Because William Morris knew restraint, the deep green hits harder here. A tabby cat sits framed by heavy foliage and small orange fruits, painted in a Morris-inspired hand. The room around it slows down. Pale walls gain depth, dark walls gain a focal point, and the warm tabby tones pull together brown leather, oak and brass without needing to match anything exactly. Hang it at eye level above a console, a writing desk or a reading chair, somewhere you actually sit. It pairs well with old books, stoneware lamps and linen in oat or cream. What not to do: don’t put it next to a busy Morris wallpaper or a competing dark portrait it wants a plain wall and a bit of breathing room. Printed as canvas wall art, stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.