Lake at Suwa by Hiroshige Art Print valentine's day A black cat sits behind

A black cat sits behind an espresso martini

It gives a quiet kitchen or a tidy hallway something to laugh at

pastel townhouses

or slightly low over a chest of drawers

Avoid hanging it beside heavy traditional furniture or busy floral wallpaper

Lake at Suwa by Hiroshige Art Print valentine's day A black cat sits behindOnce the soft green enters, the whole room stops apologising. A quiet Japanese lake scene settles a space the way a long exhale does pine trees in the foreground, mountains in the middle, Mount Fuji catching the dawn light at the back. Hang it where you want the noise to drop: above a low bed, along a narrow hallway, or above a console where coats and keys land. It sits well with pale oak, linen, paper lampshades and stoneware in soft cream. Plaster