Beautiful image. As it's so large, I'd place a timber hall stand underneath it, and lean it against the wall rather than hang it, then I'd place a collection of relevant objects on the table. 1. A lamp, perhaps a ceramic base with native American colour and shape, or simple pottery base. With a simple calico shade. A pottery or timber low tray with some tactile collectibles, like some river pebbles, different rock, a piece of and old timber branch, thats been smooth by touch, or timber carved balls. ( I know you're probably thinking what?) And lastly, I'd hang it above the picture, or rest on a table a feather headpiece. You can get these online, even I've seen them around Melbourne in odds and ends stores. Maybe if it's on your table, a timber head that milliners use for a display. You could continue this look with an Aztec looking rug or cushions to break up your leather couch. Mohair throw might look good too.

I don't know who the artist is, but it looks like a print of a pencil sketch. Actually I think it looks simple to recreate, but if your not a drawer, then I'd google sketch of elephant and I'm sure youll find lots of images similar. You can then just print out and frame one yourself.

It must depend what you cook. I don't do fried, spitty type dishes and the grout around the largish tiles in my now 10 year old kitchen is as good as new. I rubbed car wax into the freshly laid grout lines, same as I did in the bathroom. It also depends on how much light bounces around your kitchen, glass being so reflective shows up smears with light on it. Just above the kettle in the first photo is a good example. Each to their own, I'm a non-glass girl whenever I can get away with it.

Taubmans chilly water (more green) or misty rain (more blue). i'm sure there was a design dilemma post from a while back that gave the Aussie paint answer to this question. Hopefully someone who knows will see this and link it.