For a bedroom full of curves, this woodland scene brings the check. Five deer drift across a soft sage hill while dark green trees press in from both sides, painted in loose, confident strokes.

Up on the wall, the room gets quieter. The cream background carries the eye, the deep green grounds it, and the small deer give you something to settle on without demanding attention.

Hang it at eye level above a low bed, a console, or a writing desk. It also handles a hallway well, where you walk past it rather than stare at it.

Pairs with pale oak, linen, stoneware and warm whites. Houseplants and a paper lampshade lift it further.

Keep it away from busy patterned wallpaper and other green-led art — it needs a little breathing room. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.