ROOM MAKE OVER - turning my spare room into a plant room for my Anthuriums

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[@jackiep4452]

I love the plants and all.... but I think Brad's personality really shines in this video!!!

[@sydneyplantguy]

it totally does ! He is definitely the star if this video :)

[@katarzynam4937]

Oh, I see that I am not the only person who randomly i casually talks to my cats :D

[@sydneyplantguy]

Isn’t that normal?:D

[@robynfisher4455]

@@sydneyplantguy Absolutely!

[@Self-Love-e9p]

@@sydneyplantguy Jan....❤️😘😻😀

[@noctemlustify]

Love how the kitty is just in the middle of everything and supervising his humanpet 😆

[@amandamack9258]

Ive never been jealous of a cat before today. Your antherium room looks great!

[@jillsimpson8527]

The final arrangement of the room is so much better than the symmetrical arrangement it started in. It looks more casual and really maximizes the space in that corner. Well done! I also appreciate that the whole process is in one video! No waiting! 😄

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe thanks !! :)

[@alicelarez4311]

Your room looks cozy,you have a sense of taste.And I love the relationship you have with your housemate-baby.

[@alicelarez4311]

And the way Brad claimed the chair.

[@woowooone]

I love how neat and organized you are with all of your plants. It's inspiring because I have so many and it's an unorganized jungle

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@faithchristiansen5890]

Love how it turned out Inspiring to your planty fans !

[@shazmina..]

Wowww. I love plants... ❤

[@monsteraetc]

This is how I do it. I have 2 specific rooms..a "show room" where my rare, mature/maturing plants & IKEA cabinets are, and a "grow room" where I repot, prop, etc. Both rooms are full of plants, and I still have more common (or just less needy) plants all over the house, but it's sooooo nice to have one room to just sit down and LOOK at plants in, that feels like a jungle. As our Florida weather returns over the next month, many of my plants will go outside, as I train them up poles (like yours, thanks for the inspiration!) and it will feel less cluttered than it does now. You'll love it!

[@MsHDDriver]

Love the organization and functionality. You two did a great job putting this room together😺

[@onyxcross489]

Brad will DEFINITELY like the box! Haha

[@sarahisbomb]

Brad is 100% the breakout star of this video! 😺

[@robynfisher4455]

That was fun ! Also takes me several moves to get a room layout right and have to actually do it to see what it looks like. Fantastic end result 🤩 Lovely to hear Brad chatting away with you. Haven't had such a good view of his beautiful head markings before. Love the cute little eyes in the back of his head.🐱🐈

[@sydneyplantguy]

hehe thanks :) yes those two dots are his signature :)

[@rachelenochs4685]

The room turned out great! Thanks for sharing your design process with us. Brad did a nice job co-hosting this episode 😸

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@silentnite321]

Ahhh my two favorite things. Plants and organizing (minimizing). The room turned out really nice.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@sandraelecanal4627]

Love the way you are your anthurium plant room! 😍

[@vaaance710]

"Brad is gonna be very excited about this box" (folds the box immediately after opening it) Smart.

[@sydneyplantguy]

I was worried he’d get too excited and doesn’t want to let it go & i have no room for that stuff haha

[@justanotherfaceinthecrowd]

You can use vinyl wrap to resurface the shelf unit tops and the table tops …it’s easy and cheap to do

[@monsteraetc]

Smart!!!

[@redlady3123]

Love the new beautiful anthurium room! I think the mix of plants works well too, just like in the wild. I appreciate your lack of rigid planning and all your changes felt very organic. Brad was a great supervisor. 😉 Enjoy! 💚 🪴

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@_cjmaine2664]

Hehehe I love Brad.

[@LucasEY]

Such a fun project! I'm obsessed with your crystallinum hybrid at 44:30, it almost looks like it is crossed with a papillilaminum of some sort. Also I know you're not a huge hanging plant person, but for your consideration: a long, velvety A. pallidiflorum or A. wendlingerii would look incredible mounted up on the wall above some of the shelves. imo the pallidiflorum leaves are the most fun anthurium to watch grow because the new leaves on mine go from 2 inches long to three feet long in a week or two!

