Skip anything too cool or grey nearby — chrome
painted loosely in warm reds
Skip it if your scheme is very soft
in a bedroom above the headboard
dark heritage panelling or busy floral fabrics on the same wall
Girl with a Basket by Morisot Canvas Print abstract shape Skip anything too cool orTest it this way: if the bedroom feels safe, size up. This is a gentle, well known Impressionist pastel by Berthe Morisot, and it brings a quiet, late afternoon mood into the room. Walls in chalky off white, soft sage or warm cream feel right. It sits well above a bed, a low chest of drawers or a writing desk, and it loves daylight from a side window. Pair it with linen bedding, washed pine or oak, rattan, and pale stoneware. Cut flower stems and a