Elephant and Giraffe Friends Canvas Print moon in art Eye level or just above

Eye level or just above a low piece of furniture is the sweet spot

The blue and white stripes do the heavy lifting

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

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

cream stoneware and aged brass

Elephant and Giraffe Friends Canvas Print moon in art Eye level or just aboveIn 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