By late afternoon, the courtyard scene stops looking decorative and starts working. The deep blue faade calms a bright room, the terracotta staircase warms it back up, and the pool’s green reflections give your eye somewhere to rest. Hang it in a living room, hallway or sun-filled landing where the colours can breathe. It sits well above a console, a low sideboard or a reading chair. Pair it with rattan, linen, terracotta pots and pale oak. Keep nearby walls quiet off-white, chalky cream or soft plaster. Avoid stacking it next to other busy travel posters or strong patterned wallpaper; the courtyard has plenty going on already and needs room to lead. Printed on premium fine-art paper.