Rooms go quieter when deep red is this sure of itself. The pub frontage carries all the colour it needs, so the wall around it can stay plain. Hung up, it gives a hallway or dining room a warm anchor point and a story people stop to read. It works best at eye level on a chalky off-white or soft stone wall, or above a sideboard in a snug. Pair it with aged leather, dark stained wood, brass door handles and a checked wool throw. Don’t crowd it with other signage or lettering pieces, and skip glossy modern chrome nearby it flattens the hand-painted feel. As a canvas the brick and flowers read softly, with no reflection to fight the light.