After the afternoon light shifts, the living room suddenly has a pulse. This soft watercolour of a Menton side street brings warm apricot, terracotta and sky-blue into the room without shouting. The wall stops feeling flat and starts feeling like somewhere worth sitting. Hang it where you spend slow afternoons above a linen sofa, on a sunny hallway wall, or above a console in the entryway. It holds a wall on its own at A2 or larger. Pair with pale wood, woven baskets, linen cushions, and one or two terracotta pots. Skip anything heavy or moody nearby dark, dramatic art will fight it. A pale oak or off-white frame keeps it light and breezy.