So one of my favorite things to do,
whether it's an apartment or a big home,
is to bring in special kind of curated lighting.
After you saw my apartment, I have tons of art.
And one of my easiest ways to highlight that art
is with one of these picture lights.
And when you think of these, you think of,
"okay, I have to hardwire my wall.
I have to hire an electrician."
This is under 30 bucks on Amazon.
Wow! There's no plug.
It's battery operated.
And look at this, you hang it here.
And when you're on the couch watching Rachel Ray
you can turn it on and off.
And look, we've got cool light, warm light,
or like a medium in between light right here.
It does tricks, too! [people applauding]
Look at this.
So if you had something here you wanted to highlight
like a vase or something, you can turn these.
And it also comes in brass.
So if you want that kind of like old school,
preppy look. So you can choose, right.
Totally. If you want more
of an urban, or industrial look,
versus the brass for more classic or traditional.
I have to tell you, I have these like all over my,
I mean these, this is my obsession.
They must love you.
I hope these people sponsor you.
I know, we'll get there. [Rachel laughs]
[audience applauds]
That's fabulous. That's great, right?
By the way, I took this picture on my iPhone.
That's another trick.
People always write me, they're like,
"where do you get your art?"
I'm like, "I took it on my phone.
I turned it to black and white,
I sent it to the printer for 10 bucks,
and I put it in a frame I found it the flea market."
You know what I mean?
Yeah. [audience applauds]
Okay.
Come over to my rug land.
Oh, I do this trick all the time.
I know where you're going.
I knew we were on the same wave length
about this. I know where you're going.
So I did a video on this on social
and everybody was very torn.
But it's an old trick of the trade,
especially with the luxury fashion business
when we were designing stores, is layering rugs.
And it's not as complicated as you think.
And what it does is it adds depth,
it adds contrast and texture,
and it also lets you be a little more creative
with your space. Right.
So let's say you started with a big neutral.
A neutral, like a sisal is my favorite.
I love sisals.
It gives texture, it's organic.
It's really cool. And it goes with everything.
Whether it's like you live coastal,
you live up in the mountains. I gotcha.
It goes with everything.
And then you would take a smaller rug,
slightly smaller in scale. Gotcha.
I like doing it on the bias like this,
which is you know, on a diagonal.
And then just roll it out on top.
I love this look of like an old vintage kind of Persian
on top of a sisal. Nice.
And then you can put your coffee table, have your couch.
This is also a great trick. And it defines areas.
It does. Yeah.
It gives, especially if you're in a small space
and your dining is by your living,
you can make the living feel like its own space
by doing this.
And I also tell my friends that, you know,
buy a home that has wall-to-wall carpet and they're like,
"oh my God, I don't have the money to rip it out."
I'm like, "layer the rugs on top of the carpeting."
On top of it. Yes.
Doesn't matter. You can totally do that.
You don't have to... I love this little trick.
I love this trick. It's good, right?
And a sisal, a lot of like my friends' husbands,
they'll be on the phone and they're like,
"I wanna buy a sisal,
but he thinks it's uncomfortable on his feet."
Look for something, you know, guys like comfort.
This solves the problem.
And also there is so much innovation in sisal
and jute rugs right now.
They're soft, they don't shed,
you can find them all over the internet.
But you're putting more rug on top of it.
Totally.
Tell him to hop scotch across it.
Yes, across it.
The only thing I would say when doing this is make sure
you use a good rug pad on the base rug.
Yes, that's huge. So you're not..
Rug pads are essential.
It's a big deal.
That's such a great tip.
And you've got a dog like me that runs in
and the carpet slides through the kitchen.
Just lock it down with a good rug pad.
Lock her down, baby. And you're good to go.
Yeah. All right.
Here we go. Bring it on.
This is one of my absolute favorite finds.
So you know, when you move into a place and there's like
that builder grade lighting that just you've seen
in every single apartment.
Maybe you're renting, you're like, "oh my God
I can't hire an electrician, I can't damage the ceiling."
Look, this is the picture of that.
You know what I'm talking about.
Right, of course. That type.
You're like, "how do I get rid of this?"
Look no further.
This is a converter kit.
So you can leave that on the ceiling.
And essentially what you do is you leave the fixture up,
no electrician required.
you would remove the glass just like in this video here.
Right, you just take that out,
exactly. And you can put
this beautiful shade on top with the converter screws
that come with it.
And it instantly... That is so clever.
Isn't this amazing?
And they also come in, Look at that!
Look at the end result.
I mean this is like the ultimate,
especially if you live in a city.
That particular type of lighting is so flattering.
Well that's what you wanna look for too,
especially with ceiling lighting,
is something a bit more diffused.
And I would switch out that cold LED bulb
that's probably in that fixture to something
like a daylight, or a somewhat warm light
with the diffused shade.
You're gonna look like a million bucks all the time.
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