Put bluntly, your living room can carry more mustard yellow than it thinks. This Van Gogh piece brings deep blue and warm gold into the room without going gloomy or shouty.

With it on the wall, evenings feel a little softer. The yellow glow picks up lamplight, and the deep blue sky holds the corner of the room together once the sun goes down.

It earns its keep above a sofa, a sideboard, or a dining table. Portrait shape means it slots nicely between two windows or above a narrow console in a hallway.

Pair with warm timber, cream linen, a deep blue or olive velvet cushion, and a ceramic lamp with a warm bulb. Old leather works. So does a wool rug in earthy tones.

Don’t drown it in other busy patterns. Let the caf glow do the heavy lifting and keep the surrounding wall calm.

Stretched over a solid wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.