Top 60 Jeremiah Brent Quotes

Artists have always been my biggest source of inspiration.

I discovered I’m a lot more patient than I thought I’d be. It takes a lot to shake me.

My understanding is that change is inevitable, and it’s what I do with that opportunity that really matters.

I think that’s the great thing about interiors is that they can be treated like a great wardrobe. Choose a sofa and chairs that are staples in clean shapes that will keep for the next couple of years or decade. Then an easy way to bump up your entire room or your interiors is accessories.

Every day working for Rachel Zoe, Inc. is surreal for me. I have the amazing opportunity to be around beautiful clothes and smart and talented people. Whats not to love!?

Your home should be an extension of you and who you are as a person. If you can come home, and actually feel at home… that’s fantastic design.

When designing – whether it’s a living room, event space, or tablescape – I always want guests to feel as though they are part of the experience.

A great interior designer is able to capture who someone is and adapt to who they are.

I like to set up bars at my parties so people can make their own cocktails and mix and match and teach each other different things.

There are so many moving parts to a wedding, and I, it turns out, am a bit of a perfectionist.

My biggest word of advice that I could give to people that are dealing with a home renovation or decoration is to not think about design as it’s been presented to you before. I think everybody needs to start designing based on the moments they imagine having in their home and that is what has guided me as a decorator.

As a kid I used to love going to open houses and doing DIY projects with my parents and sister around our home.

People are understanding what it means to really create a space that feels like a direct reflection of you and I think with brands like Living Spaces, you can really start to take those chances for the first time.

When I first became really interested in building furniture, I went to Toys-R-Us, and spent $200 on Transformers toys. By taking the toys apart and studying how they moved, I was able to figure out how to hide a table leaf, what type of contraption I’d need to slide it under the table. I’m a really visual learner.

If I host something, even if it’s just dinner at my house, I like the event to move. So that means cocktails in the family room, and then moving outside and having appetizers on the patio, and then moving to dinner at the dining table. It’s just the idea of the event being curated to every little detail.

People want to create a space that feels like them – one that’s deeply rooted in their personality. That’s important. Your space is an opportunity to tell your story and showcase your experiences. That’s why I think every material – down to your faucet – needs to serve a function and feel personal.

I think it’s really important to bring your own personality to the space you’re in.

What we really believe in is high design at a low cost.

I have such deep appreciation for artists who have the ability to create something from within, something completely unique and original to each piece of work.

We’ve always read to the kids, every night both kids get books. That’s really important, and they love books. Our daughter is obsessed with reading and books, so it’s really sweet. She has her own little personal library.

I just think Lucite can look really dirty.

When I was a kid I painted the walls in my room like 30 times!

When you marry a triple Virgo, there’s no way to meditate the stress away.

I don’t think unlacquered brass is going anywhere. And I hope the trend of mixing metals continues to live on. The trick to mixing metals is balance.

I have an office at my house, so when I go home I am always pulling inspiration and putting ideas together.

I always try to craft spaces around the moments that I imagine people or families having in them.

I felt untethered in Los Angeles.

I think it’s really important, especially with the work space, to create a place that makes people feel creative, where they feel safe, and they feel like they’re instantly connected.

My love for pottery started completely by chance when a good friend of mine recommended I take a class. When I sat down at a pottery wheel, it was like love at first sight. It was so deeply meditative, and I felt connected right away.

I did everything, I thought I was going to be in marketing, then I thought advertising then I thought I was going to be an architect and then I was like ‘you know what, let me just be a soap star!’

Good closets make for a good marriage.

Your space, when done correctly, is the purest extension of yourself!

My parents both flipped homes. A typical weekend for us was walking through model home units. I loved walking through interesting floor plans and seeing different design aesthetics.

The beautiful gift of my husband is that he saw me the way I’ve always wanted to be seen and there’s something really powerful to that. When you find true love I really believe that that’s what it is at its core.

Book-matched marble is one of the truest ways to showcase the natural beauty of the stone and can become a statement piece of art.

So many people move in with somebody and try to hold on to who they were before they were with that person and that’s not what the space is about. You have to allow it to become the both of you.

I started out taking any project that I could because you want the work. You want the opportunity to create, and I’m glad I did because it forces you to really get an understanding of your vision and your voice as a designer when you have to be scrappy like that.

One of the best things to do with tablescapes in my experience, is really curating them with things that you’ve collected.

I’ve always loved creating things with my hands.

When buying vintage, it’s important to choose pieces that you feel like you’ve already owned for years.

Never underestimate the power of a fresh coat of white paint.

I’ve always loved design. I loved imagining the way people could live in a space, that’s what I connected to.

Break the rules – put a plant or a floral arrangement in a room that you wouldn’t expect!

Fundamentally, I am all about finding interesting and authentic ways to incorporate nature into most of my designs.

My biggest pet peeve is rushing.

I think of myself as California modern, and I’m hugely inspired by nature.

Once I was hosting an important dinner party at our house – everything was perfect, candles were lit, the house smelled amazing with great food and drinks ready. We lit a fire and the flue wasn’t able to open, unbeknownst to us. We smoked out the entire house and the fire department had to come – it was a mess.

Your home is a kind of a reflection of your family, your life, where you’re at, where you want to be, so I love to entertain people in it.

You have to try different things, that’s how people realize what they’re meant to do.

Not only as designers, but as creatives, we’re all about the importance of creating that super chic space that feels like a million bucks without having to spend a million bucks.

Well, I have an unhealthy obsession with coffee. There are at least five or six cups a day, in addition to the morning pot.

I’m really proud of my partnership with Pottery Barn Kids.

I personally love mini bouquets randomly throughout my bathroom and my dressing room. I’ll put a small bouquet on a dresser or on a round marble table in my bathroom next to the sink.

I’m the total organizer. Everything’s got a system. It’s in order.

For summer soirees, I recommend being bold. Add a flavorful herb or a fresh, exotic fruit or vegetable to transport your guests to another place.

Books are always the best accessories to anything.

I recognized that the passion I have and feel for interior and design and furniture was not organically there for styling. The fuel that drives you when doing something you truly love… wasn’t there.

There’s nothing worse than coming home to a room that looks like a catalog.

When I look back, there was obviously the arch of my creativity and when I was young, I used to go to open homes with my mother and I used to imagine how I could make the space better and how people would live in it.

The spaces we live in should tell our story.