We like a painted sky best when it comes with a little abrasion. The brushwork here is visibly rough, so the sky blue and soft pink never tip into greetings-card sweetness. On the wall it does the work of a window: the room feels taller, lighter and less closed in, and the warm glow along the bottom edge keeps things from going cold. Hang it above a bed, a console or in a hallway that needs a lift. Pair it with linen bedding, pale wood, off-white walls and one or two ceramic pieces. Don’t crowd it with busy patterns or hard black-framed graphics the loose edges need a bit of quiet around them. Printed on premium fine-art paper, so the soft transitions stay soft.