Gilded Toucan and Red Peony Canvas Print

With a decorative bird and blossom scene, scale decides whether the living room wakes up. Go big and the pale blue-grey background reads as a second wall colour, with the red bloom acting like a single warm accent in the room. Hang it above a sofa or a sideboard, on a plain painted wall where the fine gold branches have room to catch the light. Pair it with velvet or linen seating, dark wood, brass fittings and one or two glazed pots that echo the red. Avoid stacking it beside other busy patterned art or hanging it against a boldly papered wall — this piece is already the pattern, and it needs quiet around it to look its best. As a canvas the surface has a soft matt finish that suits the painted, wallpaper-like look.