Open the curtains at mid-morning; the soft pink will handle the drama. The room loosens up: the kettle goes on, the table feels set for company, and a quiet kitchen wall suddenly has something to talk about. It earns its keep above a sideboard, a console behind the dining table, or a narrow stretch of wall between the cooker and the pantry door. Pair it with painted cabinets in soft blue or sage, pale wood, stoneware plates and a linen runner. Skip it next to busy tile patterns or a heavily wallpapered feature wall the painterly food scene wants a calmer backdrop so each little cake, bottle and glass can be read. Stretched over a wooden frame, ready to hang.