From the doorway, the vertical reads clean. Up close, not polite. There’s freckled skin, a stem that curls up like it has its own opinion, and a wall that’s nearly the same colour as the pumpkin which is the whole point. It softens a room without adding noise. Hang it where you want autumn to register quietly: a kitchen wall, a hallway, the dining room above a sideboard. It needs warm light to look its best, so somewhere with a lamp on by 4pm. Pairs well with oak, linen, stoneware and cream walls. Don’t put it next to anything loud orange pumpkins, Halloween prints or busy florals will trample it. Stretched over a wooden frame, ready to hang straight out of the box.