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accents

imes change. Trends shift. But for interior designer Melissa

Gulley, there’s been one decorating constant: a little

turquoise carriage clock her great-grandfather bought and

she inherited when she was 12-years-old. “This clock has

travelled with me my whole life and furthered my love of

turquoise,” Melissa says. “For as long as I’ve lived on my own, it’s been on

a bookshelf, on a mantel, on a nightstand.”

When Melissa, her husband, Kevin, and their two kids moved into a

Victorian home in Massachusetts, US, that colourful keepsake became

A carriage clock that

Melissa has treasured

since she was a child,

above

, sparked the

turquoise, brown,

caramel, and cream

colour scheme in her

living room.

“This is my big-girl

house,” Melissa says.

“I wanted to step

things up, and this

house called for

formality, even though

I’m an informal

person.” Turquoise

accessories, including

the antique Foo dogs

on the mantel,

right,

shake up the traditional

elements pleasantly.