small is the new big | home + style ideas

Published Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by jodi renee.




A quiet, yet bold sentiment.
The babes speak the loudest in these spaces...without saying a thing.
They finish the room. Make it complete.
In it's grandiose overstatement, it's minimal, real and refreshingly honest.
I get a sense of 'who' lives in these rooms, the feelings they want to inspire, what's important and what they VALUE.
A beautiful statement we can make to the world.
Especially in our own abode.
xo
jodi renée

*apologies for the non-credit to these fabulous and inspiring pics I found.
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what's on your walls? | home + style ideas

Published Friday, August 05, 2011 by jodi renee.




You are the product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best propel you toward your dreams...
Are the things around you moving you toward success - or are they holding you back?

This is why I love the ideas above.
In their chaotic busyness, they are actually quite simple. Monochromatic framing helps with this as well as...choosing anything and everything that inspires you.
This kind of design often seems daunting when my clients mention it or are inspired by doing something of the same. And really...the simplicity lies in choosing what makes you FEEL good, inspired, come alive or something that just makes you smile. This can be anything from photos to artwork to quotes...a painting or a page ripped out of a book. Because it has meaning for YOU...that's enough.
Simple.
Inspiration.

To have this meaningful inspiration in your home fuels your soul and keeps what's important at a moments glance.
Because I'm so visual this is SO important to me.
Blank walls do nothing for my creative spirit ...only drive to fill them with things that make me feel...well...inspired.

What's on your walls? Does it light you up or has it been up since you bought the house and has now become part of the dry wall? Let go of what you think should be on the walls and replace it with stuff that makes you feel...
I challenge you to do a scan. Let me know what you come up with...

love...xo
jodi renée

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Ubabub | Australian Home and Style Inspiration

Published Monday, February 28, 2011 by jodi renee.

SO loving these! Kid-tested, eco-friendly and made to last. How amazing is this nursery furniture from Australia! Ubabub was born when Natasha and Daniel Dumais had trouble finding baby nursery furniture to suit their modern taste...

The home of the brilliant entrepreneurs gives way to some super cute, open and airy inspiration! Especially the kids rooms! (Images by James Braund)
Above the Ubabub Pod Cot - CUTE!!!!
Ubabub Nifty Clear Cot ...

absolute heaven of light in this room...




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mish-mash framing | home and style inspiration

Published Thursday, February 17, 2011 by jodi renee.

These spaces speak to my soul with their blend of freedom, nature and light...Combining earth's elements 'into' our homes ignites the creative spirit. I think we crave for this more than we know...Nature frees us to be our most expressive and authentic selves.
Brilliant framing! Don't shy away from framing and displaying inspiration in the least likely of places! where do you spend all of your time? What do you want to see, dream and be inspired by when you're in these places? ....contrast here with the rich dark woods and white! I love it.
Keep in mind these framing suggestions CAN be interchanged with your personal photos! ...be creative, think outside of the box. If what I'm inspiring here is showing you 'art' ...change it up. Your family, your LIFE - is just as inspirational. If not more.

God I am so eclectic in taste. Voila chic vintage! splash of colour against the rich brown...notice the mish-mash of framing on the right. Hello. Everything works. There is NO method to madness for display...if you love it. Rock it.
absolutely LOVE the casual and warm feel of the above framing! Mix of art and personal photos. Notice the randomness of the framing still has an order to it? get out of 'the same the same'....it'll work. Be open....
Perfectly spacious, white AND warm. Again...frames of different sizes and really no rhythm however they look perfect in their non-sense.
Clients are always asking me if something works or makes sense. Does it make sense for YOU. Then it works. Period. We create beauty not by asking and comparing to what IS beautiful to everything and everyone else but by liberating ourselves to find what works for us. Especially if they're family photos or something of a personal nature. There is nothing you can compare it too. Let your heart and intuition guide you to YOUR personal style...
Creating something that's unique to *you*
xo
jodi renée

images by: jean-marc palisse and jarlath mellett

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