Retro Pizza Picnic Art Print

Retro Pizza Picnic Art PrintBuy still life for the story. Keep it for the deep blue. A sunlit lunch scene pizza box, espresso, lemon, wine and sunglasses sits on a bold blue and cream checkerboard cloth. Hang it in a kitchen, dining room or breakfast nook and the whole room loosens up. Walls feel warmer, painted chairs find a friend, and a plain splashback stops looking so plain. Pair it with pale wood, stoneware mugs, enamel jugs, a striped tea towel or a row of cookbooks. Skip

the terracotta rooftops warm it back up

slightly cheeky lift to a room that takes itself a bit too seriously

orange and warm tan layer up like coloured paper

or above a reading chair

and the cream walls most kitchens already have suddenly have something to react to

mustard yellows

Keep it away from busy patterned wallpaper — this one needs a calm wall to do its thing

It works best on a calm off-white or pale plaster wall

Don't crowd it with other strong patterns or competing primaries — this one wants to lead

a quiet room picks up warmth without going loud

plaster pink or oat wall

So do living rooms with darker walls