START LIVING INTERIOR: IKEA

19. BREAKFAST IN BED

We all enjoyed the last Easter weekend with some delicious brunches and loads of chocolates. The reality hit us hard this week as we're all a little lost after having a 'second' Sunday and if we could go back to having another long weekend we would as soon as possible.

In today's post I'm doing a little throwback as it's the perfect moment for some breakfast in bed. Served by your lover, man or by yourself. Ofcourse, why not? No one else can serve you better than you making it yourself. A coffee, some orange juice, a croissant or two and muesli with fruits. All on one plate, in a cozy and warm bed.

Discover this new breakfast stand and plate. The size is perfect to serve breakfast for two or to serve your guests with drinks at a little party. It's made out of wood and easy to storage as you can fold the stand and place it behind any door or put it in any closet. I couldn't live without mine anymore!

You want one yourself? Check this model out on the webshop! Yes, it's for sale.

This room has been made in collaboration with Thiry Paints (Parquet Quickstep floor and Levis paint).

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Furniture is coming from IKEA.
Decoration pieces:
- Cushions and bed sheets: Ikea
- Serving stand is for sale on our webshop

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, by Cindy Van Dyck

In IKEA, QUICKSTEP FLOORS

16. FROM WHERE I BLOG

The bedroom and living room have been posted already. Even though I have not a lot of 'before' pictures from my work space, I still wanted to show you the place from where I blog.

For me it's very important to have a good organized room without too much mess to be able to be concentrated and work properly. If I have several magazines or papers around me I go crazy and the collaborations pieces need to have a storage place as well. Therefor I installed the Kallax storage desk from Ikea to give everything a place. Before that I just had a little round cabinet and my products were laying all over the floor. The result? I didn't enter the room anymore to avoid the mess and blogging became a huge necessity instead of cleaning up and keep blogging. Lazy me, but now there are no excuses anymore. Thank you Kallax!

The last thing that is missing in my work space is a laptop. I'm thinking about purchasing an iMac. But which one is the best for blogging? Does anyone have any recommendations? Currently I'm on the old computer from back in 2001 (yes it's still working) or on the iPhone/iPad. So it's time to be able to work on the blog from other places, like at work soon or on vacations. Please help this girl out!

This room has been made in collaboration with Thiry Paints (Parquet Quickstep floor and Levis paint).

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Furniture is coming from IKEA.
Decoration pieces:
- Cushions, plants, vases and lamp: Ikea
- Decoration cards and posters: Villa Madelief
- Clock: Kahler design

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, by Cindy Van Dyck

In BEDROOM, IKEA

11. MEET THE BEDROOM

Yay, weekend has arrived! Tell me, what are your plans today and tomorrow on sunday? Spending it the lazy way or do you got activities planned? This weekend my plan is to show you another 'before and after' post of my own renovations. The bedroom for now and the living room was online last week. It had a lot of views and great comments that I'm defenitely continuing to show you the work we've done.

So some of you might have seen previews from my bedroom before when I talked about the Kalani bed covers. The room on those pictures is looking a bit more cozy and warm than the onces I'm showing now, simply because when we just finished the renovations, the pictures we're immediately taken with the basic furniture and some quick decoration. But as in all rooms things have changed since then.

A nice fact to know is that this room wasn't meant to 'live' in at all. It was a typical attic with a entrance in the middle which you could access with one of those folded stairs. We closed that 'hole', changed the roof structure and made another stairway that comes out into the dressing room, which will defenitely be shown as well. And a Velux has been added for some natural light. By doing these changes the house has an extra room and all of the spaces are in use. It defenitely added more value to the house as well and now I got the biggest room for my closet.

And by the way: don't judge the before pictures. Thank God my parents took these with their little camera as I completely forgot about it. So no high quality, but a good 'before' shot anyways.

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, by Cindy Van Dyck

In 3SUISSES, AUPING

8. THAT OLD SUITCASE

Every house has an empty corner somewhere. You don't know what to place there: maybe a chair? A big vase with flowers or maybe you need to leave it without anything. Difficult isn't it? I know the struggle, especially once the holiday season is over and I'm removing the Christmas tree in my dining room. If I could, I would keep the tree there for the whole year just to avoid an empty corner but that's not reality. So after a bit of thinking and putting some accessories together, I created a nice little cornor with an old suitcase and cushions to reflect the coziness I like to have in each room.

The whole house has a mix of modern and old things. For example the chimney, doors and porch have been renovated but kept in it's original way. So with the more modern furniture and decoration pieces there's a nice balance between the two and I simply love it.

What do you think of this idea to storage your blankets in?

This room has been made in collaboration with Thiry Paints (Parquet Quickstep floor and Levis paint).

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Furniture is coming from IKEA.
Decoration pieces:
- Origami cushions: 3SUISSES Home
- Cushion with yellow stripe: Auping
- Mirror and candle holders: Ikea
- White basket for magazines: Fonq.nl
- Copper decoration plate: H&M Home

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, by Cindy Van Dyck

In HM HOME, IKEA

7. MEET MY LIVINGROOM

It will be the very first time that I'm sharing pictures with you from the renovations we did a year and a half ago. Even though I have already shared loads of pictures on the other blog or social media, the 'before' shots are never seen. But as this is an interior blog where we also talk about realizing your dreams, it's time to show the dreams I fulfilled in my home. Are you ready?

To start, let me tell you that in the meantime loads of details have changed. Frames have been added to the walls and more decoration pieces are standing on the furniture. But it has still the same furniture and equipment. About the room itself: I just love minimal and monochrome designs as you can go wild with it in terms of decorating and accessories. Right now yellow is the primary color, but in a couple of month this will probably change. And by than it's perfect to have these basic furniture that you can combinate with any color or new wall paper later on.

Other rooms with 'before' and 'after' pictures will be shown as well. With these posts you can have a view of my own projects. Let's say: the 'bigger' deals.

This room has been made in collaboration with Thiry Paints (Parquet Quickstep floor and Levis paint).

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Furniture and curtains are coming from IKEA.
Decoration pieces:
- Cushions: H&M Home and Zara Home
- Silver Skull: Bol.com
- White basket for magazines: Fonq.nl
- Candles and other accessories: Zara Home

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, by Cindy Van Dyck

In BEDROOM, IKEA

2. SLEEP TIGHT WITH KALANI

Tell me... What's your favorite place at home? Next to the dressing room, as we women all love it, and maybe the kitchen where you cook the most delicious food. My favorite is the bedroom and I'm sure some of you can relate to it. It's a room where we can rest and enjoy the calmness.

The bedroom is a place where you need to feel the coziness as soon as you walk in. Whether it's created with furniture or accessories, such as candles or dried flower in my case. The other option is to work with special bed covers and cushions to give your room that cozy feeling. And as we're talking about that, I would love to introduce you to KALANI.

KALANI is a new brand that creates bed sheets with organic, ethnical and ecological values. The design I choose was this stone grey bed cover and cushions made from cotton and silk. I can tell you that it is the first time that I sleep in this kind of qualitative sheets and lord I enjoyed it! It's so soft because of the silk, you don't feel it scratching to your body (almost like a second skin) and these two experiences are completely matching the name of the brand which makes you think of the French word 'CALIN', which means hug.

The design and color of the bed cover is soft and basic which means that it can be matched with more special cushions or plaids to give the bed and room more personality.
And be honest; who doesn't love to wake up and have breakfast in a soft, cozy and warm bed?