Flora Design: Flora Inspiration: Chicago Botanical Garden

I spent the day wandering around the Botanical Garden, it is amazing the inspirational you can pull from the spaces. As the season comes to the end the flowers were looking tired and ready to finish out this life cycle, and hang out until next year.

I keep coming back to the veggie garden that has been designed to inspire small, urban space vegetable growing. One DIY project I'm already looking forward to next season, is this storm window/ wood frame mini greenhouse. It is a recycled application that can be used in any garden. All that is needed is reclaimed wood, recycled storm windows and very affordable henge. Just build square frames, add in soil, then attach the storm windows with hinges to protect seedlings from the cold, frost and wind. It is best to build close to a building to help insulate and protect the cold frames. There you have it! Your own greenhouse for any space.

I could live in this space. Add an open concept bedroom to the upstairs, a small kitchen and bathroom to the bottom floor and you have a dreamy loft. This is how I would style the space.