When the hallway feels over-arranged, this kind of cityscape helps. It opens up the wall without adding more pattern or weight, and gives the eye somewhere quiet to land.

The room shifts gently. Soft greens, cream stone and the pale Eiffel Tower in the distance bring a calm, travel-mood feeling without shouting. It reads as artwork first, holiday postcard second.

Works well on a narrow hallway wall, above a console in an entryway, or in a bright kitchen corner. Also sits nicely in a guest bedroom where you want something cheerful but quiet.

Pair with pale oak, rattan, linen and a small leafy plant. A cream lamp or a brass switch plate is plenty let the watercolour do the talking.

Avoid hanging it next to busy patterned wallpaper or another illustrated city scene. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang, with framed canvas options if you want a more finished edge.