Bagel Club, In My Cooking Era and Everything Tastes Better With Butter, which is less a slogan than a policy.
The Mediterranean, fruit and market prints are the quieter option. The Mediterranean Lemon Kitchen Print, the Lemon Tree Courtyard Print, the Harvest Market Print and the vintage citrus and pear illustrations bring a long-lunch mood to kitchens with plaster, wood, terracotta or linen. For cottage and farmhouse kitchens, the Porcini Mushroom Kitchen Print and the William Morris harvest and bee prints lean more rustic.
Coffee, tea and cocktails make up the last strand. The Coffee Machine Caffeine & Kindness Print, More Crema Less Drama and Gather Round The Kettle's On all suit a coffee station or the wall above the kettle, and the cocktail prints, including the Espresso Martini Cocktail Print, suit the corner of the kitchen that turns into a bar after six. The full series is in the cocktail prints collection.
For the same themes from a different angle, the food and drinks collection is organised by subject, the wine wall art collection gathers every wine print in one place, and the dining room collection covers the room next door.
Where do kitchen prints work best?
Above a worktop or a run of open shelving is the classic spot, and it suits a single bold piece. A retro typography print or one of the Mediterranean scenes gives the wall a focal point without competing with the hob.
The wall by the kettle or coffee machine is made for the coffee and tea prints. It gets looked at every morning before anyone is fully awake, so a print that improves the first cup earns its place.
In open plan kitchens and kitchen diners, the animal wine prints and the cocktail series help mark the eating end of the room as somewhere to linger.
For a kitchen gallery wall, mix two or three typography prints with a fruit illustration and one animal character, then borrow from the funny wall art collection or the botanical prints collection if the wall needs a change of pace.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a good kitchen print?
Something specific. A print that just says "kitchen" does very little, while one that asks Fancy a Brew? or shows a lemon tree in a sunny courtyard gives the room a personality. Good kitchen wall art also has to read from across a worktop, which is why so many prints here use strong colour, simple shapes and large type.
What types of kitchen wall art are in this collection?
The collection includes retro kitchen typography prints; cat and dog wine prints and other animal food and drink characters; Mediterranean, lemon, citrus and fruit market prints; coffee and tea prints; cocktail prints; and cottage kitchen prints including mushrooms and William Morris-style botanicals.
Are kitchen prints good housewarming gifts?
Kitchen prints are one of the easier housewarming gifts to get right, because almost everyone has a kitchen wall and very few people have filled it. Match the print to the recipient's habits: a wine print for the friend who always brings a bottle, a coffee print for the one who owns a moka pot and talks about it, and a typography print for anyone who has just moved into their first place.
What sizes are available?
Most prints are available in sizes from 5x7 up to A1, with both metric and US paper sizes. Full size options are shown on each individual product page. A2 kitchen prints suit a single statement piece above a worktop or table, while A4 and A3 fit the narrower walls between cupboards and windows.
Can all prints be ordered framed?
Yes. All prints can be ordered framed. We're rolling framed options out across the site, so individual listings will show whether a framed version is currently available. If you'd like a framed version of a print that doesn't yet have that option listed, get in touch and we'll sort it for you.
What is the print quality like?
Prints are produced on FSC-certified 200gsm fine art paper using a 12-colour press with a matte, glare-free finish. The tomato reds and lemon yellows that run through this collection stay bright rather than flat.
Where do you ship and how long does delivery take?
We ship worldwide via Gelato's global print network, meaning your order is fulfilled close to where you live. Every print is made to order and dispatched promptly, then arrives within 2 to 5 business days of dispatch. Free shipping applies to US and UK orders.
