Because the painter knew restraint, the soft pink hits harder here. One flat wall of warm pink, one fluffy ginger cat, one glass of red wine and suddenly the room has a sense of humour. Put it up and the corner you never quite finished starts to feel deliberate. It works above a drinks trolley, on a kitchen feature wall, beside a dining sideboard, or in a downstairs loo where people notice things. Pair it with painted cabinets, deep green tiles, marble, brass handles and glassware on show. Don’t hang it in a hushed, serious room it wants noise, cooking and pouring around it. As a canvas the painted texture reads softly, with no glazing to bounce back kitchen light.