Sunwashed Balcony View Canvas Print Size:28x35cm / 11x14in Quiet rooms suddenly feel lived

Quiet rooms suddenly feel lived in

A wide-eyed black cat plants itself in the middle of William Morris's roses and bluebirds and refuses to apologise for being there

The crisp black-on-white pulls the eye to the wall

linen and a strong floor lamp

console or bed on a calm wall — off-white

Sunwashed Balcony View Canvas Print Size:28x35cm / 11x14in Quiet rooms suddenly feel livedThree things it does fast: ground sky blue, sharpen white painted timber, wake the bedroom. The room reads like a holiday quiet, bright, with the sea always somewhere in the corner of the eye. Hang it where morning light hits, above a bed or a low chest, on a pale wall that lets the blue do the work. It sits well with rattan, pale oak, cotton sheets and soft linen, plus a little chrome or brass for shine. Avoid heavy dark frames and busy florals on