In the 1880s, this would have felt radical. It still does. A William Morris inspired exhibition poster brings a botanical, slightly mystical pull into the room the kind that makes people stop on the way past.

Once it’s up, the wall takes on a quieter, darker mood. The gold catches the lamps in the evening and the ferns give the space a grown-up, almost library-like feel.

It hangs best in a study, a moody hallway, or above a console in an entryway where you want a bit of drama on the way in.

Pair it with dark wood, aged brass, deep green velvet, and linen in oat or cream. Stoneware, old books and a low pool of lamplight all earn their keep alongside it.

Don’t surround it with other busy patterns let the dark ground do its job. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.