Poolside Oasis Art Print

Poolside Oasis Art PrintPut bluntly, your living room can carry more coral pink than it thinks. This poolside scene brings bright blue water, a warm coral wall and yellow patio tiles into one cheerful frame. The room around it instantly feels brighter, more holiday, less serious. Hang it on a cream, white or soft sand wall where the colour can really sing. It works above a sofa, a console or at the top of the stairs. Pair it with rattan, warm woods, terracotta pots and linen

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

It nudges a serious room into a slightly funnier one without tipping into novelty

A slim black or oak frame keeps the museum-poster feel

A hallway suddenly has somewhere to look

A risograph-style still life of fruit and simple shapes lifts a quiet kitchen or breakfast nook without taking over

striped tea towels and a few warm ceramics

You need one shoal of tropical fish with teeth

the bell tower

rich in blues and greens

jute or wool rugs

Hang it at eye level on a chalky off-white or pale blue wall

lampshades and skin-tone neutrals you already own