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"FacebookPinterest\n\nNate Berkus always has twenty things going on at once, and yet he never seems tired or grumpy, and he always has time to dole out an opinion (usually a well-informed one). He has run his own Chicago-based interior-design firm since he was 24 and has been Oprah's on-air design expert since 2002. This past month he went solo, joining the daytime-TV scrum with The Nate Berkus Show. The wide-ranging program covers all things lifestyle, but we're confident we hit a few topics that won't make it on-air.\n\nStart with the sheets\n\n \"If you're a guy who's dating, you need good linens that are well pressed\u2014at the barest minimum. And get a cleaning lady. There's a distinction between neat and clean.\"\n\nAll about you\n\n \"Your home should tell the story of who you are, or who you aspire to be. Fill up your bookshelves with things that interest you, whether that's art history or\n\n sports collectibles.\"\n\nManaging the mane\n\n \"All right, here's the truth: I hate getting my hair wet. I wash it as infrequently as possible. If I'm working on-camera, my hair takes a village. I think the secret to great  hair is dirty hair.\"\n\nMy bar mitzvah hair\n\n \"It was actually a bit of a blowout. And yes, I was wearing plaid pants. We were very preppy Jews.\"\n\nIn my fridge\n\n \"Champagne, always. Because you never know who's going to come over. Ros\u00E9 wine in the summer. And club soda in individual cans. I drink Ketel and soda (double lemon), and I don't want flat soda out of a big plastic bottle.\"\n\nMy go-to shirt\n\n \"A Black Fleece oord, white or blue. In the summertime, pink or melon or pale yellow. But you have to be really tan.\"\n\nFitness first\n\n \"I go to the trainer three days a week, and I run three days  a week. How do I  find the time? I make it. I'm at that point now where I wake  up and plan my  entire day around my workout.\"\n\nModern man\n\n \"I'd never lived in a space newer than 1920, so moving into this Jean Nouvel building in New York was a whole new thing for me. But to be honest, my energy right now is focused on the show. I'm happy not to talk dishwashers.\"\n\nOn my coffee table\n\n \"In Venice, I got the catalog from the inauguration show at the Punta della Dogana; it's just great. And a friend brought me a book on Jean Nouvel. Very cool housewarming present.\"\n\nOlder is better\n\n \"I like things that are a little fucked-up, that have a patina. Eighty percent of what I use in my interiors is vintage. 1stdibs.com is a big source for my firm.\"\n\nAll the time in the world\n\n \"I don't buy new watches. It's like driving a car off the lot\u2014I don't believe in it. But I love vintage watches, and at any given time, I own about ten to fourteen. I usually buy a watch at every big crossroads. For the new show? I haven't bought it yet. I guess I'm too busy to shop. How sad!\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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