Haute Residence: What are some of your favorite design trends you’re seeing now?

Nate Berkus: I don’t believe in trends. They are designed to make people feel bad about what they don’t have. The best interiors are ones where people have taken risks, and chosen to live with what they truly love. You want your home to feel layered, like it’s evolved over time – mix metals, textures and periods. Your home should say something about who you are, and what you care about.

What are some techniques you use in your own home?

One of the best parts of designing today is that there is no shortage of inspiration or access to resources. As the world leans more and more into technology, we’re seeing this appreciation for wellness in the home – and there are so many ways to define that.

For those looking to downsize space, like when moving into a city, how do you recommend keeping design in mind?

You need to be a ruthless editor in your home. Only live with what you truly love. That, and clean your homes. Seriously, sometimes it’s as simple as that.

What are some of your favorite pieces you have in your home?

Everything I have in my home, that I share with my husband Jeremiah Brent, has meaning. Whether it’s a piece of art that a friend created for our daughter, or a piece of pottery from a trip we have taken. I love that everything has a story about our family, and what we care about.

When working with clients, how do you help tailor their personality to the design of their home?

When working with a client, it’s all about understanding who they are and how they like to live. Choosing a wall color is about considering the furniture choices, the textiles, etc. Sometimes white paint is the bold choice.

Who is a furniture or décor designer/maker we should be keeping our eye on and why?

I love the work being created by Dimore Studio in Milan. And my husband, Jeremiah.

How do you find fashion relates to design of a home?

I always take inspiration from someone’s closet. If they gravitate towards color in their fashion choices, that’s a good indication of what will resonate in their home. Likewise, if they only dress in neutrals with gold accessories. It’s a great place to start.

A lot of our readers are travelers. What’s your advice on bringing souvenirs back from trips to include in a home without looking too tacky?

There is a fine line between hoarding and collecting, and finding the marriage between the two is very important. Only include items that you truly love, and find interesting ways to live with them. Whether it’s a framed souvenir, or turning a textile into a wall hanging or pillow. You want to always be mindful of what you let in.

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The space features 3,000 square feet, three bedrooms, four bathrooms, custom kitchen and (of course) impeccable décor.

Nate Berkus also recently sold a Chicago co-op and his other NYC apartment this year.

Photos courtesy of Curbed, Architectural Digest

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World-renowned designer and TV personality Nate Berkus recently sat down with Elle Decor to discuss his latest book The Things That Matter (Spiegel & Grau). The book delves into Berkus’ own work, with a look at the designer’s own tips, like using gift wrapping paper to line drawers. Berkus shares that his “intention was not to make the book personal” but he concedes that he’s “not a particularly private person by anyone’s opinion.”

With intimate details like Berkus’ love for peeling the labels off of shampoo bottles and more, it is indeed a great glimpse into one of the great design minds working in the industry today. ”The one common thread between all the people in the book is that their stories and their pieces really tell the story of who they are,” says Berkus. “Which means it’s not all my work – it’s a mix of my own homes, friends who asked for my help, friends who didn’t want my help, and then strangers I met through the show.”

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When Berkus relocated to New York from Chicago in 2011 to film his new program The Nate Berkus Show, he rented a modern loft overlooking the Hudson River. “I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise,” he told Architectural Digest. “While I respect contemporary architecture a great deal, I was uncomfortable from the moment I moved in; I felt like I was living on a shelf.”

Berkus thought he would be happier in a brick-and-mortar, and purchased a 19th-century Greenwich Village building. The property was not in good condition when Berkus first arrived, but leave it to him, a highly sought-after interior decorator, to reveal the diamond in the rough. Berkus completely revamped the three-bedroom duplex in collaboration with architectural designer Carlos Huber.

The duo gave the apartment a complete makeover, stripping the floors to apply white-oak boards, defining the space with glass and metal double doors and interior partitions and even the addition of a skylight. The result? A chic, seamless apartment which would surely have got the crowd at Oprah squealing!

Source, photos and video courtesy Architectural Digest's exclusive interview with Nate Berkus.

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