Open the curtains at mid-morning; the deep red will handle the drama. The gingham check pulls the whole wall warmer, and the soft blue bird keeps it from tipping into heavy. On a plain cream or off-white wall it reads like a piece of old fabric someone framed, which is exactly the charm. Hang it in a kitchen beside open shelving, in a hallway at the turn of the stairs, or above a small chest of drawers in a bedroom. It sits happily with painted wood, rattan, cream ceramics and checked cottons. Keep the wall around it fairly plain busy patterned wallpaper or a second strong check nearby will fight the background rather than flatter it. On fine-art paper the brushmarks and woven check stay crisp and close to the original painting.