Open the curtains at mid-morning; the warm orange will handle the drama. The room wakes up without anyone touching the thermostat coral, mustard and cream do most of the work.

This is the piece that turns a quiet kitchen wall into the friendliest corner in the house. It brings colour and a bit of cheek, without tipping into novelty.

Hang it above a breakfast bar, a sideboard or a small dining table, somewhere people actually sit and linger. It also works on a narrow kitchen wall between cabinets and a window.

Pair with pale oak, cream cabinetry, linen, terracotta pots and stoneware in warm tones. Brass handles and a worn wooden chopping board belong here too.

Don’t crowd it with other busy patterns or another fruit print let it be the funny, friendly thing on the wall. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.