Blue Jay by John James Audubon Art Print

Blue Jay by John James Audubon Art PrintBy late afternoon, the botanical study stops looking decorative and starts working. The deep blue of the jays lifts off a creamy paper background, and the room steadies around it. It carries the quiet authority of an old natural history plate without feeling stuffy or fussy. Hang it above a writing desk, a hallway console or a leather reading chair, where the eye has time to settle on the detail. It sits well with walnut and dark wood, linen, aged

Hang it and the room picks up a casual

bouclé and one good ceramic

illustrated take on the White Cliffs of Dover

The brushed sky-blue border has visible bristle marks

one Riviera is enough

hand-painted way

red linen napkins

This is a small white sheet ghost standing at an open window

Hang it above a bench

This Morris-inspired botanical packs songbirds

Pair with deep green or mustard upholstery

A plain pale wall stops feeling like a waiting area and starts feeling like a room someone actually loves being in