Italian Village Stroll Canvas Print

Italian Village Stroll Canvas PrintOnce the warm terracotta enters, the whole room stops apologising. The sandy hills, dark green cypress trees and little white chapel bring a holiday feeling indoors without shouting about it. Hang it in a hallway that usually gets ignored and it becomes the reason people stop and look. It works above a console, between two doorways or at the turn of a stair. Pair it with linen cushions, warm oak, rattan and one or two terracotta pots for the slow

The tall yellow tower and red edge run straight up the page

soft grey or sage walls

with little figures stopping along the way

Put it up and a quiet room gets a real focal point

it stays crisp without going cold

a thread of path winding through olive-green dunes towards a lone golf buggy

Plaster or chalky off-white walls let the blue sky breathe

the deep red base and soft grey edges pull a whole wall into focus and warm the room without shouting

reflected in the water below

buds and tulip-like blooms pull you closer

the Lisbon flower market scene loses nostalgia and gains grit

a soft landscape