American Gothic by Grant Wood Art Print Purple heavy florals or strong primary

heavy florals or strong primary colours — this one likes a calm backdrop so its shapes can do the work

size them properly and they become the room's bit of personality

or on a hallway wall where people queue for the bathroom at parties

Keep the wall around it clean — no fussy chalkboards

This is a Gemini zodiac print — a cream cowboy boot with wildflowers spilling out of the top

American Gothic by Grant Wood Art Print Purple heavy florals or strong primaryPut bluntly, your study can carry more deep brown than it thinks. This is Grant Wood's American Gothic, the 1930 Iowa portrait that became one of the most recognised paintings in the world. On the wall it does something quietly useful it adds weight without darkening the room. The warm browns and black ground the space, the oat and sage soften it, and the two faces give a room a focal point that holds attention without shouting. It hangs well in a