About Sunflower Home Decor
The sunflower, with its bright yellow petals, has found favor as a home decorating motif for many years. It can be found on items almost anywhere, from the kitchen to the bedroom. The flower finds a use in styles that embrace folk art to fine art, and has been championed by famous artists. This makes sunflower accessories easy to find, no matter what the decorating style. Does this Spark an idea?
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Decorating Styles
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The sunflower finds favor among many country decorating styles, both in the U.S. and abroad. These styles draw inspiration from the natural elements as well as the flora and fauna found in the surrounding meadows and hills. Styles include shabby chic, American folk, Tuscan and French country. The sunflower might be used in a number of ways, from the choice of paint colors to the decorative elements found in the home. For example, it isn't unusual to see accent pieces in a French-country-decorated kitchen that feature red roosters or yellow sunflowers. These pieces could include ceramic canisters or dinnerware. In this way, pieces that people use every day become part of the decor.
Real Sunflowers
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Sunflower-themed decorating doesn't just include painted sunflowers on dishes. In many styles, real sunflowers take the stage. It isn't unusual to see a bouquet of fresh sunflowers adorn a table or dried sunflowers grace a terracotta vase. Additionally, sunflowers can be pressed and framed or displayed in a shadowbox and hung alongside other artwork.
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Fine Art
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Sunflowers were a favorite subject of artists like Vincent van Gogh, who painted some of the most colorful and poignant images of the bright flower. Although owning an original painting by van Gogh is out of the reach of most home decorators, the work of this great master exists in print form. However, van Gogh wasn't the only artist or crafts person to take inspiration from the sunflower. Sunflowers done in blown glass, clay and a variety of other art media exist. These pieces are meant to be displayed and fit well within the sunflower decorating motif.
Other Ideas
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The sunflower can be found on home accessories from curtains to towels to upholstery. When putting together a sunflower decorating motif, the homeowner can look for items that have been printed with sunflowers, like wallpaper, towels, chairs or shower curtains. Additionally, fabric on the walls has become a popular decorating trend; homeowners can put a sunflower-printed curtain on the wall and hang sunflower art on the fabric.
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References
- Van Gogh Gallery: Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers
- Home Decorating Made Easy: French Country Decorating
- Themed Home Decor: Italian Decorating
- "House Beautiful: Charlotte Moss is the Queen of Accessories"; Stephen Drucker
- Accents of Salado: Mediterranean Style Homes
- "Life Script: Living and Loving French Decor"; Kat DeLong; 2008
Resources
- Photo Credit sunflowers image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
