Modernist Living New York Canvas Print

Modernist Living New York Canvas PrintStart with the red; it'll wake every timber surface around it. This is a graphic illustration of a sunlit New York apartment big windows, leafy houseplants, a red armchair and a wall of books. It brings warmth and a sense of place to a quiet room. The turquoise sky behind the windows lifts the whole composition, and the red anchors it. Hang it where people actually sit above a sofa, beside a reading chair, or on a study wall by the desk. It carries a

A stoneware lamp or a chunky ceramic vase nearby echoes the painted vase without copying it

it'll wake every pale oak surface around it

mushroom or dusty sage — so the floral coat does the talking

A simple oak or white frame keeps the holiday-poster feel

The room comes to life through its colours: turquoise water

Small ceramics in the same purple-pink family will tie the whole thing together

Skip glossy lacquered furniture and very formal antiques

painterly edge that suits the loose brushwork

Avoid crowding it with strong graphic prints

Hang it on the wall opposite the hob

Avoid stacking it next to other busy botanicals or a second statement piece — let this one lead

brass and a stoneware lamp