Thursday, May 21, 2015

Urban Jungle Bloggers: My Plant Gang & Airbnb Apartment In Bordeaux



This month's Urban Jungle Bloggers topic comes a bit earlier than usually. Which included a major challenge for me - I was on vacation until last Sunday in France. Consequently I had no time to style up and shoot my plant gang at home. But you know, challenges trigger creativity, right? So instead of making night pictures at my home, I simply decided to share my plant gang at home away from home - in the fantastic airbnb apartment where I was staying in Bordeaux, France. So today's Urban Jungle Bloggers post is about my Bordeaux-bound plant gang and a little home tour. On y va!



The idea to set my plant gang into the airbnb apartment in Bordeaux was triggered the very first moment when I entered the apartment. I loved its light flooded rooms, the minimal styling, the magnificent old wooden flooring and there was one large plant in the living room - a big and healthy Pachira tree. But one plant is not a gang, right? On the other hand, an Urban Jungle Blogger is not a simple tourist, but one that visits plant shops too, right? Thus one morning I found myself exploring a plant shop in the neighborhood and doing my way of 'souvenir shopping' - I got myself some nice plants.


I was beyond happy to find two plants that I had on my wish list for quite a while (I mentioned them in our interview on The Sill) - I bought a cute pink Sedum rubrotinctum and an Aeonium cyclops (both of which I brought back to Munich). I also bought a tiny Lithops plant, a Nerium oleander and what I think to be a Gilt Edge plant. Voilà my plant gang at home away from home!







The airbnb apartment in Bordeaux was a perfect choice for my city trip. It is located in the city's old town overlooking a lively square, the Place du Palais with magnificent building. The apartment features an airy living room with an integrated kitchen, a bright bedroom, a small corner room and a second mezzanine bedroom plus a bathroom and restroom. I loved all the old details in the apartment: the already mentioned wooden flooring with its outstanding pattern, the high ceilings and plastering, the beautiful windows, the old brass window handles - in one word, this will be my place of choice again if I return to Bordeaux one day. Soon I will share more about this beautiful city in the southwest of France. In the meantime I am off to see all your plant gangs!

Urban Jungle Bloggers is a monthly series initiated by 2 bloggers: Igor (Happy Interior Blogand Judith (JOELIX.com). Every month we share ideas to create an urban jungle through styling ideas, DIYs and green tips & tricks. You can find additional inspiration on our Urban Jungle Bloggers Pinterest board and keep up-to-date on our website and Facebook page. Want to join? Use #urbanjunglebloggers on Twitter and Instagram. Or let us know and we'll share the badge and upcoming topics with you. Let's bring some green into your homes and blogs!

36 comments :

  1. I love your green souvenirs Igor! You were so lucky to find your exact wishlisted plants! And what a bright and classy apartment in Bordeaux, I totally see why you like it so much. Your last photo made me LOL, Tshirt is perfect for holidays :) Hurray for another episode of UJB & plantgangs!

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    1. Thank you Judith! Yeah I was lucky to literally stumble upon them in a tiny flower shop around the corner. Ha the last photo was a 'should I put it or not'-kind of pic. But hey, it's all about fun, so there I am:-)

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  2. Ein wunderschönes Apartment und noch dazu so Urban Jungle Blogger tauglich ...ich stell mir gerade vor, wie du mit deinen Pflanzen im Flieger sitzt...lol..bis bald, lg Anette

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    1. Hahaha das war tatsächlich so - ich hatte die kleinen Pflanzen alle ganz sachte in einer Papiertragetüte als Handgepäck! Streng bewacht:-) Alle sind gesund und glücklich in München angekommen!

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  3. That apartment looks like a dream! And mostly with the plants u added! Perfect gang in the perfect apartment! U got it! Regards, Isabel

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  4. Great twist!!! Love your new plants and what a gorgeous apartment with balcony and beautiful view.
    Your photographs are gorgeous and that floor - LOVE!

    Another great UJB. Thank you for the inspiration.

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    1. Thank you Tina! It was the only twist I could make - 'working' on vacation!! But hey, I am such a committed Urban Jungle Blogger, right? :-)

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  5. I just love that apartement! And that last photo XD So funny! Well done 'coping' underthese tough conditions ;D

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    1. You gotta work hard as an Urban Jungle Blogger, right? Hahaha, well, it was fun so not so so hard to cope:-)

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  6. Oooh la la! C'est magnifique. I love the beautiful plant styling on location in that fantastic apartment; Bordeaux is a great city to visit. I hope you strolled down by the river? Loved this - I think my next post I am going to have to think BIG! :)

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    1. I enjoyed the opportunity to have a big plant there as my own apartment is way too small for a large plant. And yes, I rented a bike and rode it all along the Garonne river! It was marvelous!

