First glance: deep blue. Second glance: the bouquet doing something smarter. The colours look chaotic until you stand back then the dark blue ground pulls everything forward and the whole vase reads as one bright cluster.

It brings real warmth and movement to a room. Walls that felt flat suddenly have a focal point, and the deep red bloom near the base gives the eye somewhere to land.

Works best as the main piece above a sofa, sideboard or dining table, in a living room or dining room with steady evening light. It also lifts a wider hallway if you have the wall for it.

Pairs well with velvet, aged leather, oak and walnut timber, brass fittings and stoneware in cream and clay.

Don’t crowd it with other busy florals this one carries the wall by itself. The canvas weave softens the brushwork and gives it real painting presence.