Summer Abstract Harmony Canvas Print textile fruit bowl and books on

fruit bowl and books on a striped tabletop

and oddly modern for 1905

The vertical line of the board lifts the eye

busy or high-contrast — it needs breathing room

Summer Abstract Harmony Canvas Print textile fruit bowl and books on'Too safe,' said nobody standing in front of warm orange. This loose painterly abstract pulls a calm room out of beige with soft blue, pink, sage green and a confident block of orange. Hang it over a low sofa, a sideboard or a bed and the wall stops being background it starts holding the room together. Pair with pale linen, blond oak, cream plaster and a few soft pink or sage ceramics; let one piece of glossy black or brass do the talking. Skip heavy