Open the curtains at mid-morning; the deep blue will handle the drama. The painted doorway and tangled garden bring instant warmth to a quiet wall, the kind of colour that makes a hallway or kitchen feel lived-in rather than staged. It works hard above a sideboard, console or low bookshelf, where there is room to breathe on either side. Pair it with cream or oat linen, pale oak, woven baskets and stoneware in soft earth tones. Keep nearby textiles plain so the pink daisies, mustard yellow and inky blue can do their thing. Avoid stacking it next to other patterned art or busy wallpaper, which would crowd the composition.