Sweet Moments Together Canvas Print

Sweet Moments Together Canvas PrintThink of it as Maira Kalman with less reverence and better instincts. Small figures wander a grocery shop in soft pink and chalky cream, with little pots, fruit and bread on pale grey shelves. Put it in a kitchen, breakfast nook or a playful entryway and the whole corner softens the colour is gentle, the figures are funny, and the room feels lived in rather than styled. It sits well above a small console, on a narrow strip beside a doorway, or as part

the greens are loose and energetic

Hang it on a warm cream or soft white wall

A quieter wall colour around it does most of the heavy lifting

It's at its best on a calm wall — above a bed

pink and warm yellow lift the walls without taking over

Floral cushions and rattan work too

Looks good next to a cookbook stack or a row of decanters

stoneware in cream and ochre

the orange and coral flowers pull the eye

palm trees and a white church on the skyline

this piece wants a little breathing room on the wall around it

What to avoid: don't crowd it with another loud travel poster or a busy graphic print