Put bluntly, your bedroom can carry more sky blue than it thinks. This painterly rooftop pool scene brings light, movement and a clear summer mood without shouting.

Once it’s up, the wall feels further away and the room reads taller. The blue lifts the rest of the palette, and the small figures give the eye somewhere to wander on a slow morning.

It hangs well above a bed, a low console or a bench in an entryway. Leave a bit of clear wall around it so the skyline has room to breathe.

Pairs naturally with pale oak, rattan, linen bedding and off-white walls. A terracotta pot or two nearby picks up the warmth in the buildings.

Don’t crowd it with other busy scenes one soft botanical or a quiet abstract nearby is plenty. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang straight out of the box.