Italian Café in the Afternoon Sun Art Print history dressing table or low chest

dressing table or low chest of drawers

or in a living room where you want a focal point without going dark

Nothing in this black-and-cream palette whispers

Don't crowd it with busy tiles

this kind of travel poster belonged to another kind of home — railway waiting rooms

Italian Café in the Afternoon Sun Art Print history dressing table or low chestFrom the doorway, the vertical reads clean. Up close, not polite. The palms shoot up the page, the buildings push hot pink against deep blue, and small figures in yellow and red chairs hold the eye at the bottom. The room around it shifts. A neutral living room or dining room suddenly has a focal point, and a quieter colour scheme feels braver for hosting it. Hang it above a sideboard, a console or a low sofa where the eye can travel up the trunks.