Rooms go quieter when warm cream is this sure of itself. The pale paper tone does the settling, and the black ink lines give the wall something to hold onto. Hang it in a hallway at eye level, above a bench or a row of hooks, and the whole run of wall stops feeling like a corridor. It also earns its place in a kitchen, above the counter where you actually stand about. Pair it with painted panelling, dark stained wood, brass fittings and plain cream ceramics. Skip glossy modern chrome and busy patterned wallpaper nearby both fight the fine linework. Printed on premium fine-art paper, so the ink detail stays crisp.