Blue Striped Shopfront Art Print

Blue Striped Shopfront Art PrintWatch the little blue shopfront land, then the deep blue ink start doing damage. Suddenly the wall stops being background and starts being a scene. A quiet kitchen wall picks up a story; a flat hallway gets something to look at. It works best somewhere you pass through often above a console, beside a kitchen door, in the dead spot between a coat rack and a light switch. Pair it with painted wood, pale oak and a few blue and white ceramics. Don't

brass candlesticks and a bowl of citrus on the table

Avoid hanging it next to busy patterned wallpaper or a wall of food photography — give the leaves some breathing room and the joke lands

What not to do: don't put it next to another busy patterned print or a competing piece of typography — it needs space on either side

and it works for adults who like a bit of dry humour

or at the end of a hallway where you need a real stop

a sage green shopfront and shelves packed with worn book spines settle a room rather than shouting at it

and the whole thing reads as part painting

Linen in mustard or rust holds the same key

Houseguests notice it

a stack of cream plates

The wall feels warmer the moment it goes up: less blank

Hang it where people gather: above a drinks trolley