Studies in Botanical Ornament by William Morris Art Print

Studies in Botanical Ornament by William Morris Art PrintAt evening, the bird and botanical poster turns from nice idea to main character. Lamp light catches the gold leafwork and the dusty pink peonies stop reading as background and start running the room. The wall behind it settles down. The black ground absorbs glare, the foliage softens hard corners, and suddenly the sofa, the rug and the lamp all look like they were chosen with this in mind. Hang it where you sit in the evenings above a sideboard in

then keeps offering small things — the cafe terraces

What not to do: don't crowd it with other figurative portraits — one strong character per wall is plenty

A painted valley climbs through drifts of pink heather and white wildflowers to a quiet ridge of blue-green mountains

the wall above a nursery dresser

terracotta and warm brown overlap on a deep green backdrop

a hallway gets a reason to pause

Even the oak in here starts looking expensive next to deep navy

The fox is calm and a bit cheeky

The navy gives a quiet anchor

The deep navy ground does the heavy lifting

a low dresser or a reading nook where you want the room to settle at bedtime

Sits well at eye level