Stepping Stones Through Lilac Haze Canvas Print

With a quiet garden landscape, scale decides whether the bedroom wakes up. Go too small and the soft blues and lilacs disappear into the wall; go large and the room finds a still, almost dreamlike centre.

What changes is the temperature of the room. The chalky off-whites and dusty blues cool a space down without making it feel cold, while the painterly brushwork keeps things warm enough to live with day to day.

Hang it above a bed, a low console or along a hallway where you walk past it slowly. Eye-level works; slightly higher works too, given the vertical pull of the trees and path.

Pair it with pale oak, linen, stoneware and soft wool. Brushed nickel or aged brass both sit well nothing too shiny.

Don’t crowd it. This is a soloist. Stretched over a wooden frame, the loose brushwork keeps a studio-painting feel on the wall.