Six tape-measure checks — clear wall space, ceiling height, top line, doorway and stair clearance, viewing distance, and furniture proportion — that keep a large canvas from arriving too big.

A practical guide to keeping canvas paintings bright near the sea: where to hang them, how to clean them safely, and when a protective coating helps.

Canvas art and humid island air are a difficult pair. These seven buying and hanging mistakes — from unsealed surfaces to sunny walls — shorten a canvas's life, and all are avoidable.