Gilded Peacock on Weathered Gold Canvas Print

We like a peacock best when it comes with a little abrasion. Here the bird sits on a cracked, gold-flecked wall that looks like it has weathered a few decades, and that roughness is what stops the piece feeling showy. Hang it and a plain room gains a warm centre: the gold pulls in lamplight, the deep blues and greens give the eye somewhere to land. It works above a sofa, a sideboard or a dining table, at a height where you can see the feather detail. Pair it with warm woods, velvet, aged leather and chalky walls. Don’t crowd it with other bold pieces or busy wallpaper it wants breathing room either side. As a canvas it reads like a wall panel, which suits the plaster look.