2 min read- In a recent Instagram Reel, interior designer Nate Berkus admitted that whenever he visits someone’s home, he instinctively evaluates the space and mentally rearranges the furniture to improve its layout and function.
- Berkus revealed that he assesses scale, flow, and furniture placement while socializing, constantly imagining ways to make a room work better. Many fans related to his design habit.
- He capped off the story by recalling how he rearranged a friend’s living room at a childhood sleepover more than 45 years ago.
Who wouldn’t want to have Nate Berkus over for dinner? The interior designer is effortlessly chic and allegedly very punctual—but you know what else he is? A perfectionist.
Having practically grown up in local antique stores, Berkus has always trusted his instinct for great design. But as we all know, intuition works in mysterious ways. Some talents simply can't be switched off, which is why, from the moment he walks through your front door, Berkus instantly starts sizing up a space.
Berkus recently shared this dinner-party habit with his followers in an Instagram Reel, offering a glimpse into the way he mentally reimagines a room. He begins by assessing his host’s furniture layout, considering both scale and how the space is being used. From there, new options for sofas, coffee tables, and armoires all start shifting around in his mind—usually while he’s making polite cocktail conversation at the same time. He’s always finding ways to make a room “a little bit better than it is.”
Fans echoed his sentiments in the comments. One commenter writes, “I would be super stressed inviting you over, but I do the same in other people’s homes, I always want to rearrange the furniture 😍,” while another yearned for his advice, pleading, “I’d beg you to come to dinner then!”
To sign off, Berkus shared a boyhood tale of his first foray into the world of design, completely rearranging his friend Ronnie’s living room at a sleepover. In his caption, he left a cheeky nod to Ronnie’s mom, writing, “Sue Swartz, if you’re watching this, I hope you still like what I did to the place 45 years ago.”
