A living room this pared back can take one serious deep blue. The houses bring soft pinks, terracotta and mustard; the sea brings the calm.

The room shifts from quiet to holiday-warm the moment it goes up. Suddenly the sofa looks more relaxed, the cushions look more considered, and the whole space feels a few degrees warmer.

Hang it above a low sideboard or sofa, somewhere it can sit at eye level and pull the room out toward the water. It also earns its keep in a bright hallway or above a console near the front door.

Pair with natural linen, pale oak, woven rattan and a few terracotta pots. Cream stoneware and a brass lamp finish it nicely.

Don’t crowd it with other busy scenes let it be the holiday window in the room. Stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.