Watch the dove land, then the deep red start doing damage. That checkerboard is what makes this piece work it takes a gentle bird and gives it a graphic backbone, so the whole wall wakes up. Put it up and a flat, quiet wall suddenly has a focal point with a bit of humour in it. It suits a hallway, the side of a bed, or above a desk where you look up often. Pair it with dark wood, cane, striped cotton and cream linen; a chalky painted wall in off-white or pale blue helps it sit. Don’t crowd it with other patterned pieces the checks need clear space either side. As a canvas the paint texture reads softly, with no glazing between you and the brushwork.