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8 Design Tips from Bobby Berk to Steal from the 2023 Real Simple Home

We caught up with the interior designer to learn all about how he styled the stunning living room in a penthouse apartment in Brooklyn.

Ella Field is a contributing editor for Better Homes & Gardens magazine in the home and lifestyle areas. Prior to being a contributing editor, she was an editorial assistant and editorial apprentice for Better Homes & Gardens.

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A gorgeous penthouse apartment in Brooklyn, New York, the sixth annual Real Simple Home features sweeping views of the city and must-see room makeovers by top designers. But we're especially obsessed with the living room, which was styled by interior designer Bobby Berk , best known for his role on the Netflix show , Queer Eye . With an elegant palette and smart uses of pattern and texture, the living room is both cool and comfy. Read on to learn how Berk took this room from an empty glass-and-steel box to an inviting space ideal for entertaining. 

1. Showcase a View

Instead of competing with the large windows, Berk wanted them to inform the design for the rest of the space. “The only way to compete with that is to be harmonious with it,” he says. The designer, who typically chooses neutrals, knew that a showstopping color scheme would make the view and the room sing. So he turned his head to what was right in front of him. “I wanted to pull in colors from the city. And if you look around at all these buildings out here, you see the reddish-orange brick, the light bricks, and the peacock colors on a nearby building,” Berk says. His energetic palette of burnt oranges, blush peaches, and deep blue hues lets the room mesh seamlessly with the skyline.

2. Create Zones

With a large, rectangular space, it’s important to add some organization to make the room more functional. Bobby created a main seating area with a plush bouclé sofa, velvet poufs, leather-and-wood slingback chairs, and a plush geometric-print chair. To distinguish it from the rest of the room, a navy blue rug creates a visual border. To the side, a wall niche creates the perfect alcove for a bar area . Bobby opted for a console filled with entertainment essentials rather than a bar cart; the out-of-sight storage helps keep the space tidy.

3. Soften Straight Lines

Too many straight lines can make a room feel tense. “Everything is so square in this room, and in the view outside, that I wanted to bring in some curves,” Berk says. “And I think round shapes are very beautiful, especially when they're surrounded by something opposite.”

Berk added a mix of sculptural and geometric shapes to soften the room and make it feel more homey. A curved sofa , a coffee table with rounded legs, and an arched room divider help balance all the angles. Cylindrical poufs, a scalloped mirror, and squiggle sconces bring in new shapes that ebb and flow with the rest of the room, proving not everything has to be the same shape or angle. 

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4. Layer Textures

Berk loves decorating with texture, and there’s no shortage of it here, including velvet poufs, a bouclé sofa, and jute bar console. Look closer and you'll find hits of texture in the rug, on the chairs, in the mix of plants, and three mismatched side tables, made of concrete, plaster, and wood. There’s even texture on the wall, Berk says. The framed piece above the black console is purposefully folded and not lined up with the edge of the frame to add dimension.

5. Use Pattern Wisely

“I didn’t want to put a lot of pattern on the walls because there’s so much going on outside,” Berk says. Instead, he opted to use pattern sparingly but with great impact. A black-and-white chair became a pattern focal point, with additional motifs featured on the pillows and throw blankets. And don’t forget to look up—patterned wallpaper on the ceiling is subtle but draws the eyes upward. “When you put something up that high, it makes you see how high the ceilings are,” he says. 

6. Set the Mood (Lighting)

Believe it or not, there's no overhead lighting in the living room. And while the windows provide plenty of light during the day, Bobby had to get creative with lighting choices for when the sun goes down. A floor lamp pointed upwards helps give the feel of overhead lighting but with much less harshness, Berk says. To balance it out, he chose a table lamp with a ceramic shade that forces light downward. “At night, it’s nice because it’s all ambient light, there’s not that light and bright in your face,” Berk says. 

7. Develop Creative Solutions

Problem-solving is your best friend when it comes to designing any space. Here, a large AC panel in the back wall was a major eyesore. Knowing that he couldn’t hang anything over it, Berk got innovative. "We decided to do a screen and make it a piece of art,” he says. He turned what was once a sore spot into a thing of beauty. Plus, the screen can easily be moved out of the way if a repair is ever needed. 

