Elephant and Giraffe Friends Canvas Print moon in art Don't surround it with heavy

Don't surround it with heavy traditional landscapes or anything overly polished — the charm here is the casual

cast-iron pans

The blue and white stripes do the heavy lifting

a couple of plants and your favourite mugs on display

Van Gogh's Roses from 1890 is exactly that — a heap of pale roses against a soft green wall

Elephant and Giraffe Friends Canvas Print moon in art Don't surround it with heavyIn the 1960s, this would have felt radical. It still does. A hand drawn elephant and giraffe standing shoulder to shoulder, in warm terracotta and mustard against tall dark green leaves the kind of picture book art that gives a child's room a clear personality. Hang it up and the room finally has a focal point. Walls that felt blank get warmth, the cot or bed has something to anchor to, and the colour stops being all pale neutrals. Best above a low