Open the curtains at mid-morning; the pink will handle the drama. From then on the wall does the talking, and the rest of the room can stay plain. The hard-edged blocks give a flat wall structure, so a simple sofa or a low sideboard suddenly looks deliberate rather than sparse. Hang it on the tallest clear stretch of wall you have, at eye level in a study or lifted slightly above a low piece of furniture. Keep the pairing quiet: plain wool or linen seating, warm timber, tan leather, one or two cream ceramics. Skip busy patterned wallpaper, heavy florals and other strong-colour art on the same wall. This one wants room to breathe. As canvas the surface softens the colour a little and the piece sits flush to the wall.