Cranes, Blossom and Waves Chinoiserie Art Print

Cranes, Blossom and Waves Chinoiserie Art PrintOpen the curtains at mid morning; the deep green will handle the drama. The room slows down. Two cranes, blossom branches and a sea of patterned waves sit against a soft jade ground, and the wall suddenly has somewhere for the eye to land. Colour does most of the work. The green calms a busy room, the cream cranes lift a dark one, and the small pink blossoms keep it from feeling heavy. It likes a long wall. Above a sideboard, a low cabinet, the back

Not the piece for a sharp

or warm clay — somewhere you sit

Hung small

a few real plants

Avoid crowding it with heavy patterned florals or warm orange-red art on the same wall

This evening river scene brings in deep teal water

Brass fittings and terracotta tile lean into it nicely

with chunky black lettering doing the heavy lifting up top

The fine-art paper holds the flat colour cleanly

What not to do: don't crowd it with other beach scenes

the check stays cool and breezy

The canvas gives the painted lines a softer