Interior Palette No.4 begins with Dusk Drift by Karina Nixon, a small but atmospheric painting filled with amber light, inky shadow and softened earth tones. Using a palette of Farrow & Ball colours including School House White, Skimming Stone, Dead Salmon, Hague Blue and Tanner’s Brown, this scheme explores how art can shape a room’s entire mood. Natural wood, warm stone, ivory linen and deeper cocoa textures create a calm, intimate interior where the painting becomes the quiet centre of the space.

A focal painting can change the entire feeling of a living room, bringing scale, atmosphere and intention to the space. Whether placed above a sofa, mantelpiece or sideboard, the right artwork does more than fill a wall. It draws the room together, sets the tone and creates a natural point of focus. This article explores how to choose a focal piece with confidence, from scale and placement to colour, mood and the way a painting can shape the character of a living space.

Sea Glass, Moss & Chalk begins with a painting full of light, movement and fresh, natural colour. Soft blues and aquamarine tones open the scheme, while moss green and deeper chocolate notes bring it back to earth.

Using Little Greene shades including Slaked Lime, Bone China Blue Pale, Aquamarine Pale, Sage Green and Chocolate Colour, this palette explores how a work of art can shape an interior without overwhelming it. Chalky walls, pale stone, woven textures and darker linen accents create a calm, contemporary setting where colour feels considered, organic and quietly uplifting.

A curated online exhibition of small scale works, The Alcove considers the quiet power of paintings made for intimate spaces. Refined in scale and rich in presence, these works invite close looking and thoughtful placement within the home.

Rooted in long engagement with northern coastal landscapes, Janette Kerr’s paintings capture the shifting relationship between land, sea and sky with strength, subtlety and emotional resonance.

Choosing art for above the sofa is often less about filling a wall and more about finding the right balance of scale, presence and atmosphere. In this guide, we consider proportion, placement and the kind of work that can bring a sitting room together.

Olive, Stone and Charcoal is a layered interior palette pairing White and Pink Camellias with rich wall colour, limestone, soft blush tones and olive accents.

A new journal series exploring how a single artwork can shape the atmosphere of a room. In this first edition of The Interior Palette, Winhurst Cove by Sam Peacock sets the tone for a scheme of rust, ochre and teal, layered through texture, pattern and material

Art for a nursery should bring warmth, softness and a sense of imagination to the room. The Nursery Edit gathers paintings that introduce gentle colour, playful shape and a feeling of calm, creating spaces that feel both nurturing and visually rich.

A study in restraint and atmosphere, Richard K Blades distils landscape into tone, balance and memory, creating paintings that feel both grounded and timeless.

The living room is where a home gathers itself, balancing comfort, presence and personality. The Living Room Edit explores paintings that can anchor a space beautifully, bringing atmosphere, scale and a strong visual focus to the heart of the home.

The kitchen is often the most lived in room of the home, full of rhythm, conversation and daily ritual. The Kitchen Edit features paintings that bring character, colour and lightness to the space, adding warmth without interrupting its simplicity.

A bedroom should feel restful, personal and quietly atmospheric. The Bedroom Edit brings together works that add softness, depth and a sense of ease, offering art that settles naturally into more intimate spaces.

Atmospheric and instinctive, Hannah Ivory Baker explores landscape, sea and floral still life through movement, light and layered colour, creating paintings that hold both energy and stillness.