[@monsteraetc]

Agree. I held off on strap plants for MUCH too long. Now that I have some, I absolute love how they add to the aesthetic of my plant room. Real jungles have plants hanging down as well as going up!

[@sydneyplantguy]

reading that comment made me realise I fully forgot about my vittarifolium :D it looks so different I forgot it was an anthurium :D might move it in actually :)

[@lorrainetroughton4778]

I love how you set this room up. The anthuriums certainly come to life being in their own room. Brad was the perfect supervisor😍

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@plantnan-nan]

Loved your final setup, a gorgeous but practical room too. Your Magnificum x forgetii is beautiful😍. Extra thumbs up to Brad xx

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@KathyGallagher01]

The new Antherium/plant room looks amazing💚 you certainly know about aesthetics 😉 And Brad seems to love it too ❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@chantalshipman613]

Such a great video. Brad is the coolest dude, who adores his dad. Room looks fabulous too.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@natuaC]

I loved this! I have to say that you might have been the sidekick in this😻 The outcome is great showing off the plants beautifully and having a functional and relaxing room. I think this would be one of my favourite videos from you. FABULOUS 🥰

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@JessicaPancake2]

Two points: - I think if you painted the top of those tables you spray painted a green to match the boxes in the kallax shelves it would look amazing and really tie all the furniture together. If not green, get some vinyl from Kmart and cover the tops to match the bed/chair legs. You could also cover the tops of the kallax shelves to hide the damage in them. 2. Your friends garden was amazing! That grass was so lush and did I spy some monstera in the garden beds?! Can we have a tour? 😂 Great video :D

[@sydneyplantguy]

Good point :) yes all my ‘leftover’ plants find their way into my friends garden haha :D it’s looking lush!!!

[@lisalee6393]

I think we have the same Kmart hallway console table. FYI a mother light can mounted underneath 🙂 but I just use mine pointed at it. I DIYed a shelf so I have 3 layers of plants. Floor, shelf, and top. 😉Ready for your 100k KZbin plaque

[@sydneyplantguy]

Patiently waiting hehe :) gotta love kmart!!

[@moniquepeterson9542]

Love it, love it, LOVE it!!! I wish I could have an Anthurium room!!! You’re living the plant dream, friend! No chance you’d risk your Queen in the back instead of the Philo? You know in summer, during the depths of the humidity…? Just put her there to take one picture… it would look AMAZING!! 👏👏👏👏

[@pudik2008]

Really enjoyed this video! You did an amazing job! Love how vocal Brad was at the beginning specially! He is the cutest! 😻

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@exanthymaru]

Always like your video ❤❤❤❤

[@cynthia_524]

Your room turned out soooo nice! Yes please more videos like this..was fun to watch! And love, love, love Brad 😻

[@Dani34473]

The room looks wonderful and I enjoyed this video. I also loved the conversations between you and your cat!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@Naeou]

👑 Thicc Boi Braddles 👑 so many great one liners and quotes from Brad this vid! I love the concept of a plant growing tall behind a chair so you’re sitting under it, great job with Brad’s Anthurium room Jan! 😁😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

haha thank you:)

[@thehouseplantjungle5631]

Wow, this Anthurium room looks amazing and has a lovely natural tropical vibe to it.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@MichaelDeNicola]

more like Sydney Plant KING!!! 👑👑👑 another great video. Also I love how you cat sounds excited for the video too

[@sydneyplantguy]

thank you:)

[@reduced1674]

Haha what a treasure. Good work!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@suntoshineastrologyandtaro1144]

I love this type of video! Chore videos are my favorite.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Chore ?! :P this was fun, not a chore :)

[@vibe3339]

Plant content is the best, but plant content + cat content is simply the best! 🥰 Thanks for that!😁 For your mosspole corner is might be a queen anthurium a possibility. I saw it at someone getting huge leaves because she grows on a mosspole. :)

[@johnmiguel7666]

Total inspiration! Brad is the best helper you can get...and the person helping with the video does a great job also. The reflected light from your light walls and the new lighting should be perfect for those anthuriums...congrats on making this room so special. We live here in Tuscany, with the same summer heat and winter chill plus rain that you have...we are lucky to have a south-facing window situation here, so I can bring in all my warmth-loving plants for the 3-4 months when we can have a frost (some coming this week)...but by February we're already seeing warmth returning, Spring bulbs coming up, and house plants anxious to get outside again....love your videos, so please keep them coming!!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you John :)

[@pondypond62847]

My plants are an important part of my aesthetic for my home too. Biophilia! And lol at your veiny anthurium obsession.

