Think of it as Matisse with less reverence and better instincts. A white cat lounges by a blue tiled pool with lemons hanging overhead, painted in thick, confident brushwork.

Put it on the wall and the room warms up. The blue does most of the work it cools a sunny room and lifts a dull one. The yellow lemons act like little lamps, picking up brass handles, mustard cushions, anything warm nearby.

It suits a kitchen wall above a sideboard, a sunny breakfast nook, or a bright living room where the sofa isn’t already doing the talking. Hang it where you eat or where you sit with a coffee.

Pair it with linen sofas, rattan chairs, pale oak, terracotta pots, plain white ceramics. Anything natural and uncluttered lets the colour breathe.

What not to do: don’t crowd it with other bright florals or busy patterned wallpaper. The print is loud enough on its own. On wrapped canvas, the heavy paint texture reads like a real painting from ac