The Border Collie Judge Canvas Print Color:Oak Skip alongside heavy dark florals

Skip alongside heavy dark florals or busy gallery walls — this one wants air around it to do its work

It pulls a room together when you already have soft pinks

a brass lamp and a few books finish the mood

and the wavy navy-and-cream checks under it give the whole thing a little wink

let the detail do the work

The Border Collie Judge Canvas Print Color:Oak Skip alongside heavy dark floralsA study this pared back can take one serious dark brown. The collie sits in full court dress against deep wood panelling and tall windows, painted with warmth and a straight face. It brings a little theatre to a quiet room without tipping into kitsch the kind of thing that earns a smile from anyone who notices it. Hang it above a writing desk, in a hallway lined with books, or over a leather armchair in a snug. Pair with antique wood, tartan or tweed,