All photos by Pieter Estersohn
e first came to know him as Oprah’s home-makeover guru: beautifully transforming neglected spaces once deemed hideously outdated and cluttered. That’s been more than 10 years ago and until recently, we welcomed him into our homes as the host of his namesake daily talk show. But, most importantly, over the years we’ve come to know and trust Nate Berkus as our go-to-guy for all things house & home: interior design, interior decorating, furniture, paint, lighting, etc. You name it, he could transform it. For the uninitiated (or the uncertain), he’s shown us how to live in such a way that our home "rises up to greet us."
Practicing what he's preached over the years (“I believe a home should be lived in”), in the November issue of Architectural Digest, he has opened up his three bedroom, 19th century Greenwich Village duplex to allow us a peek inside his sanctuary. Designed with the help of architectural designer, Carlos Huber, the originally painted parquetry and stone tile floors were replaced with white oak boards. It is indeed a home reflective of the style that we've come to appreciate from Nate: welcoming with obvious attention to detail. And it was done in true Nate fashion - all in three months!
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I think that I am most impressed that he turned what was once a gym into the above skylit dressing room. (Maybe, because this is definitely something I would do: I may not exercise like I should, but I do need a place to house my clothing and shoes.)
The bathroom's light sculpture reminds me too much of the robot from "Lost In Space": "Danger, Will Robinson, danger!"
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