Think of it as a travel postcard with less reverence and better instincts. A Lisbon lane climbs up the page, with terracotta roofs, blue-tiled houses and a sunlit bell tower keeping watch.

On the wall, the room gets a quiet lift of holiday warmth. The orange roofs add heat, the blue tiles cool it back down, and the painterly brushwork keeps it from feeling like a tourist shot.

It works best in a hallway, a bedroom, or a bright living room where you want one strong vertical to lead the eye up the wall. Above a console or at the end of a corridor is the sweet spot.

Pair it with pale oak, warm white walls, linen, rattan and a few terracotta pots. A soft blue cushion or a cream throw will pick the palette up without copying it.

Don’t crowd it with other busy travel scenes give it room to be the view. Framed in oak or off-white, it looks pulled together rather than novelty.