This review was written in collaboration with My-Picture.co.uk, where you can buy photo gifts and wall art including framed photos and canvas prints online. Use the discount code WINE15 for 15% off all products at my-picture.co.uk until the end of 2023.
Moving into our new house, it was obvious that the previous owners must have had lots of photos or artwork up as there were dozens of picture hooks on the walls in every room. Coming as we did from rented houses where you couldn’t put anything on the walls – at least, not if you wanted to see any of your deposit back – we didn’t have a lot in the way of things to hang, but planned fix that fairly quickly. However even seven months on, the walls are still quite bare with the hooks there as constant visual reminders that we have been too lazy and/or forgetful to do anything about it.
We managed to get some nice pictures from our holiday in France – one even featuring all of us smiling and looking in the same direction, which was a first. However, like everyone else who owns a smartphone with a decent camera on it, we take a lot of pictures, but very rarely remember to print them out – let alone frame or hang them – if in fact we even look at them again at all.
Companies like my-picture.co.uk make it simple to print out your most cherished memories, ready to hang on your walls, without even having to leave the house.
My-picture.co.uk: Photos, prints and gifts
My-picture.co.uk offer a wide range of wall art including framed photo prints, canvas prints and prints on different mediums including wood and even aluminium which is great for kitchens and outbuildings. They also have a range of photo gifts including customised towels, calendars, cushions and mugs (which make excellent gifts for grandparents) and you can also use the site to create photobooks featuring a collection of photographs you’ve taken – much like an old school photo album.
With £60 of credit to use, I wanted to get some photos printed to make a dent in the big blank spaces on the walls.
I chose a large (60x40cm) walnut-framed print of our family to hang in the hall which cost £42.90 including a mounting set, and a 40x40cm canvas print of myself and my kids visiting the beautiful Mont Saint-Michel to hang above my desk in the office, which was £18.
Ordering wall art from My-picture.co.uk is very easy.
You select the kind of print you’d like, and the size and colour of frame if applicable. It will recalculate the price as you change each option. Then, once you’re happy, upload your picture and centre/crop it until you’re satisfied with the way it looks. Once you’ve confirmed it, you place your order and it will be printed and delivered to you. If you spend over £49, then delivery is free!
You’ll receive email alerts when your order is received, when it’s printed, and when it’s in transit. It took three days between placing an order and it being printed and shipped.
The framed photo and canvas print arrived together within one week of ordering, very securely packaged in wrap and cardboard, and in excellent condition with no damage to it at all and the glass intact with no scratches.
The canvas print was hung straight away on an existing picture hook, and the framed print just needed a few screws in the back which were included in the mounting kit, and that was ready to hang too.
The picture is printed and glued into the frame so it won’t slip around at all.
My-picture.co.uk review
I was extremely satisfied with the ease of ordering, the speed of printing and dispatch, and the condition that the pictures were delivered in. The quality of the picture, canvas and frame were exactly as expected.
It really couldn’t be made much easier. The prices are competitive too, and there are often vouchers available, and money saving offers on. Signing up to alerts will get you special offers via email.
There’s really no excuse for our bare walls to stay that way now.
Use the discount code WINE15 for 15% off all products at my-picture.co.uk until the end of 2023.
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