Sometimes you have to be in a town you have no clue about what on earth you are doing there. A town where you have no friends living, no family residents and certainly no ‘so-hip-it-hurts’ addresses…

In that state of mind, walking in an unknown street, I stood in front of a closed wooden porch. I would I have walked by if somebody didn’t tell me to wait a few minute before it opened again. “I wouldn’t be sorry” she told me. So I did…

The fact that I’m writing this post about this place, tells enough. Once the porch opened, there was a dark corridor, with some decoration, photographs and at the end a large glass door.

I entered a small chapel. Full of light, a great smell of flowers, green and candles, beautifully decorated with all kind of greenery, objects and… a burning fireplace.
At the place where the altar used to be, they ‘planted’ large trees, silver birch I’m sure, that reached to the high ceiling.

I was welcomed by Jeremy,  most friendly host of the chapel, and we started talking. 
I stayed one hour, got the most delicious coffee in a most charming cup and promised to come back. Look at the pictures, imagine this location near you, and you know you’d love it.
Well, Dendermonde for my Belgian & Holland readers is not that far, for the ones who follow my blog in the US, Tokyo, Peru, The UK, South Korea, Russia or India….be inspired.

Jeremy preparing a coffee during a long chat.

A vertical fireplace.

Don’t try to look for a website, a Facebook page or another network profile. They’re not existing.
I told ya, a hidden garden chapel you have to find, and then pass this beautiful spot to people you really like.
Like you guys.

I told Jeremy that I was going to help him with a least one virtual place where you could contact him, and I will. I let you know. In the meantime, just pay the place a visit and say “hi” to Jeremy from me. I don’t know if he will see this post, but I’ll let him know, somehow. I will.


Atelier T’ Groene Genoegen
Jeremy Desmet and Griet De Ridder

St. Gillislaan 79 
9200 Dendermonde‎
Phone: 052 20 09 21
Closed on Sunday and Monday