Harbour Houses, Italian Riviera Canvas Print

Before anyone mentions coastal illustration, notice what the bright blue does to plaster walls. The water reads almost cobalt against a chalky off-white room, and the yellow buildings warm everything around them.

The room reads brighter and a touch more relaxed. Quiet corners feel like they’re on holiday. The deep green hillside stops the blue from feeling chilly, so it sits as easily in winter as in summer.

Hang it at eye-level above a sideboard, console or low bookshelf, or use it as a vertical anchor in a hallway. Portrait shape means it suits narrow walls between doorways and windows.

Pairs well with rattan or cane, linen upholstery, terracotta pots, blue-and-white ceramics, warm oak or pine, and white plaster. A black or oak frame keeps it grounded.

Don’t surround it with other busy travel scenes or saturated brights give it one clear wall and let the colour do the work. Stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang straight