For a kitchen full of curves, this strawberry still life brings the check. Thick, loose brushwork and a heap of deep red fruit give a plain wall something to talk about without shouting. The cream cloth and pale blue-grey bowl keep it soft, so it sits happily on off-white, buttermilk or soft green walls. Hang it above a sideboard, on a dining wall, or in the gap beside a dresser where nothing else quite fits. Pair with painted cabinetry, pine or oak tables, stoneware and cream linen. Don’t crowd it with other food prints or busy patterned wallpaper the red does enough work on its own. On canvas the paint texture carries further across a room.