Find yourself working from home? Geneva Vanderzeil from Gen Collective is here to help you do just that!
After growing up in Brisbane, Geneva first moved to London in 2008, then Hong Kong, to begin her career in DIY fashion. It was there she launched her first blog, A Pair & A Spare, virtually kick-starting her whole career in working online, working in books, and doing DIY for a living.
“I think for me it’s always about the creative challenge of seeing something I love and thinking how can I do that myself? I think a big part of what I’ve done in this house and what I do all the time is about challenging myself to re-create the things that I see.”
These days Geneva’s work is a lot more focused on interiors and styling, and DIY in the home. A big part of what she does is tutorials – like showing people how to make terracotta vases, how to completely overhaul their office or how to make a painted bedhead!
“I think what really draws people to do DIY is that it’s such a satisfying feeling to make and create yourself… particularly now as we become more aware of our footprint and sustainability and we realise that you don’t have to throw things out! You can breathe new life into them.”
Given the current climate, and with a lot of us now working from home, this means your ‘work from home’ space probably needs a bit of work too… thankfully Geneva has a solution!
“We had a spare room that we’d been meaning to upgrade for a while into an office, but we just hadn’t got around to it. We had some cupboards that we really loved, but didn’t like the format of them. So, we had three and we pulled one out and separated the other two to the sides of the room and then we created storage and desk space in between.”
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And voila! There are so many easy projects people can do at home right now that don’t take a lot of materials and are just really satisfying to work on… if you’re feeling inspired, head to Geneva’s website here for more ideas.