8. Channel Your Inner Designer 

Berk's most recent book lies somewhere between design inspiration and self-help, teaching readers how to make their space their own using what makes them happiest. When designing any room, he advises that you don’t need to listen to the opinion of any designer other than yourself. “Everyone has a designer within them, you just need the tools to figure out what makes you happy. Because that’s ultimately what you should be putting in your home,” Berk says. While it's great to follow tips from designers you admire, remember to trust your gut and go with your instinct.

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10 easy design tips that will make your house more attractive to buyers, according to a home stager

Posted: March 15, 2024 | Last updated: March 16, 2024

• Home staging has become crucial in selling homes quickly and above the asking price.
• Meridith Baer started her business after a friend's home that she staged sold for $500k over asking.
• Baer shared her biggest tips for successfully staging a house in order to sell it quickly .

Home staging has become a key part of selling a home quickly and for above the asking price.

If you're trying to sell your house, you'll want to make it as appealing as possible to the widest variety of people, and home staging is a great place to start.

Business Insider spoke with Meridith Baer , the owner of Los Angeles-based luxury home-staging company Meridith Baer Home.

Baer said she got her start over 25 years ago after she was told, out of the blue, that she would have to vacate her apartment.

Having nowhere to live or store her furniture and plants, she asked a friend who was trying to sell a "spec house" if she could move her belongings there. She argued it would allow buyers to envision what it would be like to live in the space.

"That particular home sold in a couple of days for half a million over asking, and then my phone started ringing," Baer said.

What began as a passion project soon flourished into a thriving business. Baer's company now home-stages about 2,000 houses yearly, holds offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, the Hamptons, and Miami, and employs 350 staffers.

In 2019, a representative for Meridith Baer Home told Forbes the company "could be evaluated at $100 million."

Baer told Business Insider that the priciest home she's staged recently was a $200 million property in Florida. However, she also clarified that home staging can benefit any property seller, no matter how big or small the asking price might be.

HomeAdvisor reported that sellers typically pay between $787 and $2,837 for professional home staging, but the cost can be much higher depending on furniture rentals and the property size.

"Pricing is based on the scope of work necessary to make each home look its best. We consider the volume and caliber of inventory as well as the number of hours needed to execute the job," Baer said.

The investment can certainly pay off. According to a 2021 survey by the National Association of Realtors , 82% of buyers' agents said home staging made it easier for their buyers to visualize themselves in the home.

Realtor.com also reported in 2023 that staged homes sell 88% faster and for an average of 20% more than non-staged homes.

Here are 10 easy design tips that will make your house more attractive to buyers, according to a professional home stager.

When staging a house, talk with your broker about what kind of buyer you're hoping to attract.

While the goal of most home stagers is to attract a wide variety of potential buyers to a property, they might coordinate with a broker to determine who the ideal buyer might be, or what the market might be for the home depending on the neighborhood or asking price.

"Depending on the neighborhood, we try to imagine who is most likely to buy this property when we stage," Baer told Business Insider.

A bachelor pad might be staged differently from a family home, and Baer's team is adept at creating those moments of awe for a prospective buyer.

"We used to joke with each other that we do kids' rooms with 'kid bait,' so we would add in the most adorable teddy bears," she said. "We try to just leave little props around that would instantly appeal emotionally to the member of the family that we're showing the house to."

You'll want to remove as much "clutter" and excess items from your space as possible.

Baer said that above all else, her biggest tip for home staging is to get rid of the clutter.

"Our advice to sellers is to get rid of as much junk as possible," she said. "You want it to look easy to live there, so you want to declutter."

"Take a kid's room, for example," she continued. "Instead of having the 22,500 toys that kids have, put most of them in a big basket, stick it in the garage, and just leave a few of those items out," she said. "In other words, just have less stuff out. You don't want your paperwork lying around. You want it to look really easy to live in that space."

Cleaning out your closet and arranging your clothes by color can make a space appear more organized and appealing to buyers.

