For a living room full of curves, this Edinburgh cityscape brings the check. The cobblestone street, the lamp-post verticals, the windowed tenement grid it gives a soft room a backbone without ever raising its voice.

Hang it up and the room reads more lived-in. The chalky off-whites and dusty navy keep things calm; the soft terracotta awnings warm everything around them. It’s the kind of picture that makes a sofa feel like it belongs to a flat with a story.

It lands best on a wide wall above a low sofa or a sideboard where the eye can travel the length of the street. Give it breathing room either side, don’t crowd the corners.

Pair it with rattan, oat linen, aged brass, and one good ceramic with a glaze. A single trailing pothos somewhere nearby finishes it.

What to skip: another travel print on the same wall. Let this one be the journey.

Printed on premium fine-art paper that holds the watercolour wash beautifully.