Once the warm orange enters, the whole room stops apologising. A hand-painted view of Taormina sits behind a garland of oranges and pale roses, with the sea and hillside houses doing the quiet work in the background.

The room reads a little sunnier the moment it goes up. Cream walls warm up, pale woods look more deliberate, and the room stops feeling like a corridor and starts feeling like somewhere.

Best in a hallway, a sunny kitchen, a breakfast nook or a dining room with morning light. Hang at eye level above a console or sideboard, or use it as a vertical anchor on a narrower wall.

Pairs well with oak, rattan, linen, terracotta and warm cream ceramics. Brass handles and a pot of olive or lemon nearby do the rest.

Skip it if your room is already loud with pattern. This wants a calm backdrop so the oranges can sing. Stretched canvas gives it a softer, matt finish that suits the watercolour mood.