Kimono Garden in Pink and Purple Art Print

Kimono Garden in Pink and Purple Art PrintAt late afternoon, the floral panel turns from nice idea to main character. Pink cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums and pine sprigs sit on a pale blue ground, broken up by patterned squares and a ribbon of purple. The room around it gets brighter and a little more playful colours you weren't using start to make sense again. It works best on a quieter wall: chalky off white, soft grey, or a pale pink that picks up one of the tones in the print. Hang it

and the dog gives the eye somewhere to settle

the blue-green leaves keep it from feeling like a seasonal display

Hang this where the morning light hits and the turquoise sharpens

Put it up in a kitchen or breakfast nook and the room loosens its shoulders

The deep purple blooms and grey-green leaves sit against a soft cream ground

not paper behind glass

the airy white background does the work and crowding it flattens the effect

not a postcard

What changes in the room: a flat empty wall stops being flat

choose unframed for a softer feel

and the wall feels older and more considered than it did at lunchtime

bold waves and inky clouds flow across a sea of blue