While Baer doesn't recommend completely emptying your closets, she said putting your home on the market is a good opportunity to do a closet cleanout and organize it more than you might normally.

Getting rid of clothes you haven't been wearing and arranging the rest of your clothes by color can make a closet more streamlined and appealing to the eye.

You might also want to remove personal touches like family photos and heirlooms.

While family photos add a lot of personality to a space, put them in a safe space before your open house.

"You want to make sure that buyers immediately go, 'This is how I want to live,'" Baer said. "So, obviously, they don't want to see your family photographs all over the place. They want to see themselves living there."

However, strategic personal touches like a high-end coffee maker or flowers in the kitchen can make a house feel more homey to prospective buyers.

Baer said that while certain touches can make a space feel homier, they should always still be aesthetically appealing.

"You want to put away as much as you possibly can. It might be convenient to have it all out, but you want to hide anything that isn't pretty," she said. "I always love putting bowls of fresh fruit and maybe some flowers in the kitchen."

Buying fresh linens and towels can make a huge impact at a relatively low cost.

Baer said switching out your old towels and bed linens with new ones is a simple way to elevate a space.

"That's stuff that doesn't cost a lot, but really makes a huge difference," she said.

Replacing store-bought shampoo or soap bottles with neutral glass ones can also make your bathroom or kitchen look higher-end.

If you don't want to just put all of your personal items like shampoo, body wash, or dishwashing soap completely away, putting them into neutral-colored glass bottles can create a more aesthetically pleasing look.

"Only keep out on the counter things that are generally pretty and maybe of the same color or the same ilk," Baer said.

Take down any heavy draperies or curtains to let in as much natural light as possible.

Baer recommends removing curtains or heavy draperies entirely to maximize the natural light during the daytime and experimenting with ambient lighting for the evenings.

"I always pay a lot of attention to ambient lighting," she told Business Insider. "I love lamps, and I always recommend putting dimmers on light switches, so you can play with the light at different times of the day."

A neutral coat of paint can also brighten up any room.

"I think, for the normal person if they can't afford staging, is just add a fresh coat of paint on the walls. It's one of the least expensive things you can do to get kind of a maximum impact," Baer said.

Baer also said that when it comes to paint colors, avoid "trendy" or bright colors to allow your furniture pieces and space to really pop.

"I always recommend a really neutral color. If your favorite color is blue, don't paint all the walls blue," she continued. "I would say a nice white and an off-white would be the best bet for staging purposes because it's the most neutral."

Styling bookshelves can keep your decorative items organized while adding personality to your space.

"Even in my own home, I'm constantly rearranging my shelves," Baer said. "I think that with shelves, again, get rid of a lot of clutter and make them look easy to the eye and interesting. It's a place where you really can put some personality if you just really spend some time looking at them and moving things around until they feel good to the eye."

Baer also said that if you have a lot of books with brightly colored covers, try wrapping them in paper or turning them backward so that the pages face out for a more neutral look.

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  On this 14-day private tour to Moscow and St Petersburg, you will visit all the essential sights and museums of the two Russian capitals.  You will see outstanding examples of architecture and learn about the history of places such as the Moscow Kremlin, St Basil’s Cathedral, the Kolomenskoe Estate, the Catherine Palace, the Winter Palace and the Peterhof Palace. You will get to admire Russian and Western masterpieces at the Hermitage State Gallery, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum.

  You will be amazed by the scale and grandeur of Soviet architecture at the VDNKh exhibition centre and the wonderful Moscow Metro. You will also visit the home of one of Stalin’s comrades - Sergey Kirov, whose assassination under mysterious circumstances launched the Red Terror of the 1930s. Finally, you will also have the opportunity to see how more simple St Petersburg citizens lived and live today. After this trip, you can certainly say you have visited and know Moscow and St Petersburg!

  During the tour, you will also get to taste some real Russia cuisine and traditional food of other countries of the former Soviet Union.  In addition to all this, you will also see the spiritual heart of Russia and visit the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra in Sergiev Posad, the main monastery in the country. It was founded by the revered St Sergius of Radonezh and boasts a cathedral decorated by the most famous icon painter of them all - Andrey Rublev.