[@emmalecroy274]

Your cat is the star of this video!

[@sydneyplantguy]

He’s the star of the channel :)

[@lukaostojic1154]

We need s "easy plants to mature for beginners" videk, talking about plants that beginners can mature easily.

[@sydneyplantguy]

The plants that are easy to grow to maturity mainly depend on your environmental conditions, not your experience level. So this is a tricky video to make but I will give it a shot eventually ;) I for example have had the easiest time growing P. verrucosum to maturity and it was one of my first plants but I know lots who are struggling.

[@kersie2000]

I have just started my front verandah garden. And, I am new to the plant lover world. Great video. Thank you.

[@donnaholmes1158]

Brad is adorable. Love the transformation of the room.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@celebrityoutfit123]

The cat in this video is physical comedy

[@clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957]

Turned out great

[@rareplaid]

Thanks so much for sharing this process, Jan! Fun to hang out with you and Brad . Love how the space turned out!🪴

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@gregwilson5910]

Great room Jan, the transformation was incredible. Brad looks like he enjoys the space very much.😃

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@camerlengograziedio]

The highlight was you flopping on to the couch before saying “Well, it’s horizontal…” 😂

[@rayacat1]

I love how Brett( Brad?)stole the show and the new room. Looks great, especially with the white shelves. Fun video. Mother grow lights are the best!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@Aler199]

Merry Christmas 🎉

[@AnysiaRae]

I just love chatty Brad... and so does my cat who sits directly in front of the tv and does not take her eyes off of him 😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

Well we all know this is Brads channel & the plants and I are just a distraction ....

[@Steph_Bx13]

I honestly love your videos and how realistic they are. As someone renting in Canberra I know the feeling about being limited to what you can do to your living space. Would you ever do videos where subscribers send in photos of their setups for any feedback you may have. 😊 also cause I love seeing other people's setups for inspiration as well 🪴

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :) that’s a great idea! Let me think about it :) just concious of the fact that light levels are impossible to judge by just a photo so I’d hate to provide incorrect advice :P

[@Steph_Bx13]

@@sydneyplantguy thank you for being honest about providing feedback. 😊 I'm sure with the amazing content you make that 100K subs plaque will be filling up that space on your bookshelf soon 🪴❤️

[@hopewhitaker2446]

I love that you are reusing furniture! I also love Brad's contribution!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) he’s the best!!

[@totococo1284]

Ohh I see you! As soon as Bad was laying ob your foot, you wouldn‘t move. Love that! 12:27 Is the Best!! 😂😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

😅

[@lindseyhubbard8320]

This was so fun!! Thanks for taking us on this journey.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks for coming along :)

[@katherinenightingale2205]

It came out looking beautiful! 👌

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@kurtbaker1669]

Great video 👌 Can't wait to see your Anthuriums grow.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@ChristyD97]

Love this. You've inspired me to clean out my junk room and make it another plant room. And I agree...the final result was the one to go with. It looks great.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@TheHottestPocket]

on the contrary you should absolutely make an 8 hour plant chore video 😅!

