tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post6456207438843041774..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Nate Berkus Downsizing in ChicagoYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-18823998424798845722011-02-02T23:47:11.407-08:002011-02-02T23:47:11.407-08:00Maybe it's cuz I can't stand Oprah or Nate...Maybe it's cuz I can't stand Oprah or Nate, et al (trust me: if you listen to 6 months of Oprah Radio you'll hate them too), but this place makes me uncomfortable. So uncozy, so pretentious and chi-chi (I mean puhleeze the tub alone). I won't go so far as to say he can't design though. I actually loved what he did with Kirstie Alley's kitchen. Maybe Nate should stick with kitchens.Marsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-64888913058082689942011-02-02T12:35:16.680-08:002011-02-02T12:35:16.680-08:00I'm afraid I must concur with Black Sheep &...I'm afraid I must concur with Black Sheep & Luke; but then I have a lot of difficulty imagining a world in which anyone actually gives a shit about what the Divine Miss O eats, sleeps in, wears, whatever...<br /><br />But hey, that's just me. Iffin Ms Berkus hadn't hitched his wagon to hers, the only thing he'd be notable for is having one hot babe of a spouse, even if he subscribes to the Howard-Hughes-Kleenex-Boxes-On-The-Feet-School-Of-Shoe-Design...lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-15060839273922759852011-02-01T16:18:37.764-08:002011-02-01T16:18:37.764-08:00I can just imagine Candy Spelling making discrete ...I can just imagine Candy Spelling making discrete inquiries round about now as to whether Ms O might be interested in multi-floored penthouse in Century City.<br />I could also see Ms O in that gated development off Wilshire where Wallis Annenberg lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84146768077794331392011-02-01T11:11:53.610-08:002011-02-01T11:11:53.610-08:00Regarding Oprah, I could see her at the Century.Regarding Oprah, I could see her at the Century.luke220https://www.blogger.com/profile/07809763931071806294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-3834973796234933252011-02-01T10:57:27.021-08:002011-02-01T10:57:27.021-08:00Oprah has/ had many homes under $10Mil. Her condo ...Oprah has/ had many homes under $10Mil. Her condo In Atlanta, Miami, house in New Jersey... Even her apt in Chicago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28831310153798323972011-02-01T10:38:41.281-08:002011-02-01T10:38:41.281-08:00I am so not impressed with this apartment. It'...I am so not impressed with this apartment. It's just a mess. It looks like a bunch of 'before' pictures.<br /><br />I'm surprised because I saw an apartment he did for himself in NYC. It was basically a studio, but very well done. <br /><br />It's hard to believe the same person did both apartments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-30153507300761719682011-02-01T09:36:33.191-08:002011-02-01T09:36:33.191-08:00Looks ok. A bit too cluttered for my taste. Defini...Looks ok. A bit too cluttered for my taste. Definitely, not the worst out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-81821369932399187082011-02-01T09:03:00.772-08:002011-02-01T09:03:00.772-08:00Does he actually read all these books or are they ...Does he actually read all these books or are they stacked about to look 'decorative'? <br /><br />After seeing the orderliness of the closet, the piles of books look a bit contrived.<br /><br />... and WEHO, why don't you tell us how you REALLY feel? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-22451580816790481102011-02-01T08:21:57.930-08:002011-02-01T08:21:57.930-08:00Well, it definitely looks lived-in. On his show o...Well, it definitely looks lived-in. On his show once, he admitted to being a chair-aholic and was always on the lookout for little chairs to put everywhere. I see what he means - every shape and size stuck wherever they'll fit, like a waiting room. It's just too much. Love the leather inserts above the fireplace but the stone surround below should be wider for balance. Hate everything about the kitchen, the bedroom and that gawd-awful blue closet. Like him, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-15854142045083361892011-02-01T08:10:23.788-08:002011-02-01T08:10:23.788-08:00Whatever Black Sheep in WeHo.
