Try it above the sideboard; the vertical will do the editing. The tall shape pulls a wide, cluttered surface back into order and gives the wall a clear centre. Once it’s up, the room reads warmer those lit windows and the soft peach ground act like a second lamp, especially in winter when the daylight goes early. It suits a living room chimney breast, a hallway that needs a warm stop, or a bedroom above a low chest. Pair it with knitted throws, stoneware, mid-brown timber and off-white walls. Don’t crowd it with busy patterned pieces or hard chrome and glass either side the brushwork needs a little quiet around it to feel snug rather than fussy. As a canvas the thick brushmarks read closer to a painting on the wall.