Floral Vase in Teal Art Print

Floral Vase in Teal Art PrintWhat it adds isn't clutter. It's vertical tension in the right places. A big patterned vase, drawn flat in teal, coral, mustard and cream, brings instant colour to a quiet room without going loud or busy. It sits well in a kitchen, dining nook or sunny hallway, hung at eye level above a sideboard, console or open shelving. Pair it with pale oak, rattan, cream cabinetry and a few stoneware pots in earthy tones. Try not to crowd it with other heavily

hallway or study

or a hallway console

Don't crowd it with busy gallery walls or sharp graphic prints — this one wants air around it

let the rest of the wall stay quiet

Don't crowd it with busy florals or dark heavy frames — it wants air

this kind of cat-and-flowers picture belonged to another kind of home — a parlour with patterned wallpaper

A bit of rattan keeps it warm rather than smug

blue and deep red carry a long way across a room

A few terracotta pots or a brass lamp finishes the look without overdoing the coastal thing

it gives a quiet

Works above a desk in a study too

Fragonard's swinging girl is the same — pink skirts