Fraser's Barbed-throat by John Gould Art Print Color:Brown Pairs nicely with blue-and-white china

Pairs nicely with blue-and-white china

Looking for an easy way to transform your living room or office

A living room this pared back can take one serious chalky cobalt

and the coral and soft pink birds keep everything lifted

It's a William Morris textile design — the Wallflower Pattern — reproduced as a poster

Fraser's Barbed-throat by John Gould Art Print Color:Brown Pairs nicely with blue-and-white chinaWhat it adds isn't clutter. It's vertical tension in the right places. A hand coloured plate from John Gould's hummingbird series shows two little birds working a spray of pale pink orchids, painted with the patience of a Victorian naturalist. It pulls the eye upward, which is exactly what a shorter wall or a narrow strip of plaster between two doors needs. Hang it above a writing desk, on a stair landing, or in a hallway where guests slow down to