The house we live in is pretty neutral. All the walls except one are white, most floors and the staircase are made of oak, and the floor in the bathrooms, in the laundry room and in our hallway are tiled in dark grey. Neutral. And I like this.

There are a few exceptions, however: One of the walls in our dining area is wallpapered in matte turquoise and gold, and the kitchen tiles are light turquoise. The fact that the previous inhabitants have chosen an accent colour such as turquoise means means that we have to address it in some way. One solution might be to re-wallpaper the wall and change the kitchen tiles, another to simply go with it and embrace turquoise.

I actually had a few turquoise items before we moved here. A pillow here, Kivi candleholders from Iittala there, and some striped bedlinen in blue and turquoise from H&M... In addition, the ongoing sale at H&M prompted an order for four new turquoise velvet pillows. What I don't have, but like, is the Dot bowl from Stelton, the knitted sit puff from Glad saker, the wine opener from Sagaform, and the wonderful Prince Wladimir tea from Kusmi Tea. I guess it shows what route I chose...