A dining room this pared back can take one serious dark green. The moment it goes up, a plain wall stops being background: the creamy cloth picks up the light in the room while the dark top corner gives the wall some depth and weight. Hang it lower than usual, above a sideboard or a run of open shelving, so the table setting reads at sitting height. It gets along with linen, rush seating, oak or walnut timber, aged brass and cream stoneware. Don’t crowd it with busy patterned pieces or bright graphic prints the thick brushwork needs a little quiet either side. As a canvas the loose paint texture carries across the room and the wrapped edge suits a relaxed country table.