Coastal Italian Retreat Art Print orchid and a plain shelf reads

and a plain shelf reads like a styled one

This vintage Japanese landscape brings instant story to a quiet room — a red temple roof

Keep companion pieces calm — one botanical

Don't fight it with another busy quote print or a second strong navy artwork — it wants to be the one thing you read on the wall

this kind of painterly scene helps

Coastal Italian Retreat Art Print orchid and a plain shelf readsWe like coastal scenes best when they come with a little abrasion. The brushwork here is loose, the orange sky is bigger than it needs to be, and the sea is a flat, bright turquoise it stops the picture being polite and tips it into a proper holiday mood. Put it up and the room gets warmer almost straight away. It works above a sofa, a sideboard or a console in a bright living room, and lifts a galley kitchen or a sunny hallway. Pair it with rattan,