Hang this where the warm afternoon light hits and the bright red sharpens. In that light the gold background lifts, the fine gold lines catch, and the whole wall reads warmer than it did before. A plain wall stops looking plain. Put it above a bed, a sideboard or in a hallway where people pass close enough to see the detail in the feathers and petals. It sits happily with soft green paintwork, pale plaster, blush ceramics, brass handles and dark lacquered wood. Keep the area around it calm: skip busy patterned wallpaper, and don’t crowd it with other strong reds or competing florals. One quiet neighbouring piece is plenty. As a canvas, the surface softens the gold and gives the wall a slightly more painted feel.