Striped Jug and Peaches Canvas Print

Striped Jug and Peaches Canvas PrintRooms go quieter when soft pink is this sure of itself. The pink wall and warm peaches set the mood, while the deep blue stripes give the whole thing a backbone. Hang it and the room feels brighter, lighter on its feet, a little more Mediterranean without trying. Best above a kitchen worktop, a small dining sideboard or a breakfast nook bench. It pairs nicely with pale oak, woven baskets, linen napkins and cream stoneware. Don't crowd it with busy

Matisse's cut-out shapes hold the wall on their own — a dancing figure

or let it soften your bedroom with a touch of global inspiration

It brings personality to a room that often plays it straight

A stoneware vase below it ties the whole thing together

and nothing else competing

holiday-in-a-frame kind of art: a deep red sun sitting on a soft pink sky

Don't crowd it with other busy florals — give it room to be the talking point

So do brass lamps

Keep the wall around it quiet — no busy gallery

Slip this vintage-style bathroom sign onto the wall and the room stops being purely functional — it gets a wink

soft pink and coral records turn a quiet wall into something with rhythm

and a couple of potted blooms on the sill