Wall of plants

Over the weekend we got rid of our chalkboard wall and decided to turn it into a wall of plants. 

It was definitely bitter sweet!

The chalkboard wall was one of the first things we painted when we moved and have etched our names - Piri and Bartles too - on it numerous times. But I have been itching to make changes to our home for the past few weeks and decided to say good bye after all. 

Thankfully we had all the paint cans and paint things left over from the last time we painted our walls and I was able to get it done in one afternoon (I also painted another wall that went through a slew of holes and paint stains, which now looks so clean and fresh). 

We picked up some wood boards measuring 55 inches and put two up for now. In my mind I picture the shelves filling up with lots of pots and more boards added in the process. This time around we just picked up 5 plants (because we're always always 5 - Piri, Bartles, Lady, Jane and Yangkyu) and added two other plants we already had to the space.

The brightness of the wall makes the space feel much bigger and brighter. 

On Instagram, I have been following feeds that feature amazing interiors filled with greens and that's where I had originally gotten the idea. Aside from falling completely in love with potted plants, I have also found a handful of feeds of interiors of Japanese homes that I love - they are all based outside of the city with lots of wood as a medium to their living and kitchen spaces. I have been diligently cleaning and rearranging and decluttering as much as I can to recreate our space as such.

Today is my last day of break before welcoming our March guest dogs to Piri's Place. Ever since Yangkyu started grad school, there are less opportunities to venture out on evenings and the weekends (although this weekend we were free but I ended up getting sick and it was raining too). I don't drive and so I haven't been going out on my own during the day time, which usually is ok but after months and months of this pattern, I think I'm beginning to get antsy. I know Uber is always at my finger tips so perhaps I'll take a trip out somewhere this afternoon.