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Personalised house portraits · from your photographFree before you pay

A house portrait
of the placeyou love.

Turn one ordinary photograph into a personalised house portrait. You see it free in five to ten minutes, then choose a fine-art print or solid timber frame, printed in the UK and on your wall in days, not months.

Made with AI from your photograph, checked by a person, then printed in the UK.

Create my free previewNo card · No obligation · Usually 5 to 10 minutesPrints from £39 · framed from £59 · UK delivery included
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Complete property preservedNeighbour recedes · architecture remains
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Free private preview

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Fine-art paper

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Classic wood frames

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UK delivery included

01 / The editions

Not filters.Fifteen points of view.

All fifteen finished studies are shown here. Each has its own materials, atmosphere and rules, plus a studio choice that can match one to the architecture of your home.

The Signature Collection

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Midnight Edition edition of the HELD demonstration house, in a classic frame in natural oak

The signature

Midnight Edition

Carved linocut marks and layered monoprint under a midnight-indigo field, with copper and gold leaf, a low terracotta horizon and windows lit from within.

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01Midnight Edition

Fifteen finished studies →
Explore every edition

Live from the studio

This is us, this week.

Pulled straight from our public Facebook and Instagram feeds as you read this. Nothing here was staged for the website: it is simply the work, as we post it.

Made one at a time, so Christmas starts earlier here than it does for you.InstagramMade one at a time, so Christmas starts earlier here than it does for you.Nothing here was staged. It is somebody’s actual front door. heldportraits.co.ukFacebookNothing here was staged. It is somebody’s actual front door. heldportraits.co.ukWhat do you get someone who says they do not want anything? My nan has had the same houseInstagramWhat do you get someone who says they do not want anything? My nan has had the same house nearly all her life. Everyone has been through that front door. I sent one photo of it off and this turned up. She went quiet, which from her is a lot. Made with AI from the photo, then checked by a person before it is printed. #housewarminggift #houseportrait #giftideasuk #newhome #handmadeinbritainWhat do you get someone who says they do not want anything? My nan has had the same houseFacebookWhat do you get someone who says they do not want anything? My nan has had the same house nearly all her life. Everyone has been through that front door. I sent one photo of it off and this turned up. She went quiet, which from her is a lot. https://heldportraits.co.uk

One handle everywhere@heldportraits

The whole thing, start to finish

A photograph goes in.A portrait comes back.

You see the finished artwork before you decide anything. No card, no account, and nothing printed until a person has checked it.

See how it works
Three phones showing the HELD journey: the photograph, choosing an edition, and the finished portrait.

02 / Your photograph

One photo isall it takes.

We do not simply render whatever sits in the middle of the photograph. First, we find your actual home and every part connected to it.

Step one

Show us the house.

It is made while you wait, here on this page, usually in five to ten minutes. No waiting list and nothing to pay.

Phone photos are perfect. We accept JPEG, PNG, WebP or HEIC up to 25MB.

Your portrait is made with AI from your photograph, then checked by a person before anything is printed.

  • Include the whole roofline
  • Use the clearest photo you have
  • People, pets and cars in shot are fine: the portrait leaves them out

The photograph is half the portrait

The portrait can only hold what the camera caught. Ten seconds here is the difference between close and exact.

People and pets will not appear in the portrait

Your photograph, with life in front of the house. Completely fine to upload as it is.
The portrait is of the building alone, so people, pets and passers-by are left out.

Step back and fit the whole house in

Too close. The roof and the sides run out of the picture, and whatever the photo cuts off, the portrait loses too.
The whole building, with a little sky and ground to spare

Attached or in a terrace? Keep the neighbours in

Cropped at the join. Part of your own home has gone with it.
The neighbours in shot. We scan the photo and outline just your home.

One photograph, on its own

A collage. Two views fight each other.
One clear view of the front

The photo itself, not a screenshot

A screenshot, clock and all
The original, from your camera roll

Cars, bins and weather are all fine. Estate agent photographs of your own home work well too, as the photo rather than a screenshot of it.

Add your house photoUpload one you already have, or take a new photo now.
You can also drag a photo straight onto this panel.

03 / How it becomes art

Fast where it matters.Obsessive where it counts.

