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Nate's Country Makeover
Drowning in dried flowers, a California couple living in the country is trapped in cutesy clutter. See how designer Nate Berkus takes their home from covered wagon country to California chic.
The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  August 19, 2009
Nate Berkus shows a California family how not to make their television the focus of their family room.


For fifteen years Margie and John used a television stand made from junk lumber. Not anymore!
Nate builds a flat-screen into a timeless bookcase. Now the family has more room to display family photos and favorite books. The real bonus—the television is part of the furniture not the focal point of the room.

What's your most embarrassing decorating decision? Leave a comment below!
Printed from Oprah.com on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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