A hallway this pared back can take one serious dark green. The white peacock holds the centre while the floral backdrop fills in around it, deep and dense.

Put it up and the wall stops feeling empty. The cream, rust and dark green pull warmth into a corridor that usually goes overlooked, and the typography at top and bottom gives the whole thing a confident, museum-poster feel.

It works best on a clear stretch of wall at the end of a hallway, above a console in an entryway, or as a single statement above a sideboard. Eye level or slightly lower lets the peacock meet you on the way past.

Pair it with dark stained oak, aged brass handles, a deep-toned runner, and a stoneware vase in rust or cream. A small lamp on a console nearby lifts the darker greens in the evening.

What not to do: don’t crowd it. This piece carries a wall on its own and loses its weight if you flank it with smaller florals competing for the same attention. S