Scarlet Poppy in Close-Up Art Print audience Skip the loud cartoon characters

Skip the loud cartoon characters and primary-colour bunting next to it — this one wants quieter company

and stoneware in soft earth tones

Brass picks up the warmth nicely

Skip busy patterned wallpaper or another loud print beside it — this one wants room to be the main event

pale timber and a single ceramic lamp

Scarlet Poppy in Close-Up Art Print audience Skip the loud cartoon charactersSeen beside linen, the poppy loses nostalgia and gains grit. The thick brushwork stops feeling decorative and starts feeling like a real painting on the wall. When this goes up, a quiet room gets one bold heartbeat. The deep red pulls the eye from the door and warms everything around it sofa, rug, timber, plaster. It works best on a wall with a bit of breathing room: above a low sideboard, on a feature wall behind a reading chair, or anchoring a small