William Morris Cotton Prints Exhibition Art Print Size:30x40cm / 12x16in this kind of ski-resort painting

this kind of ski-resort painting belonged to another kind of home — winter posters in alpine hotels and panelled chalets

and the winding path leads the eye where you want it

Avoid stacking it next to other busy florals or another statement pattern — it wants one neighbour at most

Don't crowd it with other busy patterns or stack it next to ornate florals

William Morris Cotton Prints Exhibition Art Print Size:30x40cm / 12x16in this kind of ski-resort paintingEven the linen in here starts looking expensive next to soft pink. The room reads richer the moment this goes up that's the trick of a dark ground behind pale flowers. Walls feel deeper, woodwork looks warmer, and the light pools where it should. Hang it at eye level above a low bookshelf, sideboard or bed; it likes a calm wall with room to breathe. Pair with linen, oak or walnut, cream ceramics and aged brass. Skip the busy gallery wall this one