"Color, color, and even more color"

About the project

I had the pleasure of working with Océane in her beautiful Brussels apartment. She has this unique taste: bold, intriguing, and very inspiring. What she was missing there were a few final touches to make her home feel complete.

We started with her wish list — the items she loved most from RUIMTE. The next step was a walk-through of her apartment. I wanted to understand exactly what felt unfinished, in which rooms, and why - and how it related to her wish list. From that conversation, we defined a clear scope so we could focus on the right things and make decisions with confidence:

• kids room
• dinning room
• living room

The scope

Kids’s room (shared space, two worlds).

Océane's son and daughter share one bedroom, so the goal was to separate their worlds without building walls. It has already been done with their custom made beds but what we did further is mapping out light needs (ambient + task + reading), then planned personal touches so each child feels seen. The key move: play with two different wallpapers, concealed inside their custom bed/work stations, so each nook becomes a private micro-universe. The outside remains calm; the interiors pop with character.

Kitchen & dining (color, joy, and play).

Here the brief was obvious - color, color, and even more color. I layered ceramics and vases with a mix-and-match set of colorful cutlery to inject energy into everyday meals. The result is a table that feels curated yet spontaneous, with pieces that invite use rather than perfection.

Living room (warmth + function).

Our focus was comfort you can live with: a side table for flexible, move-anywhere utility, and some textiles to add texture and warmth. Together they soften the room and make it work from morning coffee to late-night reading.

As with any good project, we ran through ideas and options, tested combinations, and implemented them step by step. That pacing let the apartment tell us what it needed next so every choice felt clear, personal, and right.

A dialogue that shapes the space

For me, the most meaningful part of every project is the dialogue with the client. Design is never a one-way street it’s a process of listening, asking questions, and discovering together what truly resonates.

Working closely with Océane allowed me to not just propose objects, but to understand her way of living and the atmosphere she wanted to create. 

That dialogue gave us the freedom to explore color in the dining room, to rethink the children’s space with playful yet functional details, and to bring warmth into the living room. Her choices weren’t just about style they were about making her apartment feel even more personal, joyful, and complete.