{"id":1959,"date":"2010-09-26T03:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-26T03:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/a-new-york-minute-with-nate\/"},"modified":"2010-09-26T03:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T03:33:00","slug":"a-new-york-minute-with-nate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/09\/a-new-york-minute-with-nate\/","title":{"rendered":"A New York Minute With Nate"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I mentioned in my last post<\/a>, I flew in to New York for the day to be in the audience of the Nate Berkus Show<\/a>.  There were apparently 90 other design bloggers who landed in NYC on or before September 21st, the day of the taping.  <\/p>\n

Now, this may sound crazy to those who aren\u2019t designers\/decorators\/DIYers who blog.  But there was a powerful force pulling us all towards New York from our respective homes across North America.  It wasn\u2019t just about seeing a taping of a show.  I\u2019m sure most of us have experienced that at some point.  <\/p>\n

Yes, everyone was excited to be in the presence of Nate, a designer that we all admire and have blogged and tweeted about.  The real attraction, the real reason for arranging babysitters, spending money and taking the time to be in NY for a day was to meet other like-minded designers\/decorators\/DIYers who write and are passionate about design.  I was on a high for two days after my return from just being in the company of people whose blogs I have admired for years and new friends who shared in this experience together.<\/p>\n

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At the Bouchon Bakery pre-show with the Canadian Bloggers:  Me, Sarah<\/a>, Michelle<\/a>, Kerry<\/a>, Christine<\/a> and Lisa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tamara<\/a>, Kwana<\/a>, Sarah, friend of a blogger, me.<\/p>\n

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Waiting in line in the sunshine to get into the show. <\/p>\n

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Christine and I with Janet and Joy, the moggit girls<\/a>.  They were so adorable and were the tour de force, along with Julieann<\/a>, in making this happen.  <\/p>\n

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Canadian bloggers and Chanee<\/a> <\/p>\n

We were seated in the front row center of the second section up from the stage.  At one point, an audience member asked a design question and Nate was standing not a foot away.  I so wanted to shake his hand when he was done.  I felt like my 8 year old daughter at a Jonas Brothers concert, hoping that her idols would reach down and shake hands.  Unfortunately, she had better luck than I had.<\/p>\n

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Susan, who blogs at the House of Brinson<\/a>, talked about the renovation of her NYC loft.  You must check out the images on her blog.<\/p>\n

We were able to take photos once the taping finished.  Nate then answered questions from the design bloggers.  This isn\u2019t normally a part of the show\u2019s format but he wanted to show his appreciation for all of us being there.  This was even better than the taped segments.  He was genuine, thoughtful, reflective, eloquent \u2013 not to mention seriously handsome!  <\/p>\n

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Chanee\u2019s insightful post<\/a> includes videos taken during the Q and A session.  Some highlights  were:<\/p>\n