Nothing in this terracotta-and-deep-green botanical study whispers, even when the room does. The snakes coil right through the peonies, and the whole thing reads as one busy, confident pattern rather than a polite floral.

Put it up and the room gains a focal point straight away. Walls that felt flat get depth; warm woods and brass start to look intentional rather than incidental.

It works best in a hallway, study or dining room anywhere you can stand back a metre or two and take it in. Eye-level on a chalky off-white or warm putty wall is the sweet spot.

Pair with dark oak, cane, deep green velvet and a patterned rug. Tan leather, aged brass and terracotta pots all sit happily alongside it.

Don’t crowd it with other busy florals give it room to lead. Stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang straight from the box.