Fern Collage in Olive and Blush Canvas Print

Open the curtains at mid-morning; the olive green will handle the drama. This is a busy, layered piece, so the wall it goes on stops being background and starts doing some work. Ferns, moss and torn paper shapes sit against dark brown and soft pink, which means the whole thing reads as texture from a distance and detail up close. Hang it above a sideboard, a low bookshelf or a reading chair, where you pass it slowly rather than glance at it. Pair it with linen, cane, aged leather and stoneware in earthy colours. Don't crowd it with other patterned pieces or floral wallpaper — it needs quiet walls either side. As a canvas the surface softens the contrast and leans more painterly.