Dubai Skyline in Sunshine Canvas Print

Dubai Skyline in Sunshine Canvas PrintOnce the sky blue enters, the whole room stops apologising. A flat, painterly cityscape brings sunshine, palm trees and a tall blue spire into rooms that have been playing it too safe. Hang it in a hallway or breakfast nook that needs a lift, or above a console at the foot of the stairs. It pairs well with pale wood, rattan, woven rugs and warm white walls, and lives happily next to terracotta pots and painted timber. Avoid placing it on a strongly

Pairs well with soft cotton bedding

Avoid hanging it next to another busy

off-white or soft sage walls

Family bathrooms and kids' rooms take to it especially well

and a glass of white roses on pink gingham

and lamplight in the evening brings the face forward without flattening the shadows

all drawn in inky cobalt on a clean white ground — it brings life to a quiet wall without adding clutter

Not the one for serious dining rooms

The canvas finish softens the brushwork and feels right at home in a warm

a sideboard or a bedroom bed where you want a single piece doing the heavy lifting

anchored by a young woman in a glowing red dress at a table by a leaded window

or the wall you face from the kettle