Black Cat by the Sea, Matisse-Inspired Canvas Print Color:Unframed the soft red car looks

the soft red car looks almost illegally fresh

' said nobody standing in front of deep blue sky and warm terracotta

The room stops being polite — there's a red sun

and the single yellow bloom does the work that a vase of fresh flowers would do on a side table

pared-back rooms with pale wood

Black Cat by the Sea, Matisse-Inspired Canvas Print Color:Unframed the soft red car looksBack in the 1950s, this painted black cat belonged to another kind of home a sun warmed villa with a sea view and a palm in a clay pot by the door. The colour does the work: deep red walls, a yellow arch, soft pink terrace, and that quiet stripe of blue sea. Hang it in a living room, hallway or sunny kitchen and the room gets noticeably warmer and a touch more playful. It sits best on a chalky off white wall, above a low console or sideboard, where