Colourful New York Rowhouses Art Print death & rebirth Don't crowd it with louder

Don't crowd it with louder graphic prints or anything fighting for attention — the joke is in the quiet detail

Easy company

woven textures and cream linen

country-house finish

heavy gilt and country chintz will make the brushwork look like an afterthought rather than the point

Colourful New York Rowhouses Art Print death & rebirth Don't crowd it with louderHang this where the warm afternoon light hits and the yellow sharpens. It's a friendly New York street scene in pink, peach, yellow and warm white, with two little taxis tucked in at the kerb. Put it on the wall and the room loosens up. The colour does the work, but the painterly finish keeps it from feeling loud more travel diary than tourist poster. Hangs best in a hallway, kitchen or family living room, above a console, sideboard or low bookcase.