Even the pale wood in here starts looking expensive next to soft pink. That’s what happens when you put a warm, quiet piece on a plain wall: the cot, the shelf and the basket suddenly look like they were chosen together. The room gets a focal point without getting loud, and the grey tones keep it calm enough for nap time. Hang it above a chest of drawers, beside the cot, or low on a changing-table wall where a small child can actually see it. Pair it with pale wood, cane storage, cream wool and one soft pink textile. Skip busy patterned wallpaper behind it and skip bright primary-colour toys stacked directly underneath. As canvas, the off-white background sits flat and matte with no reflections.