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Your professional guides will tell you not just about historical events and sights, but also give you a real insight into daily life in modern Russia.

You will stay in specially selected and verified accommodation in the city centres.

You will be able to amend this tour as you please and adjust it to your preferences, just write to us and let us know!

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3 DAY / MOSCOW KREMLIN

4 DAY / TRETIAKOV GALLERY

5 day / day tour to sergiev posad.

DAY 6 / VDNKH AND SOVIET BUNKER

   Guided tour of VDNKh – VDNKh is the All-Russia Exhibition Centre and is a must for those interested in Soviet history and the monumental architecture favoured by Stalin. It is an enormous exhibition complex with many pavilions which were once dedicated to the republics of the Soviet Union or various branches of industry or science, although today few of them still retain their original function. Just outside the centre is the Worker and Kolkoz Woman Monument - a 24.5 metre statue by Vera Mukhina which was made from stainless steel for the 1937 World Fair in Paris and depicts a worker holding a hammer and a collective farm worker with a sickle.

DAY 7 / KOLOMENSKOE ESTATE

  Guided tour of Kolomenskoe Estate - a visit to the former country residence of the grand princes of Moscow and the early Russian tsars such as Ivan the Terrible. The highlight of the estate is the UNESCO-protected Ascension Church, which is unique as it is the first Russian church to feature a tent-dome and represents a break with the traditional Byzantine architectural style and the beginning of a distinct Russian architectural style.

Transfer from the hotel to the railway station.

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Duration: 4 hours

Upon arrival in St Petersburg, a transfer to the hotel.

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DAY 8 / TOUR OF ST PETERSBURG

Nevsky Prospekt – St Petersburg’s main thoroughfare.

Our Lady of Kazan Cathedral – Russia’s equivalent of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, complete with a large colonnade.

The Field of Mars – a memorial established following the Russian Revolution.

Saviour on the Spilled Blood Cathedral (exterior) – a beautiful cathedral somewhat reminiscent of Moscow’s St Basil’s Cathedral, built on the site of the assassination of Emperor Alexander II.

St Michael’s Castle (exterior) – a residence built for Emperor Paul, where he was subsequently assassinated.

Anichkov Bridge – one of St Petersburg’s most beautiful bridges decorated with four statues of youths taming wild horses.

Bronze Horseman – an equestrian statue of Peter the Great that has become a symbol of the city.

St Isaac’s Cathedral   (exterior)– the largest cathedral in St Petersburg, the current version dates from 1818 and features a huge dome.

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DAY 9 / HERMITAGE (WINTER PALACE)

DAY 10 / CATHERINE PALACE

DAY 11 / RUSSIAN MUSEUM AND CATHEDRALS

DAY 12 / PETERHOF PALACE 

DAY 13 / XX CENTURY

Guided tour of the Museum of Political History of Russia - this excellent and modern museum is dedicated to the historical events that occurred in Russia in the 20th century.  You will see rare archive materials, posters and photos detailing the three Russian revolutions, the Civil War and the Second World War.  In addition, you will visit the rooms where Lenin set up his office during the Revolution, where he made an important speech from the balcony to the crowds below. 

Guided tour of the Yusupov Palace - another of St Petersburg’s beautiful palaces, this one was owned by the immensely rich Yusupov family. The most famous Yusupov is perhaps Felix Yusupov who played a role in the murder of the “Mad Monk” Grigory Rasputin. The murder took place in the basement of this palace and there is now a special display detailing the strange, some might say unbelievable,  events of the evening.

DAY 14 / DEPARTURE

• The tour is available the whole year round starting on any day, but please take into account that the museum’s working hours and days-off vary so we reserve the right to change the itinerary while trying to save the excursion programme.
• Optional excursions should be booked before the start of the tour to schedule the itinerary.
• Transportation in Moscow, where travel by metro is designated, can be changed to a car upon request, but please note that the transport situation in Moscow is not very good, so you could get stuck in a traffic jam.
• Tickets to museums cannot be sold without an excursion with a guide.
• During state holidays and celebrations, Red Square may be closed (either partially blocked off or completely closed).
• The price of the tour may be increased during the period of the White Nights (11JUN-10JUL) and when the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (end of May or beginning of June) is being held in St Petersburg. Please check the price when booking.
• All excursions/guided tours included in the itinerary are private which means private guides and private transport along with the programme - unless otherwise stated.
• Best time to travel on this route: from the end of April to mid-October and from December to mid-March.

