Hello, lovers, and welcome back to my corner of the web! I have been wanting to share an office tour with you all for freaking ages and today’s the day! Welcome to my favourite minimal, urban jungle office room . . .
Well, kind of. I won’t actually be sharing my office – but I will be sharing the office room that I put together for my boyfriend! If you guys read my last office tour/update, you may remember that we’re in a pretty weird living situation. D’s flatmate has been stuck in Peru since COVID kicked off back in April, so we’ve temporarily taken over the whole apartment.
This left us with a whole spare bedroom! Fortunately, that’s been acting as my office most of that time . . . However, I thought it was only fair that D had the chance to use it too. So, when he went to visit his friends down the coast for a few days, I decided to surprise him by setting the office up for him!
(If you have a keen eye, you might’ve spotted the DIY artwork I made for him back in August!)
In keeping with his personal style, I kept it nice and minimal . . . with a lot of plants. A deep and borderline obsessive love of houseplants is something the two of us definitely have in common.
If you’d like to see the whole makeover, have a watch of my Youtube video and subscribe to me over on there. (Actually, I would love for you to have a watch – you get to see what my old office looked like and what a dramatic transformation it all was!)
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but D loves to produce music in his spare time. One of the unexpected benefits of COVID was that he spent so much time learning and experimenting with it.
In fact, lockdown gave him the chance to try tons of new hobbies . . . And, guys, it turns out my boyfriend is a bit of a housewife! He cooks, he cleans and he makes a fabulous cocktail.
For Christmas, one of the gifts I got him was this minimal glass bar cart (similar), so I styled it with the DIY plant pot I made him, some cocktail recipe books and (of course) alcohol!
One of my favourite ways to propagate and display plants is in old alcohol bottles, so I put some Devils Ivy and Philodendron cuttings in wine bottles. Is this room an urban jungle? I think so!
Daryl’s desk is actually a KMART buy he modded a few years ago. He spray painted the wood panels white, then sanded it down for a distressed effect. There’s a similar one here without all the effort, though!
(And, yes, I know what you’re thinking – I managed to find a man who likes DIY? I’m a lucky girl.)
I tried to keep everything else the same, even down to the clutter on his bookshelves!
(This was mostly because if someone came and messed up my work area I’d be pretty pissed. It’s always when you desperately need something that you can’t find it, right? I didn’t want to inadvertently be the cause of that!)
All in all, this room was a raging success! When Daryl got home he loved it . . . and I’m actually quite enjoying being in the main room. (Easy access to the fridge? Sign me all the way up.)
I hope you guys enjoyed this post. (And, if you watched the video, are shocked at how different the room looks!) What sort of style do you have? Are you a fan of a minimal workspace? Let me know your thoughts down below!
Peace,
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I’m loving all the green pops! and loving the vibes of this office space!
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
Thank you Katie! x
It looks so nice! I’m really looking forward to having my own little office. I’ll def go for minimal desing and A LOT of plants. 🪴
Thank you, Toma! Oooo excited to see how it turns out when you do get one 🙂
Love this! What a great surprise!
Thank you, Azilde! He loved it 🙂
Everything pulled together nicely! You did a great job!
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Thanks Rach 🙂
I love the office! My partner is going to be working from home and using our spare room/music room as an office so this post is great!
Corinne x
Thanks Corinne! Oh awesome – it’s definitely nice to have a seperate space to work in if he’s working from home x
I love your makeover! It looks so beautiful – I love the minimalist look to it xx
Thank you, Della! xx
This looks fab! I adore all the greenery 🙂 It’s always nice to have plants in your workspace. xo
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Thank you! I couldn’t agree more 🙂 xx
This is such an amazing surprise and it looks like I’m coming over for a cocktail…hahaha
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Hahah no good office is complete without some alcohol! x
As a minimalist, I thoroughly enjoyed this post :))
I’m glad you liked it, thanks for reading 🙂
I love what you’ve done with the room!! And all the plants really make it feel alive. PS your skin is glowwwinggg and so gorgeous!!!
Eileen | yesmissy.com
Thank you Eileen, D was really happy with how it turned out! & That’s so sweet, I appreciate that! It was actually your post about Bio Oil that inspired me to try it and it’s *massively* helped my skin xx
Mia, let’s be honest, are you just dating the male version of yourself??!
Seriously though, this is such a sweet idea and I think you did a really good job! I am seriously impressed as to how you both manage to keep all those plants alive but I do agree that they make the space look unique. xx
LOL – Hannah, I wish I could say yes, but alas Daryl is *far* more competent than me! & Thank you! It was a long but fun process xx
Oh my gosh I ADORE this space! And that bar cart is amazing! I love it! Thanks for sharing sweets! <3