In a Pickle Art Print

In a Pickle Art PrintThere's a reason illustrators kept returning to the humble pickle jar; rooms still respond. A watercolour jar packed with cucumbers in fresh greens and mustard, anchored by a chunky serif phrase, brings a smile to the busiest wall in the house. Hang it in a kitchen above the kettle, in a pantry between shelves, or in a breakfast nook where everyone gathers. It sits well alongside Shaker cabinets, butcher block worktops, open shelves of stoneware, and

Put it where you'll catch it on the way to the kettle — above a console in the hallway

Above a toaster shelf

The red lifts everything around it — a beige sofa looks intentional

with full-blown peonies layered over deep green foliage and a near-black ground

Walls that felt a bit plain start to look considered

or a low console in a living room or study

the yellow lifts a quiet corner

and the green grounds the rest of the room

Five short lines of bold raspberry type stack down the wall like a pep talk you actually want to take

Stoneware in clay or off-white works

Best at eye level on a wall that gets some natural light during the day

It lifts pale walls without adding heat