A multi-piece wall art set, at Five Castles Portraits, is what we call a Wall Art Collection: several portraits designed together as one composition, sized and spaced to suit a specific wall, rather than a scatter of separate prints bought one at a time. There are five named collections, Belvedere, Casterly Rock, Dragonstone, Highgarden and Winterfell, and they start from $2,750.
Why a collection instead of one piece
One striking canvas above the fireplace tells a single moment. A collection tells more of the story, several images from the same session working as a set, so a laugh next to a quiet look next to the whole family together says something a single piece can't. The pieces are chosen and sized as a group specifically so they read as one considered design rather than a wall you added to over time.
That's the real difference between a collection and buying wall art piece by piece. With à la carte canvas, you choose one image, one size, and display it wherever you like. With a collection, Arek designs the whole arrangement around your wall and your favourite images together, so the spacing and proportions are decided before anything goes on the wall, not worked out afterwards.
It also suits families who struggled to pick just one favourite from the session. Most families come out of the viewing appointment torn between three or four images, and a collection is the answer to that, rather than a compromise. Instead of choosing which moment to leave out, you display several, arranged so the eye moves naturally between them.
Who a Wall Art Collection suits
Families with more than one child often find a single piece doesn't do the group justice, there's rarely one image that captures everyone at their best at once, and a collection lets the individual portraits and the group shot sit together instead of competing for the same spot on the wall. It's also a natural fit for a stairwell, a long hallway, or the wall behind a bed, spaces that are wide or tall enough to hold several pieces without feeling crowded.
The five collections
Belvedere, Casterly Rock, Dragonstone, Highgarden and Winterfell are each a different arrangement, varying in the number of pieces and how they're sized against each other. Some suit a long hallway wall, others a shorter, taller run above a sofa or bed. Which one fits your home depends on the wall you're filling and the images you respond to most, which is why the choice happens in person rather than from a catalogue.
A collection only works if the wall tells you what it needs. I'll ask about the space before we ever get to the images.
How the decision actually happens
The collection isn't chosen at booking. It's chosen at the viewing and design appointment, the third of the three meetings that make up a Five Castles session. By that point you've already seen every portrait from your shoot, sat with your favourites, and worked out which images matter most. Arek then designs the collection around those choices and around the wall it's going to, using photos of your loungeroom or hallway to get the sizing right before anything is printed.
If you'd like a sense of your options before that appointment, the product guide lays out the print and artwork range, and pricing itself is shown openly at your first consultation, so there's nothing to guess at going in.
Collection or Framed Story Board
Five Castles also offers Framed Story Boards, a related but different idea, single framed pieces that hold multiple images within the one frame rather than several separate pieces on the wall. If you want one clean frame telling a sequence, a Story Board does that. If you want several pieces working together across a wider stretch of wall, a Wall Art Collection is the better fit. Which one suits you again comes back to the wall itself, and Arek will talk you through both at the design appointment.
Planning the wall it's going on
Because a collection is designed as a set, the wall matters more here than for any other product. A run of hallway wall behaves differently to the space above a bed, and a taller ceiling changes what looks right at eye level. If you're picturing where a collection might go before your appointment, our guide to designing a gallery wall and our guide to choosing the right wall art size both walk through how to read a wall before you commit to what fills it. Bringing a photo of the space to your consultation helps Arek plan sizing with real numbers rather than guesswork.
What it costs
Wall Art Collections start from $2,750, all prices include GST, and payment plans are available. Where a collection lands in that range depends on the number of pieces, their sizes and the finish you choose, wrapped canvas or framed. Most families investing in a full collection sit within the broader $1,500 to $3,000 range that covers most Five Castles orders, though a larger collection can run above that. Full pricing is shown openly at your consultation, so you'll know exactly what you're deciding on before the design appointment.
Getting started
The path to a Wall Art Collection begins the same way every Five Castles experience does, with a one-hour consultation at the Belgrave gallery, where you'll see finished artwork in person, understand pricing, and plan a session around your family. From there, the session itself and the design appointment follow within a few weeks, and the collection takes shape once you've seen your images and know your wall.
Every portrait begins with a conversation at the Belgrave gallery.