Côte d'Azur Harbour by Limouse Canvas Print

Côte d'Azur Harbour by Limouse Canvas PrintNothing in this deep green and terracotta palette whispers, even when the living room does. It's a vintage French Riviera travel poster, painted with the kind of loose, confident brushwork that turns a quiet wall into a holiday memory. Put it up and the room warms by a degree. The red sail pulls the eye in first, then the mustard houses and the green sky carry it round the rest of the room. It holds its own above a sofa, sideboard or hallway console.

this ginger cat in pink curlers refuses to behave

bedroom or reading corner

without going full novelty

What not to do: don't crowd it with other busy prints or signs — let the handwritten recipe do the talking

this print brings a fresh

It does best on a wall that gets some daylight — above a sideboard

Real plants help

The beige and black forms float on a clean off-white background

a den or a hallway and the wall picks up the sky's soft blue and the fairway's clean green

lifts a hallway

a bar wall or a downstairs loo

The flat cap and tartan jacket do the heavy lifting — there is character on the wall instead of just colour