Cranes by Ogata Korin Art Print

Cranes by Ogata Korin Art PrintWhat it adds isn't clutter. It's vertical tension in the right places. The cranes stand tall on a warm mustard gold ground, and the room reads taller and calmer for it. Once it's on the wall, the eye keeps travelling upwards. Low furniture looks lower. Ceilings feel higher. The black, white and warm grey of the birds pulls together with anything wood toned in the room, and the gold ground throws a soft warmth across the wall in the evening. Hang it on

The pink fills in quiet corners and the red lettering gives the eye something to land on

Skip it if your room is already busy with strong pattern — this print wants a bit of breathing room around it

Avoid clashing with very bright primary-coloured toys or busy patterned wallpaper — this one wants to be the friendly face on a quieter wall

milk-glass lamps

The eye lands on the swimmer

drawn in the careful

The art print finish keeps the painterly edges soft

the warm orange and yellow buildings lift cream and plaster walls

a hallway with not much going on

Eye level above a low piece of furniture is the sweet spot

Don't hang it next to other busy illustrations or strong florals — it wants the spotlight

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