Samurai Legends by Hiroshige Canvas Print

Samurai Legends by Hiroshige Canvas PrintEven the plaster in here starts looking expensive next to soft sage green. The room slows down, the woodwork looks more considered, and a quiet wall suddenly has a story on it. Hang it at eye level in a study, hallway or reading corner, where you can stand close and pick out the birds, the deer, the black cat and the two samurai. It sits well with dark wood furniture, woven rattan, indigo cushions and chalky off white or sage walls. Avoid putting it

fabrics look chosen rather than gathered

Don't drop it onto a cold bright-white wall under hard overhead light — the warmth flattens out and the whole thing loses its point

Stretched canvas softens the edge and gives it that worn travel-poster feel

so the piece adds character without shouting over the rest of the room

stoneware mugs and brass hooks

the soft sage green will handle the drama

terracotta and deep red pull through to rugs

and the symmetry gives the eye somewhere to settle

and ideally not above heavily patterned tiles

linen tea towels and warm brass

Most bird study prints behave

a hallway feels less like a corridor and more like the start of something