Racket-Tail Hummingbirds by John Gould Art Print Size:A0 or by a bright breakfast

or by a bright breakfast nook

Trailing houseplants pick up the leafy greens nicely

What not to do: don't crowd it with busy pattern or another statement piece

the linen is creased

mustard cushions and stoneware mugs

Racket-Tail Hummingbirds by John Gould Art Print Size:A0 or by a bright breakfastOnce the soft green enters, the whole room stops apologising. A quiet Victorian bird study brings a bit of nature indoors without shouting for attention. Three tiny racket tail hummingbirds hover around pink tubular flowers and long slender leaves, drawn in the careful, hand coloured way of nineteenth century natural history plates. It works beautifully in a bedroom above a low headboard, in a hallway between doors, or in a study above a writing desk.