William Morris Cotton Prints — Dog Canvas Print

William Morris Cotton Prints — Dog Canvas PrintLeave the hallway wall blank if you like cautious rooms. This is a confident dog portrait wrapped in a Morris style floral, and it sets a tone the moment you walk in. The room loosens up around it. The dog's warm brown coat picks up timber and leather, while the dusty pinks, sage and deep background pull the eye in close. Pattern heavy, but kind to the rest of the furniture. It earns its keep above a console in a hallway, on a snug feature wall, or

Open shelves of ceramics and a stack of cookbooks suit it down to the ground

the cream background reads less sweet

the soft coral reads less sweet

this kind of cheeky diner-review humour on a wall would have felt radical

Against warm plaster

and a thin string of warm lights running through the snow

Brass or matte black hardware reads well alongside it

warm whites and terracotta pots

full of light and leaves

Hang it where people actually use the room

The orange and mustard do the heavy lifting

the charcoal and dusty greens want neighbours that whisper rather than shout