The Forest Crane by William Morris Canvas Print

The Forest Crane by William Morris Canvas PrintBy evening, the crane stops looking decorative and starts working. The room settles into its softer side the sage green pulls the walls back, the warm browns warm up the timber, and the dusty pinks pick up anything textile in the room. It brings a sense of slow, layered country house calm without tipping into chintz. Best above a bed, a low sideboard or a reading chair, where you can sit with it rather than walk past it. Pair it with linen, oak, aged

other crayon-style animal sketches

bench or chest of drawers

and the geometric panels give your eye something to land on between the flowers

A midnight-blue cat drifts in a sea of texture

The canvas softens the graphic edges and gives the colour a warmer

Pair it with oak woodwork

and the soft blue sky keeps the whole thing calm rather than loud

Rattan or jute will warm the cool blue without fighting it

with cream sky and deep brown trunks to anchor it

Don't crowd it with other busy travel posters — let this one carry the holiday feeling on its own

blush or chalky plaster walls

Pair it with brass fittings