The oak frame matters first; it tells the kitchen you're serious. This is a cheerful illustrated inventory of Italian kitchen things — tomatoes, passata, chillies, pasta shapes, wine and a steaming bowl on top — drawn in deep blue against red and pink.

Put it up and the room loosens. Walls that were a bit polite suddenly look like somewhere people actually cook. The red-and-pink check border ties everything together without shouting.

It hangs best in the kitchen itself, the dining wall, or the bit of hallway that leads in. Eye-level above a sideboard or shelf is ideal.

Pair with painted cabinets, oak shelving, red-checked linen, stoneware jugs and warm brass handles. It likes a lived-in room more than a showroom.

The canvas gives it a softer, more matte finish that suits the hand-drawn, slightly chalky line work.