Young Woman with a Straw Hat Canvas Print

Back in 1884, this portrait belonged to another kind of home a Paris salon hung with painted wallpaper, lace and quiet afternoons. It still carries that calm. Hung above a bed, console or reading chair, it softens a room and slows the eye. The blue-green background and cream blouse work well against off-white plaster, pale linen and unfussy wood. Try it in a bedroom, a quiet living room, or a small reading corner where it can be seen up close. Keep the surrounding furniture simple linen, oak, a small stack of books, a stoneware lamp. Avoid loud patterned wallpaper or strong primary colours nearby, which fight the gentle brushwork. Stretched as a canvas on a wooden frame, ready to hang.