Documents Décoratifs IX by Mucha Art Print

Documents Décoratifs IX by Mucha Art PrintBack in 1902, this decorative panel belonged to another kind of home wallpapered parlours, gas lamps and heavy curtains. It still carries that warmth, but works just as well in a calmer modern room. Hang it on a soft cream or warm white wall and the gold and deep red lift the whole space without dominating it. It sits nicely above a console in a hallway, or behind a reading chair in a living room. Pair it with velvet, linen, walnut or aged leather.

Go small and it reads as a knowing little wink above a coffee station

It also works in a games room

The sweep of green and the wide blue sky open up a tight space

and a single patterned ceramic

Not enough blue

and let one piece of furniture share the wall with it

linen tea towels and a stoneware bowl or two

and keep neighbours quiet

Old maps love a chalky off-white wall and a single warm lamp nearby

console or sideboard at eye-level

linen bedding and ticking stripes

Keep the wall around it restrained — one good lamp