Even the brass in here starts looking expensive next to deep red. The horse trots out of a thicket of peonies and dark foliage, and the room around it picks up the weight.

What changes is the wall. A flat painted wall stops being background and starts holding a story the navy ground pulls the eye in, the cream blooms throw it back out, and everything in front of the wall reads warmer.

Hang it where people slow down: above a sideboard in the dining room, on a feature wall in the living room, or as the first thing you see in the entryway. Eye-level works; slightly higher above low furniture also works.

Pair it with velvet or linen in claret or olive, dark oak or walnut timber, brass lamps, stoneware, and a layered wool rug. Chalky cream walls let the navy ground sing.

Don’t put it next to anything else loud let it be the loudest thing in the room. Stretched on a sturdy wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.