. . . despite an affinity to white and soft-hued rooms, [dusky pinks and smokey lavenders], every year, around this time, always seem to fall head over heels for more vibrant colours, wild rose and daffodil, and now, this astonishingly lovely shade of turquoise, that looks as if has been flung from far-off and tropical seas, especially when perfectly paired with a spring bouquet, bits of coral, and warm floods of light . . .

[image: photography by chris warnes, styling by sarah ellison for real living au]