Once the deep green enters, the whole room stops apologising. A brown and white dog sits in profile against a tangle of Morris-style flowers, and a quiet hallway suddenly has a centrepiece.

What changes is the welcome. The botanical pattern softens hard plaster and white skirting, and the dog gives the wall a face friendly, watchful, never demanding.

It works best at eye level on a narrow wall, above a console or slim sideboard, where people pause to take off coats or set down keys.

Pair it with oak or walnut timber, a linen runner, a stoneware bowl and warm brass door handles. Lamplight in the evening brings out the peach and cream blooms.

Don’t crowd it. One more small framed piece is plenty keep the rest of the wall clear so the pattern can breathe. Wrapped on a sturdy wooden frame, ready to hang straight from the box.