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ment ... what will that be? And use hashtag #jblovesdesign on all social media so I can see what you do!! Have fun and happy designing to you! ^
design doesn’t have to be super serious all of the time either. For example, as a kid I always did Jane Fonda videos with my mom. I grew up thinking that Jane Fonda’s burgundy and purple leotard was the absolute coolest thing of all time. So, if I had a workout room in my home (which I don’t, but wish I did), I could hang vintage Jane Fonda photos in a large scale grouping ... perhaps 16-20 IKEA frames filled with vintage images that will inspire me to work out and laugh at the great hair and great memories of leg lifts with my mom. Find retro pieces and turn them into art! Having original art in your home is some- thing that I don’t see people do enough. Often they get as crazy as a large scale wall grouping of images, but that’s it. Instead, start scouring vintage stores for items (or one massive item!) you can hang on the wall in large groups. Re- ally and truly, that is the easiest way to make your house unique and fun. So, on that note, the next time you are scouring a flea market, I want you to think, Jen said I have to challenge myself on one ele- 4
and nautical stuff. (If you are looking around and seeing you did that, I give you a design hug and it’s all good. If it makes you happy, then that’s great, too!) However, imagine a retro piece of furniture painted in a high gloss indigo and then brought into your bedroom or dining room and antique brass hardware added—it could be a showstopper! Try to make it personal. Think of fun, family stories of your childhood or your partner’s childhood and do a simple kickback to it. Perhaps you use actual toys from your childhood on the bookshelf. Or, perhaps vin- tage board games as wall art that remind you of happy times. Or, what if it’s even photos of you as kids blown up as massive art with vintage color tones that remind your kids that you were once kids too! Often we forget we can turn those images into poster sizes and buy the RIBBA poster frame from IKEA and voilá! Instant affordable art that has meaning. Make it fun and have a sense of humor. You don’t have to be crazy everywhere, but 2 3
Xoxo,
Jen
Jennifer Bertrand is the winner of HGTV’s show “Design Star”
season three and cohost of “Real Life Design” on cravingtalkradio.com. She resides in Weatherby Lake, MO, with her lovely English husband, Chris, and her happy son, Winston. She has big plans in life to conquer the design world … again. Email pics and questions to Jennifer jblovesdesign@gmail.com Instagram hgtvdesignstarjenniferbertrand Facebook Jennifer Oldham Bertrand Twitter jblovedesign
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