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All the furniture and décor we are loving from ‘An Inconvenient Love’ 

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Humility Javier 

<p>After we’ve seen Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano’s kilig moments in the romantic-comedy film “An Inconvenient Love”, we couldn’t help but want to recount and recreate their romantic scenes made even more unforgettable by IKEA.</p><p>While there’s no quick and easy way to find young love like that of Donny and Belle’s respective characters, Manny and Ayef, there is a convenient place to help build core memories that could last a lifetime. </p><p>As seen in one of DonBelle’s iconic scenes, Manny and Ayef went on an improvised date at the IKEA store in Pasay City. There was no denying that their romance continued to blossom as they played house at the largest store of the Swedish furniture retailer.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef improvised date IKEA store" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-1.jpg"/></div><p>Here, we got to see Manny and Ayef’s carefree and playful side as they lounged at the living room section furnished with select items of topnotch quality and sleek design. Watching Manny and Ayef play pretend as a couple with a shared home space made us wish that their convenient date would turn into the real deal.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef lounged living room section ikea" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-2.jpg"/></div><p>Their moment of imagining themselves in their own living room came alive with that colorful and modern sofa ensemble, reflecting their youthful vibe.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef kitchenware IKEA" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-3.jpg"/></div><p>Ayef gets into the fantasy of cooking dinner for Manny, as she takes hold of stylish kitchenware. With the right selection of sleek cooking utensils and appliances, this kitchen set up should be easy to replicate.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef shower IKEA" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-4.jpg"/></div><p>And who can forget that scene where Manny teases Ayef to join him in the shower? It’s a joke that would be quite fun to take, if one’s bathroom is as inviting and as cool as the pretend-bathroom they were playing in.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef bedroom set up IKEA" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-5.jpg"/></div><p>Of course, the couple had a romantic moment in a bedroom set up, surrounded by relaxing sheets and pillows in pastel hues, as well as fixtures that make the space even more inviting.</p><p>Speaking of real deals in recreating the look of these spaces, the scene where Ayef discovered Manny’s serious aspiration of being a business owner just hit us right in the feels. When Manny let Ayef into his boutique plant shop, that was his way of welcoming her into his world — a world of genuine passion and lots of plants!</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef  furniture IKEA" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-6.jpg"/></div><p>If you take a closer look, Manny chose functional and aesthetically pleasing furniture to enhance the look of his shop. We’re definitely taking notes of his tasteful design choices!</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="Manny Ayef  boutique plant shop IKEA" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/12/02/DonBelle-IKEA-Date-7.jpg"/></div><p>To recreate Manny and Ayef’s kilig scenes, you can shop for these affordable and quality IKEA items at IKEA Philippines’ physical store in Mall of Asia, Pasay City, or on IKEA’s website (<a href="http://www.ikea.com/ph" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.ikea.com/ph</a>). </p><p>Directed by Petersen Vargas, and written by Enrico Santos and Daisy Cayanan, &quot;An Inconvenient Love&quot; follows the story of Ayef, a convenience store staffer who dreams of becoming an international animator, and Manny, a boutique plant shop owner by day and secret social activist by night.</p><p>Both believing that love is just another inconvenience, they agree to a contractual love with an expiration date. As the dreaded expiration date nears, will they end their contractual relationship or will love end their inconvenient beliefs? </p><p>“An Inconvenient Love” is now showing in theaters, both locally and internationally. </p><p>For those excited to watch the film overseas, it’s already screening in Singapore, after a successful international premiere kick-off held last Nov. 26.</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="720" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6OfhsgNqYzk" title="DonBelle flies to Singapore for #AnInconvenientLove International Screening | Star Bits" width="1280"></iframe></div><p>Aside from Singapore, the romantic-comedy is also screening in the following countries/territories: Guam, Australia, New Zealand (opened on Nov. 23); Brunei, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (opened on Nov. 24); United States, Canada, Malaysia, Nigeria (opened on Nov. 25); United Kingdom (opened on Nov. 26); Austria, Spain (opened on Nov. 27); Hong Kong (opens on Dec. 3); and Cambodia (opens on Dec. 30).</p>