Horizontal Canvas Wall Art: Coastal Decor for the Home

The wall above the couch. The wall behind the dining table. The bedroom wall above the headboard. The hallway you walk past every morning.

Some walls are longer than they are tall, and most art doesn't fit them.

A vertical piece sits to one side and leaves the rest of the wall empty  (verticals belong on tall, narrow walls instead). Square pieces leave too much air on either side  and belong on shorter, balanced walls. A small horizontal piece stranded in the middle of a long wall looks lost.

A horizontal canvas is what those walls have been asking for. The right one lands a focal point and a horizon line in one move. It's the perfect fit for the wall that was otherwise just space to walk past. The best selling sizes in this collection are the ones that match the wall they're going on.

This collection is the coastal pieces made wide. Long horizons, long light, long stretches of water and sand. Sizes from compact pieces that fit between two windows to oversized wall decor for the wall that needs a real anchor.

I'm not a decor person. I don't have a color palette to push on you. I make coastal art for women who like coastal art, and I'd rather you hang the size you love in the spot you want to see it than worry about the 57-inch standard or the two-thirds-of-the-couch rule. The art's job is to be the thing you walk past in your own house and feel a little better.

See all the coastal canvas art we carry

You might love this horizontal sunset canvas

See then entire sunset collection

Explore art for the home office.

 

Horizontal Canvas Wall Art: Coastal Decor for the Home

The wall that's longer than it is tall

There's a wall in most homes that's longer than it is tall, and horizontal wall art is what fits it.

A horizontal piece is what that wall has been waiting for. Above a sofa in the living room, it gives the room a horizon line and a focal point in one move. Above a dining table, it carries the eye the length of the table the way a runner does (more on choosing dining room wall decor). Over a headboard, it widens the wall instead of stacking on it, creating a sense of openness above the bed. As the anchor piece in a gallery wall, it sets the scale for everything around it. In a hallway, it's the bold statement you walk past every morning that makes the rest of the house feel finished. The best selling sizes in this collection are the ones that anchor a long wall so the room feels finished.

On the 2/3 rule. Interior designers say a piece of horizontal artwork over a couch should be two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. It's a useful starting point if you want a starting point. But the rule doesn’t have to dictate what you hang or where. If you love a piece and it's a little smaller than two-thirds, hang the one you love anyway. The right size is the one you want to look at, in the spot you want to see it from. Full coastal art size guide if you want to think it through.

I make these myself

I'm an independent artist running a small business. Every piece in this collection is original art that I designed myself, not pulled from a stock catalog. I make the work. A production partner I trust handles the printing and stretching so the horizontal art prints arrive on stretched canvas, ready to hang.

What I make is the beach as a feeling: warm sand under your feet at the tide line, the whoosh that drops your shoulders before you realize it, the towel with sand in it no matter how many times you shake it out. The horizontal pieces in this collection are the ones built for a wide wall,  long horizons, long light, a sense of openness across the room. The largest pieces anchor a wall instead of decorating it. Statement-sized pieces for the wall that needs a real anchor. Truly oversized art returns at select moments through the year.

Coastal art for women who want it on their walls.

How ordering works

Free shipping on every order in the United States. Each canvas is gallery-wrapped on a 1.25-inch stretcher bar. The image continues around the sides so the piece feels finished from any angle. Museum quality art canvas, fade-resistant inks, made to last. Hang it in a place out of direct sunlight and the color holds for years.

Most orders ship in 2–3 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days for a full refund. If a piece arrives less than perfect, send a photo and I'll make it right.

New arrivals and best sellers are listed first.  

A diverse collection of horizontal sizes and compositions. The perfect pieces for the wide walls in your home, every piece my own. 

Questions before you buy? Email support@stridecoastal.com.

Browse more: smaller square seashell pieces, or see all coastal canvas art.