Ferruginous Thrush by Audubon Art Print

Ferruginous Thrush by Audubon Art PrintBack in 1831, this bird study belonged to another kind of home a library wall, lined with leather bound natural history books and lit by oil lamp. Bring it into a modern room and it does something quieter. A study or hallway gains a sense of slow, considered detail. A dining room feels a little more grown up. Hang it eye level above a writing desk, a console, or a stretch of dark panelling, with the cream background giving the wall room to breathe. It

where the vertical pull of the peaks has room to breathe

along a narrow hallway

Skip it if your kitchen is already crowded with bold pattern

A hallway with a single lamp also suits it well

Skip busy patterned wallpaper and other big florals nearby

above a slim console or narrow sideboard

Put it up and the room gets a bit more grown-up

The mustard and coral lift cream walls

soft grey wings

white-painted dressers and rattan baskets

Hang it where you spend time sitting still: above a sofa

cream wool and brushed brass