Stitched Pattern Study Canvas Print entertaining decor where the figure has room

where the figure has room to be looked at properly

What not to do: don't crowd it with other busy patterns or competing illustrations — it needs a bit of quiet around it to land the joke

coral and orange wakes a quiet wall the moment it goes up

What to pair with it: warm oak

Stitched Pattern Study Canvas Print entertaining decor where the figure has roomRooms go quieter when deep red is this sure of itself. The stripes, dots and zigzags do all the talking, so the rest of the room can settle down around them. Put it up and a neutral room stops feeling underdressed. The sage, cream and dusty pink soften the walls; the red and mustard give the eye somewhere to land. It works as the single source of colour in an otherwise quiet scheme. Hang it above a sofa, a bed or a long console, at roughly eye level.