In the 1970s, this would have felt radical. It still does. A checkerboard that has been painted by hand rather than ruled off, with a coral pink crane mid-stretch across it. Put it up and a flat, quiet wall suddenly has a pulse the navy squares give the room a graphic edge, while the pink and cream bird keeps it friendly rather than shouty. It earns its place in a hallway, a dining room, or on the wall beside a dressing table. Pair it with painted woodwork, cane or rattan, striped cushions and a rust or pink chair. Don’t crowd it with other patterned art one bold pattern per wall is plenty. On premium fine-art paper the flat painted colour and brushmarks stay crisp.