Call it vibrant if you want; we call it better walls. This is a colourful studio apartment scene in soft pink, teal green, blue and warm brown, with a checkerboard floor and a table laid out for a meal.

Up on the wall, a flat or beige kitchen suddenly has a point of view. The room reads warmer, more lived-in, more like somewhere people actually eat.

Works best in a kitchen, dining nook or small open-plan studio anywhere the colour can play off a tiled floor, a painted cabinet or a checked tablecloth.

Pair it with painted timber furniture, rattan seating, a glazed jug in a strong colour and one houseplant. Mid-century chairs and a tiled splashback all sit well next to it.

Don’t bury it in a neutral grid of pale botanicals it wants to be the loudest thing on the wall. Wrapped on a wooden frame, the matte finish keeps the flat colour blocks reading clean from across the room.