No, the warm gold doesn’t soften the room. It defines it. Everything nearby starts to look warmer, and cooler greys suddenly read as cold by comparison. Hang it above a sideboard, a low bookcase or a sofa where you sit and linger the long tail feathers pull the eye sideways, so it needs a bit of wall to breathe. Pair it with dark wood, aged leather, brass or bronze fittings and cream ceramics. Chalky off-white and soft clay walls suit it best. Don’t crowd it with busy patterned wallpaper, and don’t put it beside cool blue-grey art the gold ground will fight it. On premium fine-art paper the gold background keeps its soft, powdery finish.