Once the map is finished, you still need to decide where it belongs. These ideas come from Inkroads users and interior designers who include map art in their projects.
1. The travel gallery wall
Dedicate a wall to places that matter to you: your hometown, college city, honeymoon destination, or the place where you spent a memorable summer.
Use the same theme across all posters, then vary the sizes. A large print of your current city can sit between smaller prints of past places. Noir and Warm Beige remain consistent across very different city layouts.
We've seen gallery walls with three posters and others with twelve. Five to seven fit many walls and leave room for an asymmetric arrangement.
2. The entryway print
A large-format map in the entryway tells visitors where they are as soon as they arrive.
Dark themes create a focal point on light entryway walls. Try your city in Midnight Blue with gold-toned roads for a print that resembles a maritime museum chart.
3. The home office backdrop
If you're on video calls all day, place a map poster behind your desk instead of leaving a blank wall or cluttered bookshelf in view. It gives people an easy opening to ask about your city.
Avoid very high-contrast themes such as pure Noir, which can confuse webcam auto-exposure. Medium-contrast options such as Slate, Cobalt, and Nord read well on camera.
4. The kitchen corner
A small map print on a kitchen shelf or above a coffee station adds art without taking up counter space.
Mediterranean and Terracotta use the same warm earth tones found in wood shelves, clay pots, and many cookbook covers.
5. The bedroom headboard alternative
Mount a large landscape map above the bed in place of a traditional headboard. Calmer themes such as Sage, Lavender, Pastel Dream, and Scandinavian keep a bedroom restful; bright neon will pull more attention.
6. The stairway progression
Line the stairway with progressively closer views of the same city. Start with a wide view at the bottom and finish with your neighborhood at the top.
You can create the set in one sitting with the editor by changing the zoom level for each print.
7. The paired set
Print the same location in one light theme and one dark theme, then display them side by side. Noir and Ivory create a high-contrast pair. Solarized Dark and Solarized Light offer a subtler variation.
8. The gift wall
Dedicate a space to maps that were gifted to you or represent places you've shared with specific people. Add a small label or date beneath each one. The gift guide has ideas for choosing those locations.
9. The floating shelf display
Lean a smaller map print against the wall on a floating shelf with books and other objects. You can rearrange it without moving hardware. Vintage-style themes such as Sepia Map and Art Deco work well in this format.
10. The office common area
Office lobbies, meeting rooms, and break areas can show where a team is based. Distributed teams can display each member's city. We've seen remote companies build a "team atlas" wall and add a poster for each new hire. Browse our city collection for locations around the world.
Framing tips
Keep these framing principles in mind:
- Matte finish behind glass reduces glare.
- Float mounting leaves space between the print and mat, adding depth.
- Frameless options such as magnetic poster hangers work well in modern and Scandinavian interiors.
- Match the frame to the theme: black for dark themes, natural wood for warm themes, white for light themes, and metallic for Art Deco or Gold Foil.
Design your map poster, then choose the display that fits its size and theme.