Striped Muse and Cat Canvas Print realism We like still lifes best

We like still lifes best when they come with a little abrasion

Skip it next to loud primary-colour toys or busy patterned wallpaper — the watercolour wants a calm backdrop to do its best work

low shelf or changing unit so it sits at a child's eye line and stays part of the everyday view

A ginger kitten in a pale blue bath

grown-up corner into somewhere a child actually wants to be

Striped Muse and Cat Canvas Print realism We like still lifes bestA living room this pared back can take one serious deep red. The portrait of a woman in striped red and white, with her black and white cat beside her, brings warmth and personality into rooms that otherwise feel quiet. The room shifts the moment it goes up. The deep red picks up rugs and cushions, the soft teal pulls into painted woodwork, and the busy patterned wall behind her gives the eye something to settle on. Hang it at eye level above a