With a coastal Italian street scene, scale decides whether the hallway wakes up. Go too small and the pink house feels like a postcard; go medium or larger and the whole wall takes on a holiday mood.

The room shifts warmer the moment it goes up. Soft pink walls, a deep blue cove and that one tall cypress lift the light, even on a grey day.

It suits a hallway, a bright bedroom, a holiday kitchen, or the wall behind a small dining table. Eye-level or just above a console works best.

Pair with pale oak, rattan, cream linen, soft pink cushions and a stoneware vase or two. Keep the surrounding walls quiet.

Don’t crowd it with other busy travel scenes let this one be the view. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.