When the living room feels over-arranged, this kind of abstract helps. Loose blocks of pale yellow, dusty blue and muted pink sit against thick brush marks, so nothing in the picture asks to be decoded. Put it up and the room slows down a little; the colours read as light rather than pattern, which takes the edge off matching cushions and neat shelving. Hang it above a sofa, a chest of drawers or in a quiet corner of the bedroom, and let it sit slightly higher than the furniture line so the vertical shape has room. Pair it with linen, pale wood and plain ceramics. Avoid crowding it with busy patterned prints or heavy black-and-white graphics either side.