Lincoln's Finch by John James Audubon Canvas Print

Lincoln's Finch by John James Audubon Canvas PrintThe oak frame matters first; it tells the bedroom you're serious. This is an Audubon bird study from the 1830s, and it asks for a little reverence around it. Once it's up, the room slows down. The cream ground reads almost like wallpaper, the greens settle the eye, and the small finches give the wall something to look at without making noise. It works above a bed, a writing desk or a low chest of drawers, on chalky off white, soft sage or warm putty

ideally above a bench

Walls that were polite suddenly have something to say

or a wall to itself

Hang it where it can hold a wall on its own: a hallway

Eye-level is fine — this is a piece you want to look at over coffee

It sits well in a nursery

The two small birds hold the eye even from across the room

Try it above a bed

Hang this in a hallway that has been doing nothing and the whole stretch suddenly has a point of view

It's a single horse stitched together from blue blooms and trailing leaves on a soft cream ground

Where to hang it: above a low console in a hallway

the brushy texture reads beautifully and the colours stay soft and matte