Little Sandpiper by John James Audubon Canvas Print ornamental motifs Where it goes: a hallway

Where it goes: a hallway

Five sardines

There's a reason painters kept returning to a bowl of fruit

or in a casual home office where you actually eat lunch

colours nearby look richer

Little Sandpiper by John James Audubon Canvas Print ornamental motifs Where it goes: a hallwayWhat's the hallway missing? Soft beige with some nerve. Two of Audubon's little sandpipers wading a shallow stream, drawn with the patience of a naturalist who actually watched them. Hang it and a flat hallway suddenly reads like somewhere with a story warmer, slower, a touch more lived in. Best on a calm wall at eye level, where people pause long enough to look. Pairs well with oak, brass and linen, and with rooms that already lean a little