When the living room feels over-arranged, this kind of painterly bird study helps. It brings warmth and a bit of humour to a wall that has gone quiet and matched. Hang it above a sideboard, a console or a reading chair, roughly at eye level, where you can see the thick brushwork up close. The soft pink and blue-grey of the dove sits happily with off-white walls, dark wood and velvet in warm tones, while the orange checks pick up terracotta pots and glazed ceramics. Keep the shelf below it fairly plain one lamp, one bowl, a few books. Don’t crowd it with other busy florals; this one already carries the pattern. As a canvas the thick paint texture reads well from across the room.