Description
Linen Mist is a large abstract painting for the bedroom: the kind of serene, oversized canvas that appears again and again in the homes actors, designers and collectors open to interiors magazines, hung above the bed like a window onto morning fog. We have reinterpreted it in our own language. Large clouds of sage green, raw linen and stone grey melt into one another without edges; a paler, almost white band crosses the centre like light through a curtain, and a taupe veil at the bottom brings weight and calm.
There are no figures and no hard lines: it is all atmosphere. The paint is applied in thin glazes, layer upon layer, with wide soft brushes, so the colour seems to breathe. Up close you can see the brush passes and the weave of the canvas; from a few steps away the painting becomes a field of light that rests the eye, exactly what a bedroom needs.
Where it works best. Above the headboard is where this piece shines, but it also works in a quiet living room, a dressing room or a reading corner. It suits Scandinavian, Japandi and contemporary bedrooms: washed linen bedding, oak bedside tables, headboards upholstered in bouclé or heavy fabric, white, beige or muted green walls. You don't need a magazine house: in a 12 m² apartment bedroom, a painting like this does more for the room than any new piece of furniture.
How to choose the size. Above the bed the rule is the same as above a sofa: the painting should be about two-thirds the width of the headboard, with its bottom edge 15–25 cm (6–10 in) above it. For a double bed (135–150 cm), 90×60 or 120×80 cm is the most balanced; for a queen or king (160–180 cm), choose 150×100 cm; and with high ceilings or a very wide wall, 180×120 cm gives the gallery effect you see in grand homes. On an empty wall, hang its centre at about 150 cm (57–60 in) from the floor.
How to style it. This painting asks for calm, natural company. Put a matte ceramic vase with a few eucalyptus or olive branches on the bedside table, a paper or linen floor lamp with warm light and, in a corner, a fine-leaved plant such as an olive tree or a kentia palm. Repeat the sage green in a cushion or a knitted throw and the taupe in a wool rug, and the bedroom will feel designed around the artwork. Keep very bright colours away; here calm is the star.
Hand-painted for your wall. Each painting is hand-painted in oil on canvas by our artists, in the size you choose. Because it is made by hand, every piece has slight variations in brushwork that make it one of a kind, always true to the spirit of the composition. Need an exact size for your wall? Write to us and we will prepare a custom size. The canvas ships rolled in a protective tube, without stretcher bars or frame, ready to be mounted.
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