Summer Reads Bookshop Stroll Art Print

Summer Reads Bookshop Stroll Art PrintWe like bookshop scenes best when they come with a little abrasion. The brushwork here is thick and slightly rough, so it reads as a real painting rather than a tidy illustration. Put it up and the room loosens. The pink shopfront, teal woodwork and ochre neighbour add warmth without shouting, and the little crowd of shoppers gives the wall something to look at. It suits a living room, a reading corner or a family kitchen anywhere people gather. Hang

or on a feature wall in a teenager's room

It also holds its own in a kid-friendly kitchen-diner without going babyish

Pairs well with pale timber

slightly bigger than you think

on a sunny hallway wall

sage or pale pink wall

The stretched canvas gives the blocks of colour a softer

and chalky off-white or pale blue walls

greens and blues read clearly across the room

Walls read taller

and the cream ground keeps the whole thing easy to live with

Don't try to make it serious — it isn't