‘Too safe,’ said nobody standing in front of a soft yellow Lisbon townhouse and a tiled blue tram. This Portuguese cityscape brings warmth, travel memory and a bit of life to a quiet wall.

Hang it and the room shifts. The yellows lift cream walls, the blue tile pattern picks up cushions and ceramics, and the wrought iron balconies add just enough detail to keep the eye moving without making the room feel busy.

Works best above a console in a hallway, over a sideboard in the dining room, or in a kitchen that already leans warm. Eye-level is fine; just above a low piece of furniture is better.

Pair it with pale oak, rattan, linen, brass handles and a few blue and white ceramics. Terracotta pots and a stack of cookbooks finish the mood nicely.

Don’t pile it onto an already loud wall give it a calm backdrop so the yellow and tile do the work. Printed on premium fine-art paper.