Here's the trick: let the heart balloons cut through all that linen. One soft, slightly silly piece of art is often what a calm bedroom is missing — and this one delivers without going saccharine.

Hang it up and the room warms by a degree or two. The pinks and reds lift the wall, the cream balloons keep the bunch from shouting, and the blue sky behind it stops the whole thing feeling like a card-shop poster.

It's best above a bed, a dressing table or a child's chest of drawers. Portrait shape, so it wants a tallish wall rather than a wide one. A small reading nook or a quiet corner of a hallway works too.

Pair it with pale linen, soft pink velvet, pale oak and cream ceramics. A black or oak frame keeps it grown-up; white is the easy choice for a nursery.

Don't surround it with more sweet pink prints — it does the heavy lifting on its own. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.