Porthcurno's swell curls, breaks and feathers into foam before the next wave arrives. Soft curls of blue, sage and slate wash across an ivory ground, each stroke feathering at its edge.

• Breaking wave strokes: blue, sage and slate
• Ivory ground: light and fresh
• Soft, graduated washes: colour that bleeds gently rather than stopping hard
• Hand-tufted in Jaipur: movement that stays soft at any scale
• Best placed: beneath a Georgian cornice or bare concrete