Morris Red Bird Centenary Exhibition Poster Art Print appetizers ' said nobody standing in

' said nobody standing in front of warm cream and sky blue

or a wall of cool grey — the pattern needs warmth around it to do its job

it brings warmth and a bit of character to a wall that usually holds a clock or nothing at all

Keep what sits next to it quiet — busy patterns or competing brights will fight the yellow rather than join it

Keep heavy ornate frames and dark wallpaper away — this one wants air

Morris Red Bird Centenary Exhibition Poster Art Print appetizers ' said nobody standing inThink of it as William Morris with less reverence and better instincts. The familiar berries, leaves and trailing branches are all there, but the speckled red bird gives the whole thing a focal point Morris rarely allowed himself. The result is pattern with personality. Hung on a wall, the room slows down a little. It rewards a second look the kind of piece you keep noticing details in across a year of living with it. Best on a hallway wall, in a