Rooms go quieter when deep red is this sure of itself. The stripes, dots and zigzags do all the talking, so the rest of the room can settle down around them.

Put it up and a neutral room stops feeling underdressed. The sage, cream and dusty pink soften the walls; the red and mustard give the eye somewhere to land. It works as the single source of colour in an otherwise quiet scheme.

Hang it above a sofa, a bed or a long console, at roughly eye level. Give it a clear wall — this piece needs room either side, not a busy gallery cluster.

Pair with oat linen, pale oak, cream stoneware and a woven rug. Brass and aged-bronze fittings pick up the mustard without competing.

Don't crowd it with other patterned art or strong florals. One statement, then back to calm. Framed in oak with premium acrylic glazing keeps the painterly feel grounded.