Nate Berkus shares holiday getaway gifting and decorating strategies

Nate Berkus appreciates a matter or two about decking the halls.

And when it arrives time to enhance his home for the holiday seasons, the HGTV star’s philosophy is “the a lot more meaningful, the merrier.”

“Being a dad in addition to being a designer has transformed my point of view on the holidays in basic, but absolutely on vacation decorations,” Berkus — who shares daughter Poppy, 6, and son Oskar, 3, with spouse Jeremiah Brent — explained to Page 6 Type.

For instance, his beloved Christmas ornament is not a a single-of-a-form artwork piece, but rather a sentimental bauble featuring a framed image of him and Oskar achieving for snacks at the correct exact time.

“If I had to say one particular matter in our house which is the most significant to me at holiday time, it is the simple fact that each my three-year-previous son and I really like food items and clearly we have no challenge encouraging ourselves,” Berkus mentioned.

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Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent star collectively in “Nate and Jeremiah Dwelling Project” on HGTV and Discovery In addition.
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And when no December decor is total without having a good deal of festive lighting, it is acquired to be kid-evidence. The inside designer recently teamed up with Duracell to advocate for harmless decorating methods, like taping battery packs shut, swapping out lithium coin batteries ones with a bitter coating and opting for flameless candles.

“When you glimpse at items through the eyes of a child you know how fascinating it is all of a unexpected to have the home lit up with flameless candles,” he explained, adding that they also make for an exceptional tablescape.

“Planning a dinner at dwelling for someone and possessing … their preferred meals built, environment the desk beautifully, generating that an function … It is all those matters that persons actually recall the most,” he claimed.

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Berkus retains a “running file” in his cellphone throughout the year of items that his friends and family mention they may possibly want.
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But the inside designer’s surely received some aspirational offers in mind for Brent this year.

“We’re both designers, of course, so for us I imagine usually the ideal presents are a uncommon piece of household furniture or a ornamental object or anything that we have found at an auction or on line, something with a very little little bit of history,” he shared.

“There’s a designer that Jeremiah enjoys — an Italian designer from the 1930s and 1940s — so I am seeking all over appropriate now for one thing that was created by that specific designer.”

Nate Berkus holding a battery
Nate Berkus partnered with Duracell to aid households rejoice safely.
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For others on his list, Berkus is stocking up on a thing more simple: white bath towels.

“You know folks really don’t obtain towels for by themselves that usually, so it’s a truly functional, high-class reward … [that] needn’t be super costly,” he said, incorporating that he likes wrapping each and every established with a ribbon for a little bit of festive flair.