Seen beside pale oak, the koala portrait loses nostalgia and gains grit. The cuteness is real, but the watercolour wash and quiet grey-and-blush palette stop it tipping into saccharine territory. It softens a nursery without flattening it, and gives a small wall something to actually look at. Hang it above a cot, a changing table or a low dresser, around eye-level for whoever’s standing nearby. Pair it with pale oak, white-painted woodwork, soft linen and a sheepskin rug. Skip the cartoon clutter busy alphabet prints, primary-colour mobiles and dense pattern will fight the soft palette and turn the wall noisy. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.