Put bluntly, your hallway can carry more washed blue than it thinks. This watercolour Paris scene a caf front, balconied buildings, and two leafy trees framing the view brings colour without weight, because the blues are soft and the cream buildings keep things light.

Hang it and the wall stops feeling like a corridor. The vertical stack of windows and rooftops pulls the eye up, which makes ceilings feel taller and narrow spots feel less narrow.

It works above a console in an entryway, beside a bed, or on a quiet hallway wall. Eye-level or just above a low piece of furniture is the sweet spot.

Pair it with oak or pale wood, linen, soft greens in pots, and warm metals like brass. Cream walls flatter it; pale grey-blue walls make the rooftops sing.

What not to do: don’t crowd it with other busy travel prints. One quieter botanical nearby is plenty. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.