Water Lilies by Claude Monet Art Print cocktails open sky to spaces that

open sky to spaces that can feel a bit flat

Quieter pieces nearby settle into a supporting role and the room takes on a layered

The pink sky and turquoise water do most of the heavy lifting here

eye-level and on its own

but it still does the work — anchoring a wall without shouting at the rest of the room

Water Lilies by Claude Monet Art Print cocktails open sky to spaces thatCall it calm if you want; we call it better walls. This is the kind of soft blue botanical that makes a room exhale. Put it up and the wall stops being a wall it becomes a window onto a still pond. Bedrooms love it. So do quiet reading corners and the wall opposite the bed where your eye lands first thing. Pair with pale linen, washed oak, off white plaster and one good lamp. Skip the bold graphic prints and the heavy dark frames nearby; this piece