After the late afternoon light shifts, the living room suddenly has a pulse. A narrow Roman alley opens toward a white domed church, all loose brushwork and warm pinks, yellows and coral. It pulls colour into a neutral room without taking it over. Hang it where a wall has gone quiet above a sofa, in a hallway that needs a lift, or on a sunny kitchen wall. It plays well with pale oak, linen, soft cream walls, terracotta pots and brass lamps. Skip busy patterned wallpaper or another bright travel print on the same wall this one wants the floor to itself. The canvas adds a soft matte finish that takes the gloss off the brightest pinks.