Lilies by Katsushika Hokusai Canvas Print

Lilies by Katsushika Hokusai Canvas PrintWhen the bedroom feels over arranged, this kind of botanical study helps. Hokusai's lilies bring a slow, breathing quality to a busy wall soft peach trumpets against deep forest leaves, all floating on a misty pale green ground. Hang it above a low headboard, a chest of drawers, or in a hallway that needs a softer focal point. It sits well with pale wood, linen, rattan and chalky off white walls, and it lifts a room that has gone too neutral. Avoid

Don't sit it next to a heavy dark oil or a moody abstract — the brightness will feel marooned

brass and a bit of greenery — the kind of room where you actually make coffee

Brass or matte black hardware nearby reads well

The pink ground stops a white kitchen feeling clinical

It’s perfect for your living room or bedroom

Put it where people pour drinks: above a drinks trolley

a low sideboard or the head of a bed

Inspired by vintage exhibition posters

or slightly higher above a low piece of furniture so the title bar at the top still reads

A black-and-white cat sits on a pier

and busy floral wallpaper will swallow it

sombre portraits