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A shallow arched niche in a warm plaster wall holding a clay jug and two cups, with leaf shadow falling across it.
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Sunlit Doors

Niche and Jug

No. 21 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA shallow arched niche in a warm plaster wall holding a clay jug and two cups, with leaf shadow falling across it.

What it meansWall niches have long served as shelves in traditional houses, holding water jugs, lamps and everyday things within easy reach.

Where it worksQuiet and minimal, it suits a kitchen, a dining room or a narrow wall.

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Bands of low sun falling between columns across a checked marble floor, with a quiet arcade and a carved door at the far side.Cloister LightNo. 22
Tall green shutters folded open on a narrow balcony with an iron rail, looking straight out to the sea and a far headland at sunset.Sea BalconyNo. 23
An upper balcony of a warm plaster house with green shutters open, an iron rail and geraniums, and bougainvillea spilling from the eaves.Shuttered BalconyNo. 24
A wooden gate standing half open in a sandstone wall, showing a sunlit path, cypresses and a fountain in the garden beyond.Garden GateNo. 25
A cat asleep on a warm stone step before a faded green door, with a pot of herbs, a jar and the shade of a vine across the wall.Cat on the StepNo. 26
Two neighbouring doors at different heights, one blue up a short flight of steps and one rust-red at street level, sharing a wall of warm limewash and a run of pots.Two DoorsNo. 27
Through a deep horseshoe arch in a shaded wall, a bright view of the sea and a far headland, with a patch of sun on the tiled floor.Keyhole ArchNo. 28
A courtyard at night under a high moon, the fountain quiet, lamplit windows in the gallery and orange trees in pots along the arcade.Moonlit CourtNo. 29

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