Open the curtains at mid-morning; the deep green will handle the drama. The room slows down. Two cranes, blossom branches and a sea of patterned waves sit against a soft jade ground, and the wall suddenly has somewhere for the eye to land.

Colour does most of the work. The green calms a busy room, the cream cranes lift a dark one, and the small pink blossoms keep it from feeling heavy.

It likes a long wall. Above a sideboard, a low cabinet, the back of a sofa, or a dining-room wall where people sit and look across.

Pair with dark woods, brass, linen, stoneware and a little black lacquer. Rattan and cane work too. A simple oak or black frame keeps the focus on the picture.

Don't crowd it with other busy patterns on the same wall. Printed on premium fine-art paper, with framed options in real wood.