Pastel French Quarter Street Canvas Print

Pastel French Quarter Street Canvas PrintAfter the warm afternoon light shifts, the living room suddenly has a pulse. The colours warm up, the walls feel softer, and the corner where this hangs becomes the bit of the room everyone looks at first. It brings holiday colour into a space without shouting. Hang it on a clear wall above a sideboard, sofa or hallway console somewhere it has room to breathe. Pair with pale oak, linen, rattan and cream ceramics, with a touch of brass to lift the

with small figures resting near the base

This is a piece that wants room around it

The deep greens settle a wall

It pairs well with pale oak furniture

and the curved lines add a sense of calm movement

warm timber cabinetry

A quiet loo or guest bathroom gets a personality lift

The dark navy ground does most of the work — walls feel deeper

It also works above a console or a small sideboard

dusty pink upholstery

A 1933 Japanese woodblock by Ohara Koson — a black and white kitten in a red collar mid-stalk beside a bowl of orange goldfish

terracotta and deep brown stop the piece looking flat