Ash-coloured Cuckoo by John Gould Art Print Size:50x70cm / 20x28in oak and linen around it

oak and linen around it

downstairs loo or study

and the small hits of green and olive give the eye something to land on

let this one carry the colour and keep its neighbours plain

Ash-coloured Cuckoo by John Gould Art Print Size:50x70cm / 20x28in oak and linen around itTry it above the writing desk; the vertical will do the editing. Two cuckoos rest on a slender acacia branch, drawn with the quiet accuracy of a Victorian bird study. The colours are gentle warm rust chests, soft grey backs, muted green foliage on a cream ground so it lifts a room without competing with it. It suits a study, a reading corner or the wall beside a bed, especially where the light is soft and the furniture is timber. Pair it with linen,