Hakuba Valley Japan Ski Poster Art Print

Hakuba Valley Japan Ski Poster Art PrintNot because it's dusty pink, but because it refuses to fade back. The sky sits above the room like a cold, clear morning, and the snowy peaks pull the eye up and out, even on a grey weekday. Hang it where a room needs a window it doesn't have above a hallway console, beside a reading chair, or over a low sideboard in a study. Pair it with pale oak, cream linen, wool throws and matte ceramics in soft grey or stone. Avoid hanging it next to busy

Avoid hanging it next to fussy florals or heavy traditional landscapes — the loose brushwork and bold colour want a bit of breathing room

pale yellows and deep cypress greens take the edge off a tidy room and give the eye somewhere warmer to land

and suddenly the room has a focal point it didn't have before

painted shelves

Skip it if your room is already deep red or bright orange — the colours will fight rather than chat

This snowy Kew Gardens travel poster brings a quiet winter scene into the room: a Victorian glasshouse

Hang it where you spend mornings — above a console in the entryway

It wants a little distance to breathe

Skip it if your walls already carry floral wallpaper or a strong patterned fabric is nearby — the leaves want a quiet backdrop to do their work

Hallways and downstairs loos love it too

with whitewashed buildings and blue domes breaking up the colour so it never feels heavy

and a quiet sitting room picks up the green from a houseplant or a linen cushion you'd forgotten was there