From Blog to Berkus and Beyond

Mandi Gubler, Author of the Blog Vintage Revivals and Do-It-Yourselfer Extraordinaire, Utilizes a Bevy of Creative Projects in This Living Room Transformation

In July 2010, Mandi Gubler, wife and stay-at-home mom of two, founded the blog Vintage Revivals (www.vintagerevivals.com) as a place to talk about some of the decorating approaches she used in her own home. “I needed a creative outlet,” she explains, “something that was new and non-repetitive.” As her readership grew and two TV appearances on The Nate Berkus Show followed, she began helping both friends and neighbors with their own decorating projects,  including her friend Hailee, who had just purchased new couches and asked Gubler to help rearrange some furniture. “My friend had no idea what she had gotten herself into,” says Gubler. “Ten days of nonstop work and about $1,500 later, the whole living room was changed into a fun, happy, Hailee kind of room.” Read more…