Paper Cut Collage — Matisse Inspired Art Print

Paper Cut Collage — Matisse Inspired Art PrintTry it above the sideboard; the hard edged blocks will do the editing. The room reads busier than it is, and this piece pulls everything into one confident statement. Hang it on a warm off white wall, eye level above a low piece of furniture, and the soft pink, deep blue and mustard will pick up cushions, ceramics and books you already own. It works above a sideboard, console or low bookcase in a living room, study or hallway. Pair it with linen,

cream stoneware and a few terracotta pots

soft grey tiles

A few real plants nearby will echo the green without competing

Avoid hanging it next to busy patterned wallpaper or other typography prints — this one wants to be the loud voice in the room

It hangs best at eye level

Avoid pairing it with hot colour-block prints or anything heavily graphic

It brings a bit of garden personality to a busy cooking space without shouting

drinks trolley or breakfast bar

and a strip of properly blue sea — there's a lot going on once you get close

Hang it on a narrow stretch — between two doors

A small black cat

or a child's bookcase