The Red Studio by Henri Matisse Canvas Print

Give the chalky off-white wall one hard decision, and let everything else relax. This is a room drenched in deep red, and hanging it turns a quiet wall into the thing people look at first. Put it above a sofa, a sideboard or a long desk, where there’s space either side and nothing competing at the same height. Around it, keep the furnishings warm and plain: walnut or cherry wood, tan leather, cream linen, a couple of terracotta pots. Skip busy wallpaper, mirrored surfaces and clusters of small bright pictures nearby they pull against the red instead of letting it hold the room. As canvas, the painted surface reads softer and closer to the original.