Cat Gallery Wall Ideas: Three Small-Wall Arrangements
A cat art gallery wall can begin with two prints. Choose a cat picture you enjoy, then give it a companion that repeats a color or gives the wall a less detailed area. For a narrow space, stack the pair. For a wider space, hang them side by side or place one larger print beside two smaller ones.
These three arrangements use Known Elsewhere paper prints sold individually and unframed. They are suggested combinations, not packaged sets or photographs of customer homes. You can use the layouts with other artwork too, provided you recalculate the finished dimensions. The room scenes show the suggested order and color relationships. The accompanying diagrams and table use the hypothetical frame measurements below; the room itself is not a measured installation.
Read the example sizes before choosing a layout
Paper size and frame size are separate measurements. An 11 × 14 inch print does not tell you how much wall its eventual frame will occupy. A mat, frame profile, and the way the paper is mounted can all change the outside dimensions.
To make the examples easy to compare, we use these hypothetical finished frames:
- An 11 × 14 inch print inside a frame measuring 13 × 16 inches on the outside.
- An 8 × 10 inch print inside a frame measuring 10 × 12 inches on the outside.
These are planning assumptions, not frame products we sell or a rule for adding two inches to a print. Replace them with the actual outside measurements of the frames you choose. The 3-inch gaps below are also starting points, measured between the outside edges.
| Arrangement | Suggested paper sizes | Example finished group, width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Side-by-side pair | Two 11 × 14 inch prints | 29 × 16 inches |
| Vertical pair | Two 8 × 10 inch prints | 10 × 27 inches |
| One larger print beside two small prints | One 11 × 14 and two 8 × 10 inch prints | 26 × 27 inches |
The group measurements describe the smallest rectangle around the frames. They do not include open wall around the arrangement, clearance for a door, or space above furniture. Measure those separately before deciding whether a group fits.
1. A side-by-side pair with one busy picture
Start with Newspaper Cat and Mustard Hill with Rose Bar, both in the 11 × 14 inch paper size. Put the cat on the left and the abstract print on the right, with their top edges aligned.
Newspaper Cat has plenty to look at: a black cat reading on a toilet, blue tiles, green leaves, and a peach-orange wall. The abstract companion has broader color areas and much more pale space. Its muted green and warm yellow offer connections to the cat picture without repeating the bathroom scene.
This is a pair to try if you want the joke and character of the cat picture to lead. The contrast in detail is useful: you can look closely at the cat, then move to a picture with fewer objects to read. Matching frame finishes keep the comparison focused on those two images.
With the hypothetical 13 × 16 inch outer frames and a 3-inch gap, the complete pair is 29 inches wide and 16 inches high:
13 + 3 + 13 = 29 inches.
Try two full-size paper templates on the intended wall before ordering frames. Look at them from your usual approach to the space, not only from directly in front. If the pair crowds a lamp, doorway, or shelf, choose another location or recalculate with smaller prints and their actual frames.
The cat picture's bathroom subject is part of its humor. If you would rather have a less scene-specific image beside a dining area or living-room chair, try Cat and Pears as the lead instead.
2. A vertical pair for a narrow patch of wall
Place Cat and Pears above Mustard Hill with Rose Bar, using the 8 × 10 inch paper size for each. Keep both frames on the same vertical centerline.
The cat sits beside orange and mustard-colored pears on a warm, pale ground. In the abstract below, mustard and pale areas recur without adding another animal. That repetition gives you something more specific to connect than “both pictures are warm.” The recognizable subject stays at the top, with broader forms underneath.
This arrangement is worth testing on a wall section that has more available height than width, such as beside a desk or between a cabinet and a door. The exact location still has to allow for furniture, door movement, and comfortable viewing. A narrow footprint alone does not make a wall usable.
Using two hypothetical 10 × 12 inch outer frames and a 3-inch gap, the stack is 10 inches wide and 27 inches tall:
12 + 3 + 12 = 27 inches.
Mark both frames, including the gap, before judging the height. Moving the upper picture alone can leave the lower one squeezed against furniture. Shift the whole pair until you can view both together.
Skip this arrangement if the only available space requires hiding the lower picture behind a lamp or placing the top one where you rarely see it. A single cat print may make better use of that wall. The cat art selection guide can help you choose the one image to keep.
3. One larger cat print beside a two-print column
Use Loaf Cat at 11 × 14 inches on the left. On the right, stack Cat and Pears above Mustard Hill with Rose Bar, both at 8 × 10 inches. Center the larger frame vertically against the complete two-frame column.
Loaf Cat places a black cat among cream-colored mugs inside an orange shelf recess. That orange area gives the larger picture a strong presence. The smaller cat-and-pears print repeats a dark animal and warm fruit colors, while the abstract adds a lighter, less descriptive image.
This group suits a reader who wants more than one cat picture but still wants some variety in the subjects. It also gives the three prints different roles through size and placement. If all three compete for attention in your room, first compare the group without the smaller cat picture. You may prefer the larger cat with just the abstract companion.
Under our frame assumptions, the right column is 27 inches tall. The left frame is 16 inches tall, leaving an 11-inch height difference: 27 - 16 = 11 inches. Centering it splits that difference into 2 equal gaps: 11 ÷ 2 = 5.5 inches above and below the left frame within the group's overall height. The horizontal gap is 3 inches between the large frame and the right column.
The complete group is therefore 26 inches wide and 27 inches tall:
13 + 3 + 10 = 26 inches wide; 12 + 3 + 12 = 27 inches tall.
Lay out all three paper templates first. Keep the two smaller frames aligned, then move the large template up or down until its center meets the center of the column. Treat that as the starting arrangement and check it from where you will actually see the wall.
Make the final wall plan with the frames you will use
Measure each finished frame and replace the example dimensions before marking hanging points. The two-print spacing guide explains the outside-edge measurement; the framing guide covers paper and frame choices. For a simple single row, the one-wall layout guide gives a separate width check.
Keep a short order list with the artwork name, paper size, intended frame, and actual outer dimensions. The four product pages checked on October 14, 2026 still list 8 × 10, 11 × 14, 16 × 20, and 18 × 24 inch paper sizes; the frames are not included. Check the current options on each product page before ordering.
Browse the cat wall art collection if you want a different cat to lead. Keep the arrangement you measured, replace the picture thoughtfully, and check whether its colors and level of detail still work with the companion you chose.