For the space around your art

Give your picture
room to breathe.

Size a single rectangular mat opening from your paper and overlap. Compare centred borders, an equal border, or a deliberate offset — with a cut plan you can keep.

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A little space, measured beautifully.

Your mat layout

01 / dimensions

All dimensions in millimetres. Paper size includes the area hidden behind the mat; overlap is hidden at every edge.

Paper width Paper height Overlap at each edgeOpening = paper size minus twice this overlap. Zero overlap is allowed but provides no edge coverage. Layout method Mat outer width Mat outer height

Measurements locate the finished visible opening on the front of the mat. Check your cutter's bevel and overcut settings separately.

Your measured layout

02 / the plan

Start with the actual paper

The overlap hides part of each edge. It is deducted from the paper, not added to the opening.

Make the border deliberate

Centre within an existing mat, choose one equal border, or shift the opening to your own preference.

Take the dimensions with you

Copy or print the opening and all four borders. The drawing explains the layout; it is not a cutting template.