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The photograph

Show us the whole place.

Upload the clearest photograph you have. Cars, bins, grey skies and ordinary phone cameras are all part of the job.

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The architecture

Confirm what is yours.

Before anything is made, we outline the complete property, including extensions, bays, rooflines and the correct half of a semi.

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The edition

Choose how it is remembered.

Pick one of fifteen locked art directions across three collections. Each is a real visual language, never a novelty filter or generic prompt.

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The reveal

See it before buying.

Your private preview usually appears within five to ten minutes. Nothing to pay, no account to create and no leap of faith.

The finished piece, format by format

A warm British family room with a portrait hung above the sofa
Framed example with family room placement
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Framed

1930s semi, family room, 16 × 20″, Classic black

Giclée fine-art print, satin-laminated wood frame, Perspex glazed and ready to hang.
Live product studioShape the finished piece
Room, wording, size and finish shown together
Room
Wording
Size
Finish
Mount

04 / What arrives

Not just an image.A finished portrait.

Your free preview can become a physical piece for the wall. Choose Framed, Deep Box, Fine Art Paper, Canvas or Acrylic, then see the size and finish in a real room before ordering.

100+ years
Rated colour permanence
UK made
Printed and finished close to home
Human eyes
Every paid piece checked before print
Sizes and prices, £39 to £179

05 / In the room

Hung where life happens.At a scale that makes sense.

Not a tiny print floating near the ceiling. Every room view uses a real domestic sightline, a credible hanging height and the physical size you choose.

A warm British family room with a portrait hung above the sofa
The Colourist in a family room
Family room

16 × 20″ · Classic black

A British stair landing with a portrait above a low bench
Graphite Study on a stair landing
Stair landing

16 × 20″ · Classic black

A much-loved British dining room with a portrait above an oak sideboard
Lineage in a dining room
Dining room

16 × 20″ · Classic black

Try every room, frame and size on your own portrait before checkout.

See mine in the room

06 / Why people make one

A portrait of a house.A record of a life.

The building is the subject. What happened inside it is why the portrait matters.

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First keys

For the day everything changed.

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Forever homes

The address written into family history.

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Nan & Grandad

The house every story seems to begin in.

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Moving on

Keep the place without keeping the mortgage.

07 / Sizes & prices

Five finished formats.Clear prices.

Three true portrait sizes. Every price includes standard UK delivery and the finished piece.

Swipe to compare every format

SizeFramedDeep BoxFine Art PaperCanvasAcrylic
8 × 10″£59£69£39Not available£69
16 × 20″Most chosen£109£119£75£99£139
24 × 30″£179Not available£109£159Not available

Real supplier products, print-ready at 300dpi and checked before production

See mine first

08 / Before you begin

Good questions.Straight answers.

Still wondering? Write to us at studio@heldportraits.co.uk.

01Will it actually look like my house?

That is the whole point. We identify the exact property first, map the connected parts and check the finished portrait against its windows, door, roofline, chimney and shared-wall relationship. If it misses the architecture, it does not pass.

02How long does the whole thing take?

The portrait itself is usually ready in five to ten minutes, free, while you wait on the page. If you then order a physical piece, typical UK arrival is 4 to 7 working days, because it is printed, finished and checked by a person before it ships. Nothing here is a commission with a waiting list.

03What if my photograph has cars, bins or neighbours in it?

That is completely normal. The portrait removes everyday clutter and lets adjacent homes recede, while keeping the real structure of your property truthful.

04Is the preview genuinely free?

Yes. No card details and no obligation. An email address keeps the finished portrait at a private link so you can return to it.

05Is every portrait checked?

Yes. Automated architecture checks happen before the reveal, and a person reviews the final crop and print file before a paid order is released to production.

06Can I buy only the digital file?

Not at launch. HELD is currently about the finished physical object: a 308gsm cotton fine-art print, a ready-to-hang Classic or Deep Box frame, a stretched canvas or a polished acrylic panel.

07What happens if the frame arrives damaged?

We remake and reship it without charge. You will not be asked to return the damaged piece.

First homes · forever homes · the one you still talk about

Hold onto the place,not the photograph.

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