Renting gave philanthropic mum and Mama Maya founder Robyn Jones time for her family

THE decision to rent gave this philanthropic mum time to devote to her own family.

The decision to rent gave Mama Maya founder Robyn Jones time to devote to her family. Pictures: Monique Harmer

• WHO: Robyn Jones, founder of Mama Maya

• WHERE: St Ives with husband Lachlan and their sons Hugo, six, and Remy, four, and their 12-year-old cat Ruby

• FAVOURITE THING: It’s a dream of mine for us all to live in Paris. My husband bought Louis Vuitton’s Cheri Samba Paris for me to keep the dream alive

• INSPIRATION: Our home is full of bits and pieces we’ve collected on travels all around the world

• HOME IS: I can make a home wherever the people I love are

ROBYN Jones was on maternity leave from her job in advertising when she learned the sad truth about the global rate of maternal death. One mother dies every minute during pregnancy and birth, and 98 per cent of those deaths are in developing countries. 

Robyn saw an opportunity to help new mothers, like herself, by developing muslin baby wraps that would then fund birthing kits for women in developing countries with every purchase.

“I found a fair-trade certified manufacturer in India who would make our beautiful organic muslins, and established a partnership with Birthing Kit Foundation Australia, who provide clean birthing kits to women in more than 30 countries.

“So far, Mama Maya has funded more than 6000 birthing kits,” Robyn says.

While the business is helping expectant mothers overseas, Robyn is busy taking
care of her own young brood.

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“We’ve lived here for almost two years. We started renting after we sold our last house, after a huge and exhausting renovation project, as we felt like we needed a break to focus on our family and our two small children. We came to see it and instantly knew it was the one we wanted to live in for the next little chapter of our lives,” says Robyn.

“The last two homes we have owned were double-storey homes, but I’ve always loved the ease of a single-storey home, and this was a big tick for me. I love the huge level backyard, which is perfect for a trampoline and for kids playing soccer, the brand new kitchen, and all the light. There are so many big beautiful doors and windows, the house is always so light.”

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Shoes: I bought these Anniel gold sparkly heels for an event last year, and now I have them on display in my wardrobe. They make me happy just looking at them. They’re far too pretty to just leave in the box!

Juju hat: This is from Table Tonic. It’s fun and feathery and I just love the texture this adds to our wall.ble Tonic Juju Hat — fun and feathery, I love the texture this adds to our wall.

Hello Google: We were given a Google Home last year and now we have three of them — can’t live without it! So handy in the kitchen, and the boys have one each in their bedrooms to listen to music.

Courtney + The Babes’ Dear Dream: I spray this every night on my pillow before going to sleep, it smells incredible and puts me in sleep mode. Helps to calm the boys for bed too.

Old brass pot: I found this old brass pot in a second-hand store. I fell in love with it, and it was such a bargain buy at only $5.d brass pot I found in a second hand store — I fell in love with it (and it was a bargain buy at only $5!).

Wine bucket: This wood and ceramic wine bucket is from one of our fave Bali restaurants. We loved it so much we convinced the restaurant manager to sell us one.

Lucky bamboo: Our home is feng shue’d to the hilt, so you’ll find lucky bamboo placed strategically in most rooms.

Ottoman: We bought this ottoman from a little Moroccan shop on Portobello Rd a few years ago. We use it as an extra seat, a little table, and the boys often use it as a step stool.