Nothing in this coral, blue and green whispers, even when the kids’ room does. Put it up and the wall stops being a blank gap the thick brushwork throws warm coral and deep blue across the room, and everything near it looks brighter. Hang it above a low bookshelf, a changing unit or a small desk, at a height a child can actually look at. It sits happily with pale wood, off-white painted furniture, striped bedding and a woven basket or two. Keep the surrounding wall calm: skip busy wallpaper and rows of small clutter frames, which fight the loose brushstrokes and flatten the colour. As a canvas, the painted surface reads as one continuous piece with no reflection to work around.