How to incorporate nature into your design.
I'm all about sustainability,
and doing things good for the environment.
And so when it comes to natural elements
you've got natural lighting you can use,
but you also have natural greenery.
And so I'm gonna bring you over here.
Okie doke.
And rumor has it you're good with scissors.
So I'm going to have you cut.
I don't know who lied and told you that,
(audience laughs)
I can wrap the heck out of a present at Christmas,
but that's about it.
Well, what do you want?
How much off the top do you want.
You can Prove us wrong here.
If you can just take some of these,
and cut 'em just like that.
And the key to creating interesting artwork
in your spaces with foliage is how you cut these.
So you wanna do it
Well, too late now baby.
(audience laughing)
Very, very efficient.
So what you wanna do is you wanna do it first thing
in the morning right when the sun is rising,
because that way all of the dew has evaporated,
and it's still crisp from sleeping overnight,
but it's also not started to wither from the sun.
So you do it first thing in the morning.
If it's a little bit wet, you do not want to press it
because it will mold.
And ain't nobody got time for moldy frames, right?
(audience laughing)
So you're gonna wanna take these.
That's not very attractive to look at.
Here's my mold. (laughing)
Right, that just doesn't work,
not in food either.
So what you wanna do is you wanna take them,
and you wanna space them
so that none of the leaves are touching.
And then what you do is, oh,
and if there's a little bit of moisture on them,
you can bake them,
which you might choose to do for a couple of seconds.
There you go.
Or you could put them in the fridge for a minute,
and then you're gonna space them out on here.
And this is my favorite part.
You don't have to spend any money to do this.
Right?
I love this.
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You can go to your neighbors yard
and just not tell them,
or go to your backyard.
And then you just wanna take computer paper, right.
Which you probably already have in house
Gotcha
and heavy books.
And then you wanna like a sandwich.
Press them.
Yeah, press them right between,
put the book on top,
and then we need something heavy.
So, oh, this is convenient.
We're just gonna put this right here.
(audience claps)
She used one of my casseroles, smart girl.
Thank you for the category placement.
So.
Then we have to press.
So then you wait three to four weeks.
You wanna press it in a dry area, not in a garage
Then you're gonna remove it.
And this is our LA LA moment.
Let's see, how do they look?
Gorgeous?
Look at that.
They kept their color
and now they're flattened,
and it's chef's kiss.
(audience clapping)
So, then what you do is when you wanna make artwork
out of it, you just place them.
I just did.
Double-sided sticky tape.
You just wanna place them
in a way that creates some sort of art feature.
And this is what it's gonna look like.
(audience clapping)
Amazing.
So do you press these and always have them on hand,
so you can use them whenever you wanna design?
I do, there's constant flowers.
My neighbors hate me,
but then I give them one,
and then they love me.
Ahhh
No, but that's such an important thing
cuz it takes so long to press them.
You can press them and make a storage kit
so you can always be making these things.
(audience clapping)
That is awesome.
Galley!
(audience clapping)
Moving along you're gonna show us today
a couple of ways to work with gallery frames, right?
We're gonna look at a couple of pictures,
and then you're gonna show us a demo.
I am obsessed with gallery frames.
If you have a big empty wall in your house,
it could be in your foyer, it could be over your bed,
or over a couch,
and you don't know what to do.
Just go and listen to the wall,
and it will whisper gallery frames.
(audience laughing)
And it will be right every time,
because you cannot go wrong.
And when it comes to gallery frames,
it's really all about spacing and positioning.
And I actually brought two photos with me.
Cool, let's take a look.
So the first one is a coastal sophisticated
bachelor pad I just did in Palm Beach.
And when I think of bachelors, I kind of think
of organized chaos.
So it's organized
because they're all black and white,
and I've got symmetry in the lines,
but it's a little chaotic because every frame is a different
size and shape.
And so I use black frames to tie in with the black painting
It makes the bachelor look more interesting.
Oh I mean, this guy doesn't need it,
but definitely helps.
(audience clapping)
He definitely doesn't need it now.
No, it's a beautiful design,
and I love that because gentlemen are linear thinkers,
but I think that black and white is a great way
to express this is a gentlemen's quarters.
Exactly, exactly.
(audience clapping)
And then there's another room that I did,
that I brought,
and this is a modern farmhouse guest bedroom.
Oh, that is special.
And so with this one I did board and batten on the wall,
and I trifurcated it into three
so I wanted to elevate that trifecta,
and then do three frames on top,
and these are obviously symmetrical.
I did black framing again 'cause I wanted to
tie in with the window sills,
but because it's a farmhouse I wanted it to be more natural,
so I did photos of trees in black and white.
It's beautiful, really beautiful.
(audience whooping)
(audience clapping)