Bluebird & Peonies by Morris Art Print

Bluebird & Peonies by Morris Art Print'Too safe,' said nobody standing in front of deep coral peonies on a near black ground. This is a William Morris inspired botanical with a small bluebird at the centre, painted in the tight, patterned style of the Arts and Crafts era. Put it up and the room gets quieter and richer at the same time. The dark background pulls a wall together; the coral and gold pick up lamplight in the evening. It becomes the thing people look at. It works above a bed,

warm cream walls and pale wood

Skip it if the room is already busy with strong pattern or competing bright orange — this piece wants to be the loud one in the room

it shifts the mood quickly

decoration second

a home office or a hallway that needs a wake-up

Hang this where the warm afternoon light hits and the soft cream sharpens

A black cat stretches across a white deckchair

Best hung at eye level on a clear wall

Somewhere between Matisse and loose Fauvist sketching

What to skip: glossy ultra-modern handle-less units and chrome everything

It pulls together pink

The room shifts from neutral to considered the moment it goes up — guests slow down to look