Buy black cat for the story. Keep it for the soft pink. The piece nods to Monet’s lily pond, with a small dark face peering out between the pads a quiet joke played in pretty colours.

Once it’s up, the room loosens. Greens, blues and a flicker of pink soften flat walls, and the cat gives people something to smile at without trying too hard. It reads as art first, novelty second.

Hang it where people sit a while above a bed, a sofa, or at the end of a hallway. It likes daylight and gentle lamplight. A calm, off-white wall gives the colours room to breathe.

Pair with linen, oak, soft pink ceramics and a little brass. It plays nicely with quiet botanicals and other impressionist-leaning pieces.

Don’t crowd it with loud graphics or strong reds. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.