Give the hallway wall one hard decision, and let everything else relax. The dog is doing all the work here: a black Labrador at full stretch, mid-run, on a warm yellow ground with a few dry brush marks under the feet. Hung up, it brings movement and a bit of humour into a room that can otherwise feel like a corridor of coat hooks. It sits well above a bench, a sideboard or a low bookcase, and it likes a wide, plain wall. Pair it with aged leather, wool throws, painted cabinetry and warm brown wood. Keep the wall around it quiet busy wallpaper or a crowd of small frames will fight the running line and flatten the energy. As a canvas the painted surface reads closest to the original oil.