[@juiah]

I really, really like this video! Super authentic, I guess everyone (!) can see how much fun you (and Brad) had :) Beautiful collecting btw! 🪴

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

A great planting new room ,looks bigger now!👍 💚🌱🌵☘️💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

thanks :)

[@ekamarie6632]

22:50 omg!! I love that stool there specifically for brad I am imagining videos where your doing your normal thing surrounded by plants and brad just chilling up on his thrown like the young prince he is 😅 supervising your content and plant care 🤣 I’m assuming it’ll change by the end but I just find it hilariously adorable

[@Self-Love-e9p]

Jan... WHAT AN AMAZING PROCESS!!.. and You look soo happy.. I really admire your aesthetic sense. This is your best video in terms of the process of loving your gorgeous plants (so far you've prepared the best place and way for them, but we don't know the process clearly). I can't imagine how busy you were preparing all this before. I really appreciate all of your effort..it is so much fun that we are all happy too. I'm so happy with Brad's adorable behavior... Brad wants to always be involved in this happy process. We love you, Brad😻... And I really like the final result of this room make over, especially when you put up a wall decoration that really matches the anthurium.. It's like seeing a tropical atmosphere in my own country..."What a beautiful Anthuriroom!".. Jan...I never thought you've got such a beautiful anthurium collection!.. Now I can only find out of each one has a different name and different origin (some are hybrid). Here all of your beautiful anthurium plants are called "Kuping Gajah"...It means " The Ear of Elephant" because its shape large like elephant ear 😂.. Jan...Thank you so much because your videos allow me to see this world in a different and better way which makes me so happy.. Jan...Once more, Thank you soo much for sharing your brilliant idea!!..💡Aha!.. Good, Brilliant and Inspiring...😂🥰💚👍...

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@Self-Love-e9p]

@@sydneyplantguy Jan....Gerne geschehen... Heute habe Ich viel zu tun, weil Ich mich um meine Pflanzen kummern muss ( seit einigen Tagen regnet es in stromen.).... Cheers!... 😀🥰💚

[@merielangharad977]

What an excellent video and for sure, your final set up is definitely the best. I hope Brad is enjoying "his" room. Thanks again for a great video and nice to have a longer one :).

[@sydneyplantguy]

thanks :)

[@sunnymelbourneplants]

What a beautiful setup and thank you for taking us along. The aesthetic is so pleasing to the eye and minimalist love it! I think I really need some grow lights to up my growing game especially when summer will end in Melbourne. Brad is top supervisor 😹

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@zoni36]

Love the room, the video and Brad. PS- Just got a beautiful Scindapsus. Planning to make my first SydneyPlantGuy moss pole next week for this plant. Fingers crossed!

[@justinamontgomery2618]

Hi Jan :)....did not know you had a spare room! Perfect idea and love the new set up and thanks for taking us along....it turned out nice and thanks for the motivation and the inspiration...there is always so much work to get done when it has to do with our plants....love the new place for your 2 scindapsis! They are going to love it their...looking forward to seeing your new rug...and Brad is so Doll during the makeover...hope your loving your new space :) so happy for you!!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@waktukaksugeng9540]

Beautiful room by full indoor plants.amazing

[@sueaho2649]

Omg Brad! I haven't laughed this hard in a while 😂😂😂

[@VixinatorsVideos]

I loved this. I am constantly rearranging. Also your cat is such a cutie!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@mettechristineolsen4286]

You didn't leave room for your manifestation in the final layout! Don't worry, it's coming-probably sooner than you think ☺ Room looks great! 😍 My cat is like that too, always around when things are happening and he loves exploring newly moved furniture 😂🥰

[@sydneyplantguy]

hehe I'll make room for it when the time is right :)

[@zap4980]

Beautiful plants and room 🤩 Thanks for sharing 🪴🪴🪴

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@mhzplantingaroids]

So, it’s an Anthuroom? But man! This is great! Literally a dream of mine to have a whole room for plants. 🥲 Well done 🤩

[@sydneyplantguy]

I like to call it ‘Anthuriroom’ but it’s kinda hard to pronounce :D haha cheers

[@mhzplantingaroids]

@@sydneyplantguy HAHAHA! 🤣

[@ekamarie6632]

Omg! I need more of this! I am in the process of doing the same thing but I just keep finding more and more stuff I need to do and it’s quickly become way too overwhelming for me to find any motivation. I have ADHD and my biggest struggle is procrastinating and executive dysfunction if I can’t get instant results and this video really helped me find my motivation to just get up and continue working on it. So thanks.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Just go one day at a time :) and eventually u end up with a completed project woohoo :)

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

The book Botanicum is very nice. I got it recently too. Your anthuriums are simply gorgeous :-)

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@manabushltd3250]

Brilliant - i would love a dedicated room! Ive steered clear of anthurium so far - but im getting tempted.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@carolstuff]

Wow! You really jobbed on this project; it was worth it. Congrats & enjoy your new room. Thanks for sharing.