It sounds to me li...Whatever Black Sheep in WeHo. <br /><br />It sounds to me like you're a bitter queen on coke who's about to read my beads and tell me how big your house is and how much money you have.<br /><br />Puh-leeze is right girl. I'm waiting.<br /><br />I don't know if Oprah would like the Sierra Towers but your reading of the situation is just plain silly. You know she's lived in a condo in Chicago for about a thousand years right? She rides the elevator there every damn day. And she owned condos on Fisher Island in Miami for years too. Bet she rode the elevators there too.<br /><br />As for Nate Berkus you're just plain wrong. He's damn lucky Oprah found him and turned him into a superstar, on that we'll agree. I'm not saying he's the best decorator out there but he's hardly a hack. You may not like his chops–that include a stint in a Parisian fashion house–but that does not make him a hack. <br /><br />And who did you hire to decorate your palace? Please do tell. We'd all love to know who gets your stamp of approval. Or did you go the DIY route because you're so much more talented than all the decorators who make a living decorating while you do something entirely different like–what?–sell real estate? Sell mortgages from your kitchen table?<br /><br />Everybody is entitled to their opinions but you just go overboard. You're bitchy because you think it's funny and you feign a kind of expertise you do not have. <br /><br />Sorry for the rant people but this queen just makes my blood boil.T. Rexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-29220716927364807822011-01-31T23:28:48.652-08:002011-01-31T23:28:48.652-08:008:16 I would add that the price discounts (71-73%,...8:16 I would add that the price discounts (71-73%, etc.) on Brian's shoes would indicate a precipitous drop in demand. Your objections may well be widely shared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-30384514466555377192011-01-31T23:23:57.698-08:002011-01-31T23:23:57.698-08:00P.S. Part II:
Mama, Am I still allowed back home ...P.S. Part II:<br /><br />Mama, Am I still allowed back home for Thanksgiving?? I will be if some of the chilren's back me up! <br /><br />Mama's black sheep in WEHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-15813739647952436652011-01-31T23:20:23.012-08:002011-01-31T23:20:23.012-08:00Oh, another thing, the big O ain't riding up a...Oh, another thing, the big O ain't riding up and down the elevator with *stars* at Sierra Towers. Billionairs Pad-a-tier's don't start at less than ten mil. She likes her space where she can do her thing and let her dogs run etc. She's not getting two parking spaces and a set of house rules to follow. She may eat at BOA across the street, but thats it. Oprah will be taking her cues from Ellen on housing. <br /><br />Mama's black sheep in WEHO, still ranting. This Nate Berkus, I'z been waiting for this one....a bunch of sh*t from a two hour trip to Tuesday Mornings and just slapped and thrown around in another two hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-66970407494669005252011-01-31T23:07:35.536-08:002011-01-31T23:07:35.536-08:00To all:
Nate Bezurkas can, not, decorate. That p...To all:<br /><br />Nate Bezurkas can, not, decorate. That place is a whipped together joke. Hot mess of random odds and ends, nothing expensive looking. No order. The boy SURE knows nothing about balance or Feng Shuway--I forget how you spelz it. B-a-l-a-n-c-e. All rooms have to have a balance on the walls and with weight around the room the room. He is basically a decorator/designer by default---I am sure trust fund baby with nothing *real* going on and Oprah thought she'd create and manufacture "the next TV design star", for her benefit ($), with his non threatening and effeminate touch and his golden boy good looks. Pleaze. That place is laughable--a table in front of an empty fireplace in the bedroom.<br /><br />Even the light in the loafers crowd should hate this place--and hate his superficial decopage of nothing. Mama come on now, be real with this one! The whole apartment looks like a set director discarded some junk and old nate worked his magic. He's a bore, and he's a hack. His show is the same way and he pimps others for his "ideas". As Mama sez: Puh leaze. Sorry momma, stoppin jockin' ya boy....and ya know ya son keeps it real!! <br /><br />These rooms bothas my eyes and he brought me back to my momma's presence for this deco disaster! <br /><br />Everyone get off his nutz cuz he ain't shi****!<br /><br />Have fun everybody, <br /><br />Mama's black sheep in WEHO.<br /><br />P.S. Look at that rediculous restaurant rack looking thing all the way up the wall in the living room and those pics on the other side. Is this guy for real?? Study design first and then try. But you know what, this stuff has to come natural too.....you ain't got the DNA Nate--sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-90465670694587681702011-01-31T21:01:19.057-08:002011-01-31T21:01:19.057-08:00If I had to put my last dime on it, I would say sh...If I had to put my last dime on it, I would say she will buy on the Wilshire Corr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-45344849053133677292011-01-31T20:16:37.880-08:002011-01-31T20:16:37.880-08:00Totally off topic but...I clicked on the "sho...Totally off topic but...I clicked on the "shoe designer" Brian Atwood link and I think his designs are dull. Not one this I haven't seen before done better. Not one design to spark my interest. Ugh.<br /><br />Anyhow...would Oprah have to live in the posh part of town or could she bear to stay at the Ritz tower downtown Los Angeles. If anyone could inject electricity (a.k.a. attention) to the heart of the city of angels, she could, for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-75548344620553828192011-01-31T17:32:02.330-08:002011-01-31T17:32:02.330-08:00Oprah would be well served in Sierra Towers. The b...Oprah would be well served in Sierra Towers. The building might not have the splash of some others in La La Land, but the service is second to none and the views are outstanding.<br /><br />Plus, Oprah is a major Cher/Joan Collin/Diahann Carroll fan. I imagine she'd adore riding the elevator with those dames daily.Viva!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-32540960493324274142011-01-31T16:52:05.187-08:002011-01-31T16:52:05.187-08:00meh. individually, the rooms are fine. but toget...meh. individually, the rooms are fine. but together in the same apartment? there's no consistency or even a common theme or color or anything that says it's ONE place. over done and under lived.davidslnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-22021320005779112952011-01-31T15:10:18.876-08:002011-01-31T15:10:18.876-08:00Oprah made a very off hand aside on her show last ...Oprah made a very off hand aside on her show last week regarding her future real estate intentions in LA. The show was about happiness and how it's impacted by where you live, your commute, etc.<br />She was complaining that it took her four hours to get back to Montecito from LA recently because of traffic problems caused by the heavy rains. Then she said something to the effect that "I gotta get a place in LA."<br />So let the games begin. . . Sierra Towers doesn't seem to O's taste unless she can put together an entire floor or something, but who knows. It will be very interesting to see which direction she goes, although I would think it probably will be a condo as opposed to a big Bel Air property, since she already has Montecito.<br />I believe that Elissa Cullman is actually Oprah's decorator, not Nate. Cullman's specialty is decorating with "important antiques". . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com