The Ten Largest, No. 8 by Hilma af Klint Art Print Color:Black orange tulips and yellow daffodils

orange tulips and yellow daffodils do the heavy lifting against soft Georgian-terrace pastels

A vintage rug picks up the reds and greens nicely

a cobalt leaf

Don't bury it next to muddy landscapes or anything trying to be tasteful — it'll just sulk

The Ten Largest, No. 8 by Hilma af Klint Art Print Color:Black orange tulips and yellow daffodilsUnlike most abstract art, this doesn't wait for approval. It announces itself in soft pink, pale blue and warm yellow, then quietly insists on being looked at properly. Put it up and a flat wall starts breathing. The looping shapes give the eye somewhere to wander, and the colours warm a cool room without making it sweet or twee. It wants daylight. A bedroom wall opposite a window, a wide hallway, or the bit of a living room that always feels a little