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  7. awesome! The apartment was really great, eh? Another good holiday apartment find :)

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  8. Loving the strategically placed flowering bush between your legs there Igor...is there something Freudian in this? Haha! Sorry. But seriously, such a brilliant idea and that SPACE?! Just incredibly beautiful. So much light. x

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    1. Hahahaha you know what Tiff, it never came to my mind until I got back home and edited the picture. Then I had this moment should I post that or not, but hey, you know I am always game for a good laugh. So there we go:-))

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  9. Was für eine tolle und sehr gelungene Improvisation und was für ein traumhaftes Apartement!!
    Viele liebe Grüße,
    Kerstin

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  10. Thank you for being so creative. So much fun to have a nosey around another home, especially a gorgeous one like that - hello the sofa!!! The view!! Seeing that make's me ask my husband why we're not living back in France...? The Pachira tree is stunning and so is that photo looking in to the living and dining... Mel x

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    1. Thank you Mel!! I love to peek into other people's homes too. Probably it's one reason why I love to stay at airbnb places. It is so much more interesting, it always tells a little bit of the owners and it makes you feel like a local wherever you are.

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  11. Wir haben schon mehrfach über Airbnb gebucht und es war immer toll. Dieses Apartment hat es mir allerdings auch sehr angetan - nix wie hin - aber wann?
    Lovely hugs
    Molly

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    1. Danke Dir Molly. Ah, Zeit findet sich immer irgendwie...irgendwann:-) Bordeaux kann ich nur empfehlen, eine wirklich schöne Stadt und Umgebung. Ich werde demnächst auch hier auf dem Blog meine Bordeaux Tipps teilen. Also, get ready:-)

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  12. It may sound strange or funny, but I like your plants. :-) It's like they're complimenting you.

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  13. Hi Igor, I love the idea of showing your "plant gang at home away from home" {beautiful flat too, actually). I think it's nice to buy plants in different places too, they'll bring back nice memories of travelling.
    I must admit I enjoy a lot this month topic, so nice to have a peak in different homes and see so many lovely plant gangs. Every time I take notes on buying some of them, ca't really wait to visit a green house soon.
    Have a nice weekend :-)

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    1. Thank you very much Stefania!! We are very happy that this month's topic was so well received by all Urban Jungle Bloggers! Here's to more plant fun!

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  14. This is such an amazing idea and love your creative solution! The airbnb spot looks like a truly divine place to stay and the way you styled it is of course spot on Igor! Will need to join your UJB challenge and share my plant gang:-) Have a great weekend and thanks for the lovely inspiration!
    Best,
    Mette

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    1. Oh thank you very much Mette, though it was a very quick'n'dirty impromptu kind of styling LOL. And yes please do join us - I love your plants, not to mention your stylings!!!

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  15. Σε αυτο το καφέ εκεί κατω στην γωνιά θελω να πάρω το πρωινό μου γευμα!!!
    Πόσες ομορφες decor λεπτομερειες μας είχες σε αυτο το post :)

    http://beautyfollower.blogspot.gr

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    1. Euxaristo para poly:-) ego opou pao psaxno ta oraia meri:-)

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  16. They are beauties and I adore the large plant in the first shot - wow! Thank you for welcoming me to Urban Jungle Bloggers!

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  17. Wow that apartment is beautiful and I love how you were able to personalise it with plants... I bet there was a lot more you wanted to bring home with you (like the flooring!)

    I had so much fun with this month's topic, the plant gang is a fantastic idea :)

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  18. I had never heard of a Gilt Edge Plant, so I googled it. Learning so much along the way with UJB! Gorgeous apartment. Also bookmarked the airbnb website - Thanks again!

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  19. Lieber Igor,

    Deine Fotos machen extrem Lust auf Urlaub und verkürzen die Zeit bis zu den Ferien! Danke dafür und schön, dass ich nun auch in der UJB-Runde mit dabei bin! Freue mich schon auf das nächste Thema [muss mich noch schnell für den Newsletter eintragen].

    Liebe Grüße, Kathrin

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