Sunlit Italian Coast Art Print

Sunlit Italian Coast Art PrintWhat it adds isn't clutter. It's vertical tension in the right places. The colour does most of the talking mustard, coral pink, deep sea blue and the eye travels down the painted houses, past the moored boats, out to open water. A quiet wall stops feeling quiet. A neutral room gets a holiday memory pinned to it without going themed or kitsch. Best on a wall that gets natural light, where the blues can settle and the warm tones lift. Hang above a

The sky goes warm

woven baskets and stoneware in warm browns

between doors

soft yellow and red against a cream ground

Hang it and the room reads warmer and more lived-in straight away — like the table has just been cleared after a long lunch

not cookie-cutter

The Empire State Building

A single maple branch leans in from the top corner

The room reads warmer and friendlier

So do dried grasses in a stoneware jug

cream walls feel less flat

There's a reason Frida Kahlo kept returning to the self-portrait