Every couple has a place where it started. The corner where you first met. The street you walked home on. The town where you said I do. This is that exact spot, drawn as a heart-shaped street map on warm cream paper, with your names above it and the place name and the date below.
You choose the place yourself. Type your names, search your location, pick your date, and the map builds on screen in front of you. There is nothing to design, nothing to email us, and no proof to wait on. Nothing goes to print until it looks right to you.
Why it belongs on the wall
It suits the wall above a bed, the short stretch in an entryway, or the gap in a hallway that never quite works. Those walls are hard to fill because most of what goes on them is either too generic to mean anything or too personal to read as art. This is one address, drawn properly. It holds up as a piece of work first, and the story sits underneath it for whoever knows to look.
More along these lines in Personalized Wall Art and Anniversary Gift Wall Art.
What you get
- Framed and ready to hang, with hanging hardware already fitted on the back
- A solid pine frame in FSC-certified wood, 14mm profile, in White, Natural Wood, Dark Wood or Black
- Shatterproof plexiglass on the front instead of glass
- 250gsm museum-grade archival paper, acid-free and FSC-certified, matte and uncoated so there is no glare from across the room
- Printed with archival-quality inks, fade-resistant
- Sizes from 5x7" up to 24x36", with A3, A2 and A1 for European frames
- Free shipping available
- A Certificate of Authenticity with every order
What you will notice first
- The map is cropped into a heart, so the shape reads from the far side of a room before any of the street detail does
- The streets are drawn in a soft brown rather than black, which is why the piece sits quietly on a warm wall instead of cutting against it
- Parks come through in pale sage and water in a soft blue-grey, so a city someone knows stays recognisable at a glance
- A single small heart marks the chosen spot, and it is the only fully saturated mark on the page
- Botanical illustrations sit in the top-left and bottom-right corners, drawn in the same muted tones as the map rather than competing with it
- The names sit above the map in a serif, the place name below in letterspaced capitals, and the date under that in small type
- The paper is uncoated, so the surface has a slight tooth to it and the ink sits into the sheet rather than on top of it
How it feels in the room
You hang it, step back, and the first thing you see is the shape. Then you get closer and the streets resolve, and somewhere in there is the one you walked down. Someone visiting reads it as a nice piece of map art and moves on. The two of you look at it every morning on the way past and read something else entirely. That gap is the whole point of it.
Made near you
Each piece is made to order, so nothing sits in a warehouse waiting to be wanted. Once you have approved your design, it goes to one of 140+ production facilities across 32 countries, and we route it to the one nearest you. That means a shorter journey, less handling, and a frame that has not crossed an ocean before it reaches your wall.
Produced in your region whenever possible, so most orders never cross a border and arrive with no customs fees. Free shipping is available, tracking is included with every order, and because each one is made for you, please allow a little time for production after you approve your design.
Sizes, materials and specs
Small, for a shelf, a desk or a nightstand: 5x7", 8x10", 11x14"
Popular, for an entryway, a hallway or a bedroom wall: A3, 16x20", A2, 18x24"
Statement, for above a bed or a sofa: A1, 24x36"
A useful rule when you are choosing: a piece should span roughly two-thirds the width of whatever furniture sits beneath it.
Materials
250gsm museum-grade archival paper, acid-free, FSC-certified, matte and uncoated. Solid pine frame in FSC-certified wood with a 14mm face, available in White, Natural Wood, Dark Wood and Black. Shatterproof plexiglass front. Hanging hardware fitted to the back.
Printing
Printed with archival-quality, fade-resistant inks. Museum-grade archival stock is the paper used for gallery exhibitions and professional art printing, which is why the warm neutrals in your map will still read the same way in twenty years.
Questions
Can you really map our exact place?
Yes. Search an address, a neighbourhood, a venue or a whole city, and the map redraws around whatever you pick, with your spot at the centre of the heart.
How much work is this for me?
Very little. Three fields and a search box, all on this page. Type your names, find your place, choose your date. There is nothing to design and nothing to send us.
Do I see it before I pay?
You do. The map builds on screen as you fill the fields in, so what you approve is what gets printed. No proof by email, no waiting on someone else's working day.
What if I want to change something?
Adjust it as many times as you like before you order. The zoom, the location, the names and the date are all yours to move until it looks right.
What paper is it printed on?
250gsm museum-grade archival paper, acid-free and FSC-certified. It is matte and uncoated, so there is no glare, and it is the archival stock used for gallery exhibitions rather than the thin poster paper most prints ship on.
Will the colours hold up over the years?
They should. The inks are archival-quality and fade-resistant and the paper is acid-free, which is the combination that stops a print going yellow or flat. Keeping it out of direct sunlight helps any print last longer, this one included.
Does it arrive ready to hang?
Yes. It comes framed, behind shatterproof plexiglass, with the hardware already on the back. It goes up the day it lands.
Which frame colour suits this design?
Natural Wood is our own pick. It picks up the cream ground and the warm brown of the streets. Black gives the same artwork a sharper, more graphic read, and White disappears into a pale wall so the map does the talking.
What size should we get?
If it is going on a shelf or being handed over as a gift, 8x10" or 11x14" sits well in the hand. For a wall in an entryway or a bedroom, 16x20" and 18x24" are the sizes that read properly from across the room. Above a bed or a sofa, go to A1 or 24x36".
Why buy it from Sparkycare
Museum-grade archival paper, an FSC-certified solid pine frame, shatterproof glazing and hardware already fitted. A Certificate of Authenticity in the box. Made near you and shipped with tracking. Backed by our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee, and by our Lifetime Quality Guarantee, for as long as you own it.
For the moments worth framing.
Map imagery © Mapbox (mapbox.com/about/maps), © OpenStreetMap (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
A few details worth knowing. Every piece is made to order just for you, so slight size variations can happen from one print to the next, part of what makes each one its own. Colours may look a little different on your screen than they do in print, since every monitor shows colour its own way. Every design is shaped by us, the Sparkycare design team, using our own creativity and taste. To keep yours looking its best, hang it out of direct sunlight and wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth when needed.
The ready-to-hang difference
| Feature | Sparkycare | Typical prints |
|---|---|---|
| Ready to hang | ✓ Out of the box, hanging hardware included | ✗ Frame and hardware sold separately |
| Production | ✓ Made to order, one piece at a time | ✗ Mass-printed warehouse stock |
| Build quality | ✓ Premium-grade materials in every format | ✗ The cheapest materials that pass |
| If something goes wrong | ✓ 30-day returns + Lifetime Quality Guarantee | ✗ 30 days, if that |
| Authenticity | ✓ Certificate of Authenticity included | ✗ None |
| Inks | ✓ Archival-quality inks | ✗ Standard inks that fade |
You're covered today, and years from now.
What buyers say
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