For Paul Gauguin, colour is the language of dreams; for Le Corbusier, it’s the daughter of light – a way to feel as much as perceive architecture. For Yasmine Ghoniem, an Egyptian-Australian interior designer known for her instinctual approach to design and adventurous palettes, colour is also a powerful tool for storytelling, as this renovation of a classic Victorian weatherboard home in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North evocatively exemplifies.