Hang this where the cold morning light hits and the soft grey sharpens. A black and white ski photograph, with a lone skier picked out against deep snow and a chairlift overhead.

The room slows down around it. Snow reads as soft off-white, the trees go almost black, and everything in between is quiet grey. It cools a warm room without feeling clinical, and it gives a neutral room something to look at.

Works best in a hallway, study, bedroom or above a console. Hang it at eye level so the skier sits roughly where you stand, or lift it slightly above a low piece of furniture.

Pairs well with oak or walnut, charcoal linen, worn leather and stoneware. A black frame is the obvious choice; oak keeps it warmer.

On canvas, the matte surface keeps the snow soft and the deep trees from going glossy.