Summer Things Still Life Canvas Print pet pattern Skip the heavy gilt frames

Skip the heavy gilt frames and the busy patterned wallpaper — this piece wants room to breathe

busy patterns or another typography piece nearby — this one wants room to breathe

Best at eye-level above a sideboard or console where guests pass it

then the soft yellow settles everything down and the small blue road brings it home

sunlit pink

Summer Things Still Life Canvas Print pet pattern Skip the heavy gilt framesOnce the soft pink enters, the whole room stops apologising. A loose, painterly still life of a summer afternoon pink wine, cocktails, citrus, sunglasses and a spiral notebook sits together on a chalky blush ground. Put it up and a plain kitchen wall suddenly feels social, holiday minded and a bit playful. Best hung at eye level above a breakfast bar, console or narrow sideboard, where you can catch the detail up close. Works with pale timber, rattan