The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh Art Print

Some landscape prints match a room. This one resets its pecking order. The swirling sky pulls every other colour in the room into its orbit, and the quiet village below gives the eye somewhere to rest.

Put it up and the room reads warmer in the evening. Lamplight catches the yellow stars and the deep blues settle, so a fairly plain space starts to feel layered without you adding anything else.

It hangs best above a sofa, a sideboard or a low bookcase somewhere with a bit of space around it so the brushwork can breathe. Studies, living rooms and wide hallway walls all suit.

Pair with oak or walnut, linen upholstery in cream or mustard, aged leather, brass fittings, and stoneware in warm earth tones. An oak or black frame holds it best.

Don’t crowd it with other strong patterned art. Let it be the main event on the wall.