{"id":11603,"date":"2011-02-08T21:48:42","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T02:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T20:18:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T00:18:39","slug":"my-living-room-was-kidnapped-by-the-nate-berkus-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/my-living-room-was-kidnapped-by-the-nate-berkus-show\/","title":{"rendered":"My living room was “kidnapped” by The Nate Berkus Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you happened to be watching The Nate Berkus Show<\/a> on Tuesday, you might have seen a familiar face\u2026mine! Let me tell you the backstory\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, a blogging friend Renee<\/a> sent me an email saying that she had referred me to one of the producers of The Nate Berkus Show. That same day, one of the producers emailed me to see if I wanted to be featured in a segment about having a wild colored bathroom\/bathroom tile. That didn\u2019t fit me so I referred some friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, the producer emailed me back asking if I wanted some instant upgrades to my living room. Yes, yes I did! In my mind, I thought, \u201cOoh, Nate\u2019s people will come and help me make my living room more homey and work out my curtain situation<\/a>\u2026yes!\u201d (I\u2019m great with organizing and de-cluttering, but design just isn\u2019t my strength.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things didn\u2019t work out as I had planned, but it was still great. Instead of coming to my home, they \u201ckidnapped\u201d my furniture and took it to their<\/strong> set to make the updates. I really liked what Nate did with the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-I loved the pillows and throws that brightened up the room. (Now that I have a visual, I can just update them periodically.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-I also loved the floor lamp. The truth is that the track lighting with dimmers is one of my favorite parts of my living room. I haven\u2019t used the floor lamp, but I do like the way that it grounds the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Lastly, I loved the direction about the wall hangings \u2013 to hang them at eye level. For some reason, I had the idea that pictures needed to be higher up on the wall to \u201cbreak up\u201d the space. As Nate told me later (off-camera), \u201cNo, that\u2019s why it\u2019s called a wall.\u201d Duh, Kim. My husband gloated because he had told me to hang them lower too. Oh, well\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also loved the layout of my furniture on his set. Unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t replicate it in my home. All of the wiring for my entertainment system is in the corner that it was originally placed, so I can\u2019t really move it. I also liked how he had the loveseat making a \u201cL\u201d shape with my sofa\u2026it was<\/strong> more cozy. Unfortunately in my home it would be placed right near the door to my sons\u2019 room. The only other thing is the curtains. I\u2019m back to the drawing board, but at least I know which<\/strong> curtains to buy when I figure out how to hang them. Here they are<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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B. Smith Fiji Window Panels \u2013 Bed Bath & Beyond<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In any event, I was so happy to get some great direction. It helped that Nate was a sweetheart too. Barbara Corcoran was an added bonus. When I was in the business world, she was one of my mentors in my head. After the show, I mentioned to Barbara that I loved her book If You Don\u2019t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom. Barbara then asked me if I had big breasts (?!) which I had to admit that I did. \u201cThen you cheated on your way to success,\u201d Barbara quipped. She cracked me up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any event, I am inspired to tackle each room of my home this year \u2013 merging form and function. Nate did my living room, so I will be tackling the other half of my front living area (including the curtains!) over the next month. I\u2019ll keep you posted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there any area of your home that you would love to improve in 2011<\/strong><\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Image: The Nate Berkus Show)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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