Spring is here! Years ago when we were in the middle of the renovation and didn't have proper heating, I always felt like I could finally heave a sigh of relief: we survived winter! There was still a risk of cold weather in April, but sunshine and warmth were coming. Now that the days of Read article…
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La Manufacture Parisienne in Paris
On an impromptu walk through the 18th arrondissement in Paris, I passed by a particularly green shopwindow and just had to take a peek inside. It turns out La Manufacture Parisienne is not only a green little paradise, it's also a really good shop if you're looking for a gifts or something nice for your Read article…
Casa Bonay in Barcelona
I've said it before, but I seriously can't wait for the day that teleportation becomes reality. Like at this very moment: I'd love to be in Barcelona right now for a drink at the gorgeous Casa Bonay! To sit back and relax in one of their comfy velvet couches, staring at the beautiful Cirio Circular Read article…
Lovely Day Botanicals
Whenever I burn my skin, I break off a leaf of one of my Aloë plants and apply the aloë gel to my skin. It's effective and has an immediate calming effect. Plants and botanical essences have proven their virtues in past centuries and continue to do so today. But ever so often, natural ingredients Read article…
Volta mobiles from Paris
Remember I stumbled upon those cool mobiles on Etsy a while ago? They are designed and created Otxo and Mario Conti from VOLTA Paris. And because Paris is just around the corner, I hopped over to visit their fresh new showroom, where they display their collection of mobiles and stabiles. Alexander Calder (August 22 1898 – Read article…
The Botanic Garden in Berlin
It just started snowing here at home in France, while I was looking forward to a weekend of sunshine. Well that's the mysterious ways of nature 😉 Anyway, I wanted to show you one of the sunny places I visited in September last year: the botanical garden in Berlin. At the time there was a Read article…
A bloomifique plantshelfie
As much as I like flowers, I love houseplants so much better. In a previous Urban Jungle Bloggers topic we had a plants & flowers challenge and I remember is was really nice to figure out how to use both flowers and plants in one setting. With flowers you get to play with a wider Read article…
A mini jungle with Bergamotte
Where do you buy your plants? Have you ever bought plants online? It's always a bit of a suspense, right? Depending on where the plants come from: will they survive the trip? What will they look like? Are they carefully wrapped? When ordering flowers or plants at Bergamotte there is no suspense. Here in France Read article…
KOTI a Finnish sleepover in Paris
In the middle of this bustling and extremely busy week with IMM in Cologne and Maison & Objet in Paris, I found a slice of calmth and design: at KOTI in the heart of Paris. Although it also felt very Finnish! KOTI, Finnish for home, is a creative idea launched by and in the Finnish Institute Read article…
My personal favorites from IMM Cologne 2017
Earlier this week I was in Germany, in Cologne to be exact, at the IMM fair: an international furniture & interiors fair. While I was there mostly to work, I also took some time to check out some of the other booths and to spot new plant ideas for Urban Jungle Bloggers (more about that Read article…
