Violet by Wassily Kandinsky Art Print housewarming Hang it and the room

Hang it and the room gets quieter and more considered

linen tea towels and a couple of cream stoneware pieces on open shelves

Hang it where you actually cook and eat — above a small kitchen console

A painterly Paris travel poster of the Jardin de Luxembourg

Violet by Wassily Kandinsky Art Print housewarming Hang it and the roomCall it thoughtful if you want; we call it better walls. This is one of those rare abstracts that holds a room together instead of fighting it a Bauhaus era composition of dark red, blue and yellow on a chalky off white ground, anchored by one bold black circle. It gives a quiet room a centre of gravity. Walls that felt flat suddenly have something to look at, and the room reads as considered rather than empty. It earns its keep above a writing desk,