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• 24h emergency support during the tour

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The Kremlin is the heart of Moscow, the origin of the Russian statehood and the most visited tourist attraction in Moscow. The Russian President Residence and the largest acting castle (by territory) in Europe has absorbed the mix of medieval history, unique architecture, Orthodox religion, Tsars and Soviet heritage, Imperial treasures and many others.

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Tickets included Extend your tour by add the Metro Tour option and visit the most beautiful Moscow metro stations (5-6 stations).

Tour Itinerary

Hotel pick-up.

Our guide will come to your hotel (lobby area) or any other indicated address to begin the tour from there. We will use the metro (tickets are included) to take you to the Kremlin.

Entrance to the Kremlin

The visit to the Kremlin begins from the 2 remarkable towers: Kutafya (the only existing tower outside of the walls) and Trinity Tower (the tallest Kremlin tower – over 80 meters). Between them lays a historical bridge over the river Neglinnaya which can’t be seen nowadays as it was taken into the underground tube at the beginning of XIX century.

State Kremlin Palace

Once you enter to the Kremlin you will see 2 massive buildings: on your left side is the Arsenal ( the biggest building in Moscow at the time of construction (1701) used to store arms and weapons) and on your right side is The State Kremlin Palace (the home to the famous Communist Party Congresses held during Soviet period).

This classical building housed the Governing Senate in Imperial Russia. Vladimir Lenin had his own office here during the Soviet era and today the whole building is the Working Residence of the Russian President. So, Mr Putin works here.

Tsar Cannon

This really huge cannon (6 meters long, 40 tonnes) is the biggest arm ever made in the whole Russian history. That is why it has the title “Tsar”. It is also the largest bombard by caliber (35 inches) in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records. It was used at least once for real shooting

Can you imagine a 200 ton bell made of bronze, 6,14 meters high and 6,6 meters in diameter? Just visit the Kremlin with us to be impressed: not only by its size but also its beauty. However this bell is so heavy that nobody has heard it ringing.

Ivan the Great Bell Tower (from outside)

This remarkable bell tower is located right in the middle of the Kremlin. For a very long time it was forbidden to build anything higher than this bell-tower, so that was the tallest (81 meters) building in Russia until XVIII century. There are 21 bells and the biggest one weights over 65 tons (actually it is the biggest acting bell in the world).

Assumption Cathedral

This is perhaps the major attraction in the Kremlin. Built in the XV century by Italian architects it became the main Cathedral of Russia. This is the oldest building in Moscow which fully survived. That is where all the coronations of the Russian monarchs took place in the past. There are religious services in the Cathedral on special occasions.

The survived frescoes are truly unique. They were made by famous Dionisius (head of Moscow school of icon painters) back in 1481. The composition of paintings is complex but very well structured and full of sense.

Archangel and Annunciation Cathedrals

Archangel Cathedral was the main necropolis for the Russian Tsars and Grand Princes until the time of Peter The Great when he has moved the capital to St Petersburg. There are 54 tombs inside the Cathedral. The Cathedral of Annunciation was the personal chapel of the Russian Tsars and draws your attention not only with the bright golden onion domes but also with its decoration inside.

The Armoury

The Armoury is one of the oldest museums in Russia (starting from 1808) and its main treasury. The museum consists of 9 halls and hosts one of the richest collections in the world. Enjoy your licensed private tour there (lasts 1,5 hours) and skip-the-line tickets.

The largest collection of Imperial Faberge eggs (10 eggs), regal thrones, Imperial carriages and other royal regalia. Also it has a very large collection of Western European and Eastern applied arts and jewels.

Hotel Drop-off

At the end of the tour we will take you back to your hotel or any other place you would prefer.

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