[@sydneyplantguy]

thanks :)

[@gyzzimodo7]

The room looks so good, you did a great job and you have a lovely style! Really cool video and would love to see more like this!!!!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@GrowingSouth]

Jan! Thank you for these ideas! I, like you, have an empty bedroom I don't use, except for plants during winter. For the last several weeks I've been trying to decide what to do with it to make it more functional and look nice! :) Bradlz is such a chatty cat!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@lesliehughes9382]

Love it! Definitely agree that moving the shelf from directly behind you was a good move. Curious: Is Brad a multilingual kitty? He's a most excellent project supervisor, furniture tester, and chatty cohost!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) no he only understands English :P

[@georgemoraitis7006]

Hey Jan, great video once more! :) my question is regarding the growlights, how many hours per day are on?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hey, as mentioned, they come on at 8am and turn off at 10pm so 14 hours :)

[@shadesofidaho]

Looks great!!

[@dharris214]

Love the new setup and your anthuriums look amazing! So does that sodiroi!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@EnchantedwithPoodles]

I enjoyed your video and the new Anthurium room looks fantastic. You mentioned having a fan in the space and I noticed you also have a fan in your bedroom. At some point, maybe in a Q & A, would you please discuss how you decided to use the style of fans you are using? I believe I need to add air circulation in my plant room but I don’t know what sort of fan(s) I need. Thanks a million.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) don’t overthink it. You just want airflow which you can achieve with a fan or just by opening a window :) you don’t eant to create wind, just a constant exchange of air so any fan would do :)

[@EnchantedwithPoodles]

Thanks for your quick response, Jan. 🙂

[@danielbardsley1347]

Brad is an icon

[@sydneyplantguy]

He totally is !! :)

[@naturebehindglass6512]

You might want to discreetly incorporate some scratching options for the kitty and redirect him to them if he scratches on the couch. You could attach some sisal rug on the sides of the shelves or wrap table legs with sisal rope.... Doesn't have to look like cat furniture

[@tropicalplantmomma]

Love it ! That corner/ room looks great 😊

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@kristinahitzelberger]

Looks fantastic!

[@peterperez4493]

It came out great, thanks for sharing

[@virginiamartinez391]

It looks great 😃👍🏽💚🪴💚😻🙀

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@oettienotosapoetro4527]

Let me guess, are you planning to replace the P. Sodiroi with the A. Warocqueanum someday? That will be perfect! By the way, the Mother grow lights really looks amazing.

[@sydneyplantguy]

hehe yes, once the queen outgrows the cabinet that's where she will go :)

[@marylalone7104]

Great idea for a video, and great collection and grow room organization! When does the Queen get to come grace the anthurium room?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :) I'll keep her in my cabinet as long as I can but I feel like with the next leaf or two she might outgrow the cabinet :P

[@plantladyonamission]

Love the room makeover 💚beautiful

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you!! 😊

[@AthanasiaPapantoniou]

Looks like your friends are very lucky getting plants for presents 🤩 too bad for me I live in Greece 🙃

[@sydneyplantguy]

They deserve them putting up with me :D haha

[@AthanasiaPapantoniou]

@Sydney Plant Guy I have some monstera and planning to make poles like yours- hopefully 😁, but I can't find here in Greece moss like the one you use. Is there a particular name for this moss so I can look for it online?

[@oddly-iamme]

@@AthanasiaPapantoniou its called sphagnum moss :)

[@AthanasiaPapantoniou]

@@oddly-iamme thank you 😊 🤩

[@mikemcminn9821]

Awesome job! Love to be a guest in that room.

[@MyLocsMyPlants]

this was great! thanks for sharing 💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

The picture makes the biggest difference in the room.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Agree, fills a large chunk of empty wall, adds to the natural theme but I didn't want a photo of my plants ... that would be too predictable :D