Urban Jungle Bloggers: Plantshelfie

I joined the UJB community about one year ago. The first blogpost I wrote for Urban Jungle Bloggers was about a Plantshelfie as well and now Igor and Judith decided to bring this classic back! This time I used my workspace to create a green setting. Evert and I made this little wall cabinet from OSB boards which I wrote about here. In the meantime, my workspace has changed a bit but the cabinet is still there. I collected some of my plants and made a little hanging garden above my desk. It's always nice to have some greens around when you're working right?!

The desk I found at the thrift shop an painted it in a mint green. I'm still not sure what to do with the top so if you have any suggestions, they are more then welcome!

Pictures by Marij Hessel

Braderie de Lille

This year, me & Evert visited the "Braderie de Lille" for the first time. We were very curious about this event that dates back to the 12th Century and takes place on the weekend of the first Sunday of September. Luckily I did some research beforehand so we kind of knew which area's to go to. Funny enough, the neighborhood where we first started, turned out to be the best in my opinion! This was the area where most of the antique dealers where based at. But is was very interesting to see a big part of this gigantic market!

Our first find was a cabinet with a lot of little drawers, we loved it right away! This cabinet was originally from a garage where it was used for all kinds of small tools. We also found two  enamel tins and a clock! Tired but satisfied we drove home with our found treasures...

The enamel tins & clock are now in our kitchen, the tins I use for rice and tea. Unfortunately the clock is not yet working but we're hoping to find someone who can fix it for us! The cabinet was already beautiful but I decided tot paint it in Richmond Green by Le Noir & Blanc and I'm happy I did! The cabinet is perfect for my little office to store things like masking tape, stamps and other crafty things.

The small boxes on the wall I found at Xenos & the glass planters I bought at Flying Tiger. I'm very happy with my new wall, it really is an addition to my workspace!

Pictures by Marij Hessel

A Happy Home: New Workspace

I decided to change my workspace from the attic to our guest room. It's a lot smaller but much more cozy & warm! Our attic is perfect for working on Diy projects, crafting, painting and storing my collected ceramics, fabrics and much more. But lately I didn't feel like going up there as much as I used to. So why not replace my home office to another room as long as we have the space! Of course this gave me an excuse to restyle the room! Together with Evert I made a desk out of OSB boards & we used the same wood for the small wall cabinet. The Ikea Brakig wallpaper came in handy with this project, I love the subtle pattern! I'm very happy with the fresh look of my new workspace & I'm sure I'll enjoy working on my blog here...

Pictures by Marij Hessel