Vintage Bee and Blooms Art Print Pizza and brass fittings

and brass fittings

The room picks up a bit of holiday warmth without going theme-park about it

Bedrooms with cream linen and pale wood also suit it

taking up almost the whole frame

Avoid hanging it beside another busy floral or a second dark-ground print — give it room to do its job

Vintage Bee and Blooms Art Print Pizza and brass fittingsBy late afternoon, the botanical study stops looking decorative and starts working. The bee sits dead centre on a cream peony, the warm honey yellow lifting against a near black ground, and the whole wall settles into something quieter and more grown up. Hang it above a writing desk, in a snug study, or on a moody hallway wall painted deep green or charcoal. It pairs well with aged oak, brass fittings, linen shades and stoneware in cream tones. Avoid