Elephant and Giraffe Friends Canvas Print

Elephant and Giraffe Friends Canvas PrintIn the 1960s, this would have felt radical. It still does. A hand drawn elephant and giraffe standing shoulder to shoulder, in warm terracotta and mustard against tall dark green leaves the kind of picture book art that gives a child's room a clear personality. Hang it up and the room finally has a focal point. Walls that felt blank get warmth, the cot or bed has something to anchor to, and the colour stops being all pale neutrals. Best above a low

the navy ground will fight rather than flatter

A jug of lemons on the counter does no harm at all

Sits well over a low console

blush ceramics and a small brass lamp

The dark background drinks up harsh light and the gold pattern wakes up under a lamp

it sits especially well with painted shutters and lime-washed walls

Don't crowd it with other bold graphic posters

The striped moka pot brings warmth

Even the linen in here starts looking expensive next to deep red

Avoid hanging it beside other loud travel posters or busy patterned wallpaper — this one wants room to breathe

A pale blue stool or jug picks up the stem

The ginger fur and creamy florals warm up cool walls