Three things it does fast: ground soft blue, sharpen plaster, wake the living room. The picture is friendly without being twee, with enough warm orange and quiet off-white to hold its own on a bigger wall.

Up on the wall, the room feels lighter and a touch more playful. The blue pool reads as a calm block of colour, the warm oranges lift the corners, and the white architecture keeps everything from getting heavy.

It sits best above a sofa, a sideboard, or a long console anywhere the eye can take it in at full size. Hang it at eye level on a pale wall and give it room to breathe.

Pairs well with pale oak, rattan, cream linen, woven textures and a few terracotta or stoneware ceramics. A trailing plant or two in the same room finishes the look.

Don’t crowd it with other busy pieces or strong patterns it’s the storyteller, so let it talk.