Blue Nude I by Henri Matisse Art Print

Blue Nude I by Henri Matisse Art PrintEven the linen in here starts looking expensive next to deep blue. Matisse's cut out figure is one shape, one colour, and a lot of confidence and it brings a room with it. What changes when it goes up: the wall stops being a wall and starts being a statement. White space around the figure makes everything else in the room feel more considered the sofa, the rug, even the lamp. Where to hang it: above a low sofa, behind a desk, or on a clean wall in an

a kitchen with chrome and gloss

vintage rugs

or above a small console where people slow down and actually look

The colours are dialled up — hot pink walls

A Klimt-inspired cottage garden

Go bigger than you think — a small piece will sit politely on the wall

The soft pink cut-out rises from a solid black base and the room shifts — the wall stops being just background and starts holding the eye

Hang at eye level over a low chest of drawers

on a hallway wall that needs a lift

This one trades polite green florals for flat

Above a bed or sofa it works as a soloist

Hang it above a breakfast table