American Scoter Duck by Audubon Canvas Print

American Scoter Duck by Audubon Canvas PrintYou don't need more decor. You need one bird study with teeth. This Audubon plate puts a male and female American Scoter Duck on a wash of rolling sea, drawn with the precision of a naturalist and the patience of a painter. The room around it gets quieter and a little more grown up. Hang it above a writing desk, a sideboard or a low bookshelf where the soft cream margin can breathe against a chalky wall. It pairs with dark wood, linen, aged leather

Don't drown it in more pink

The color palette works wonders with both modern and eclectic decor

the room calms down and warms up at the same time — busy enough to hold a quiet wall

a reading chair or a fireplace

The off-white background keeps the room calm

or pale oak

Hang it where a wall has gone flat: above a sofa

while the cream background keeps things settled rather than busy

It gives a quiet room a sense of journey without turning the wall into a sports shrine

It needs a bit of quiet wall on either side

The baby giraffe in its bubble bath becomes the friendly face the room is built around

Go big on a small wall and the chunky retro letters do all the talking — soft pink on dusty blue