What it adds isn’t clutter. It’s vertical tension in the right places. The decorated tree pulls the eye up the wall and gives a room a proper centrepiece without going overboard.

With this up, the room feels considered rather than themed. The deep greens settle into wood tones, the warm reds wake up cream walls, and the gold star at the top catches the light in the evening.

It earns its keep in a hallway, above a sideboard in the dining room, or on a feature wall in the living room. Portrait shape means it suits narrower walls between doors or windows.

Pair it with aged oak, brass, dark green velvet, and antique rugs. Cream linen and wool throws keep it warm rather than fussy.

Don’t drown it in tinsel or other red-and-green seasonal prints it does the festive work on its own. Stretched on a wooden frame with a soft matte surface, ready to hang.