First glance: soft pink. Second glance: the black cat doing something smarter. The bowl, the goldfish, the leafy stems they all pull the eye in a slow loop, and the room starts to feel friendlier the longer it hangs there.

A quiet wall gets a sense of humour. The orange and pink warm up cooler rooms without shouting, and the dark cat shape gives the eye somewhere firm to land.

Hang it where people sit and chat above a sideboard in the living room, on a kitchen feature wall, or in a hallway that needs a lift. Eye-level works best.

Pair with warm oak, rattan, terracotta pots, linen, and a touch of brass. Soft pink or chalky off-white walls flatter it. Stoneware and a trailing houseplant nearby pull the scene together.

Don’t stack it next to another loud, multi-colour piece it wants to be the talker in the room. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.