Take Cues From Van Gogh’s Art for Bright and Cheery Interiors (17 photos)

1. Use sunflowers to inject happiness. It’s a no-brainer that flowers bring us joy. We give them as celebratory and thank-you gifts, tokens of affection or for no reason at all other than to just look at something beautiful.

Van Gogh painted seven paintings of sunflowers, and The National Gallery in London, which has many Van Gogh paintings, says the flower had special significance for the painter. Yellow for Van Gogh was a symbol of happiness. In fact, he once said, “How wonderful yellow is. It stands for the sun.”

Yellow is attention-grabbing and energetic, which is great for dreary climates, but too much can cause eye fatigue and feelings of aggression.

Shown: Vase With 12 Sunflowers (1888)

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