You might as well pour yourself a cup of coffee and get comfy because I have A LOT of fun stuff to show you today! First, I made a new friend! Of course, I make friends almost every day thanks to the wonders of blogging. But this particular new friend got my attention by writing me the sweetest email.
Sometimes in blogworld it is hard to really get to know people because of HOW MANY people are out there. Especially when you have been blogging as long as I have and feel like you have like 6 million friends. Keep in mind that means it is also possible to get about 6 million emails a day.
When this particular new friend Jessica reached out to me in an email awhile back, we totally hit it off right away. For starters, she and her hubby had unfinished, half painted walls just like I had for many months — we knew right then and there, we are kindred spirits!
While I had amazing girlfriends come help me finish painting, Jessica (who you can see above is RIDICULOUSLY adorable) had Nate Berkus help her. But, you know, whatever. Maybe she didn’t have girlfriends, I don’t know. But somehow she ended up with help from Nate!!! {HOLY COW!} More on how that all happened and the results of it later in this post!
Anyway, Jessica and I emailed back and forth quite a bit. Even though I could have liked her just because she knows Nate Berkus, she has become a friend because she is just a real sweetheart all on her own. I love helping people who are motivated, creative and inspired to do the hard work to achieve their dreams. Jessica and her husband Cody are one hardworking couple! More on that later.
So after getting to know her and feeling fairly confident that Jessica was NOT a scary killer I decided it would be fun to introduce her to you. Because, that is what blogging is all about. We share our friends (the nice ones, not the scary ones).
Not only did Nate Berkus help her make over her bedroom, but you might be interested to know how it all started: MARTHA STEWART coordinated her wedding and she got married in front of 6 million viewers ON THE TODAY SHOW! If you watch The Today show, you might have watched her wedding like I did! Incredible!!
You can see clips from the entire wedding extravaganza on The Today Show.
And you can find wedding pics on Martha Stewart Wedding.
I don’t know any one else who has had their wedding coordinated by Martha, but obviously ” a good thing” tends to lead to other “good things” and that is what brings us to the story about her Nate Berkus bedroom!
Cody and Jessica are a young couple just starting out in life, working and going to school. But like many young couples, they were still using their college apartment furniture when they moved into their first home.
When the Today Show called and invited them to apply for a makeover on a room in their home (ha, which doesn’t happen every day to most of us but when you are in tight with Martha, ANYTHING can happen), they jumped at the chance! Smart couple, eh?
I’m thrilled to have Jess here as my guest today and she is going to tell you the behind the scenes scoop of her bedroom makeover!
This is so fun, so grab that cup of coffee and enjoy the tour to follow!
