Watch the seated figure land, then the deep red start doing damage. Once she’s up on the wall, the room stops being polite the carpet’s pattern pulls the eye in, the cream dress holds the centre, and the soft yellows around the window keep everything warm. It works best in a room that already has some character: a living room with a patterned rug, a bedroom with a painted headboard, or a study with old books and a worn chair. Pair it with oak or walnut, linen, velvet, a touch of brass. Don’t try to flank it with another loud piece let her be the loudest thing in the room. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.