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I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning.

Nate Berkus

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Nate Berkus
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 17
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I didn't grow up thinking I'd be a decorator. Design is my greatest passion, and it naturally just pulled me down the path. Same with TV. Being famous or having a show was never the motivation. I got a call and was swept up by the challenge of that first small space redesign.
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I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.
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