No, the soft pink doesn't soften the room. It defines it. A painted figure leaps mid-air in polka-dot pyjamas, and the whole composition runs on pink — warm, dusty and unapologetic.

Put it on the wall and the room loosens up. It stops being precious. It reads as a room with a sense of humour, not a showroom.

It works best in bedrooms, nurseries and kids' rooms, or above a chest of drawers where it gets seen at close range. A quiet hallway wall also suits it well.

Pair with pale timber, linen, soft wool rugs and chalky painted walls. Brushed brass handles or a ceramic lamp base sit comfortably nearby.

The canvas weave softens the brushy paint marks and gives the figure a lived-in, painterly feel up close.