Woman Putting on Her Stockings by Bonnard Art Print

Woman Putting on Her Stockings by Bonnard Art PrintWhen the bedroom feels over arranged, this kind of figure study helps. Bonnard's 1893 vignette a woman half turned, pulling on a dark stocking against a hot mustard ground brings a soft, lived in moment into the room and quiets the styling around it. Hung up, the walls feel less staged and more inhabited. The chalky whites of the chemise pick up linen bedding and plaster walls; the mustard backdrop warms cool morning light beautifully. It belongs

white-painted timber and soft cotton

a soft pink throw

cotton rugs and a few terracotta pots

more playful note

and the dog gives the eye somewhere to settle

Don't bury it behind heavy traditional florals or dark wood panelling — it wants air around it

dark or overly formal — it wants room to breathe

painted depth right to the edges

rattan baskets and a few terracotta pots

a console or at the top of the stairs

brass tap fittings

the stacked vertical will do the editing