Year of the Goat — Morris-Style Peony Art Print

Year of the Goat — Morris-Style Peony Art PrintThree things it does fast: ground deep red, sharpen brass, wake the bedroom. The cream ground keeps it from getting heavy, while the peonies and dark leaves give the wall something to settle into. Hang it where you want a quiet bit of pattern above a bed, in a hallway, or on a study wall that needs more than plain paint. It sits well with aged oak, brass handles, linen bedding and a deep red or olive velvet cushion. Don't crowd it with another big

and any pink or green you already own suddenly has a reason to be there

notice what the sea-green water does to soft linen and pale oak

You need one cityscape with teeth

and the whole thing carries the warmth of a Roman afternoon without shouting about it

earthy tones and delightful details

Even the plaster in here starts looking expensive next to mustard yellow

Keep it for the dark green

A small kitchen finds its hero

or at the end of a galley kitchen where you want a view to land

a little more grown

and the room slows down to match

Avoid hanging it beside heavy traditional furniture or busy floral wallpaper