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Joyful Spaces with Bobby Berk: Design, Color, and Holiday Vibes


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This week we welcome back a treasured friend of this show, renowned design guru and the heartbeat of the Fab Five, Bobby Berk!  It’s been four years since we last talked to Bobby so we have a lot of ground to cover in this episode. 


Bobby tells us about the designers like Michael Graves and Isaac Mizrahi who he drew inspiration from early in his career. He tells stories about his humble beginnings with retail gigs at stores like Bed Bath & Beyond and Restoration Hardware – maybe part of what makes him so relatable? – and how his career as a designer blossomed from there.


And with the holidays upon us, we also take the opportunity to ask Bobby about how he celebrates (or survives) the holidays. He offers some great insights on instituting some personal boundaries to maintain sanity that are not too late to put into rotation this year.


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Thought-provoking Quotes:


“At my grandparents' A-frame cabin in Colorado, every square inch was red, and I mean R-E-D shag carpet and it looked like a whole gaggle of muppets laying on the ground….and I think I liked it. I remember laying on the ground threading my fingers through the carpet.” – Jen Hatmaker


“I loved going to my friends houses where it was just cool and calm and nothing to look at. But honestly that’s not what I’m drawn to anyway. My house looks like a rainbow exploded. I have a kelly green velvet couch, a gallery wall that has every single color. I’ve got some bat shit wallpaper going on. I’ve decorated it like I’ve never seen the color gray.” – Amy Hardin


“I’m drawn to spaces that have life in them, I like color – I like it when a room is even outrageous. Whether or not I would exactly do that thing, I think, ‘I like where your head is at’”. – Jen Hatmaker


“You’re the CEO of your own instincts and design and if you love it, it’s going to work.” – Bobby Berk



Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_Eye_(2003_TV_series)

Queer Eye - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_Eye_(2018_TV_series)

Queer Eye on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80160037

Series 26: Episode 02: Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk on the Fire Inside Us All - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-26/queer-eyes-bobby-berk-and-the-fire-inside-us-all/

BobbyBerk.com - https://bobbyberk.com/

Right at Home: How Good Design Is Good for the Mind: An Interior Design Book by Bobby Berk - https://amzn.to/3A7TjXT

When Jen met Bobby in Mexico - https://www.instagram.com/p/B5HMYkUASvc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

Tripointe Homes Style Finder Quiz - https://bobby-berk.tripointehomes.com/style-finder/

Michael Graves - https://michaelgraves.com/

Michael Graves Target  Collaboration - https://michaelgraves.com/product/target-products/

Isaac Mizrahi Target Collaboration - https://www.target.com/b/isaac-mizrahi/-/N-s73qo

Jen’s master bathroom remodel - https://www.instagram.com/p/DB38zmHOrYU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Bobby at the 76th Emmy’s - https://www.instagram.com/p/C__NYm2yz8G/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

RuPaul’s Drag Race - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1353056/

Celebrity Holiday Homes on HGTV - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1519269/


Guest’s Links:

Bobby’s website - https://bobbyberk.com/

Bobby’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bobby/

Bobby’s Twitter - https://x.com/bobbyberk

Bobby’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobbyBerkOfficial

Bobby’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bobby

Bobby’s Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/bobbyberk/ 


Connect with Jen!

Jen’s website - https://jenhatmaker.com/

Jen’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/

Jen’s Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker

Jen’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker


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