Put bluntly, your hallway can carry more deep green than it thinks. This is an Arts and Crafts-style exhibition poster: a black dog sitting calmly in a thicket of pink and coral blooms, with the Morris-era pattern work doing the heavy lifting around it.

Hang it up and the room gets a bit more grown-up. The dark backdrop pulls the eye, the florals soften the edges, and the off-white border keeps the whole thing from feeling heavy.

It works above a console in a hallway, beside the bed, or on a feature wall in a snug living room. Eye-level is fine.

Pair it with oak, brass, linen and a bit of velvet. Chalky off-white walls or a soft sage suit it best.

Don’t crowd it with other busy florals let this one do the pattern work. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.