I lookedandlookedandlooked, I musthavelookedat 50 housesandthen I stumbledacrossthislogcabinjusthereinthemiddleofNashvilleand I wasshockedthatsomethinglikethisexistedand I basicallyfellinloveatfirstsight.
I walkedinthefrontdoorandsaidthisishome, thisiswhere I'm meanttobe.
Thisiseverything I couldpossiblywantin a houseandmorehereinmylivingroom.
I wasveryinspiredbyRalphLaurenandhishomeinTelluride.
I drew a lotofwhat I wantedtodowiththespacekindoffromphotos I hadseenfromthatand I fellinto a deepdarkholeontheinternettofindshearlingchairsthatlookedwesternandhadsomeleatherdetailonit.
But I finallyfoundthesechairswhich I lovesomuch.
Andthen I haveallthesebeautifulrugsthroughallmyhouseand I'm obsessedwith, that's where I startedwasonthefloorwiththerugsandthenbuiltupfromthere.
Andthenofcourse I havemyralphLauren 50 yearanniversarybookwith a millionphotos, alsowhere I gotsomeofmyinspirationfrom.
Thanksforallofyou.
Thisismymom's, she's hadthisforlongerthan I'vebeenalivemorethan 25 years, it's beenineveryhouseshe's everhadgrowingup.
Andthen, youknow, shesoldmychildhoodhomeandmovedtothemountainsfulltimeandshewaslike, I havenowheretoputthis.
And I waslike, well I have a housenow, I'm homeownersoyoucangiveittome.
Andshejusthungitonthewalland I waslike, it's likeitwasmadeforthisplace.
Thanksmom.
Sothereis a churchpewoverthereinthecornerthatisfromtheNashvillefleamarket.
Westumbledacross a booththathadallofthisoldfurniturefromlocalchurchesallaroundTennessee.
I'm prettysuretheguysaidthatthatonewasfromparisTennessee, which I didn't knowtherewas a parisinTennessee, butapparentlythereis, itcamelikethis.
I prettymuchgothereeverydayand I wasjustwalkingaroundandthey'relookingonedayand I sawthispaintingand I triedtotake a stepbackbecausetome I reallyfeltlikethiswasoneofthemostTennesseethings I hadeverseen.
Itwassosereneandpeacefulandthecoloursandthecows.
Itremindedmeofthefirsttime I camehereandreallywhy I fellinlovewithNashville.
Justtherollinghills, it's sogreenandsolush.
I reallyfellinlovewithit.
I usedthisroomkindofas a calmspace.
I don't have a T.
V.
Inhere.
I havenoelectronicsinhere.
Thisisreallywhere I cometounplugread a book.
I feellike I'm awayfromtheworldwhen I havemyfamilyintownwillsitinthisroomandplaytheguitar, whichmakesmereallyhappybecausethat's Nashville.
And I findthisspacereallyinspiringandconducivetocreativethinking.
So, formethatthisiswhere I cometoreallythinkandbrainstormand a lotofpeoplecometothinkandbrainstorm, mm, Thisismydiningroom.
I loveeverythinginthisroom.
I pickedouteverysinglethingyouseeinthisroomandittookmeforevertodoit.
Andwhen I boughtthishouse, thisisthefirsthouse I everbought.
So I had a visionand I had a feelingwhen I walkedinhereand I reallywantedtograbontothatandexpressoutandmakeitmyownandtakeonthechallengeofreallydoingitmyselfandseeingif I coulddoit.
I reallylearnedsomuchaboutthishouseandabouteachroomandeverylittlepiecebydoingitmyself.
So I feelasif I reallyappreciateittothefullcapacitythatshouldbeappreciated.
Theseplatesaremygrandmother's, mygrandmapassedawaywhen I wasfiveso I neverreallygottomeetherandthesewereinmyhousegrowingup.
I neverreallyunderstoodwhattheywere, wheretheywerefromandwhymymomalwayskeptthemlockedaway.
Sowhen I boughtthishouseandshecamehereandshewasshewasjustinon, shethoughtthatthisroomwouldbetheperfectplacetokeepthemandthenitwasjusteverythingkindofclickedbecausetheblueprintsandplayedsomekindofmatchedandcametogether.
Soitreallyfeelslikemyhomebecause I havepiecesofmyfamilywatchingoverme.
I reallythoughtofitastheplacewherewewouldallgather.
Sithavemovienightswhen I comedownfirstthinginthemorning.
I lovetositinherebecauseit's sobright, allthewindowsandthegreenery I canreallyseeoutside.
It's justoneofalsojustanotheroneofmyfavoriteplacestomeagain, I havethisginormousbookcasehere, which I'm stillworkingonfillingbecauseitismassive.
Youknow, I'vejustgot a bunchofstuffthat I'vekindofcollectedovertheyearsfrombeinghere.
I havethestink.
So I havemybarhere.
I loveelephants.
You'llnoticethat I haveelephantskindofalloverthehouse, They're a bitsneaky, they'realwaysinthebackgroundhangingout.
Thatcouldbe a drinkinggame.
Youcanbespottheelephant, take a shot.
I'm verydrunkinmyhouse.
I didn't reallyknowwhattodoistoreallyhighlightthewindowsandkindofshowthespace.
And I wasatthefleamarketwithmymomandwesawthisguythathad a bunchofoldtrunks, hundredsofthemandmymomsaiditwouldbereallycooltoget a bunchoftrunksandkindoflinethemupunderthewindowsanditsstorage.
So I store a lotofmyoutdoorpillowsinsideofthetrunkswhenitrains.
So I havetheworld's biggestcouchinthisroombecauseitwassomassive.
I needed a ginormouscouchtojustfilltheentirespaceand I have a hugefamilyalso, I'm verytall, so I wantedittobeverylong.
Andthenanotherthingis I hadtotakeintoaccountthefactthat I hadthisgorgeousangelof a dogthatjustripsupcouches.
So, I reallywantedtofind a couchthatcouldtakethat.
I walkedinhereandimmediatelyfeltathomethelogwalls, thelowceilings.
Itfeltreallycozyandhomey.
So I kindofjustwentwithwhatwasalreadyhereandmadeitmyown.
I chosethebedframeandthecoloringbecause I foundthisrugatinauctionhouseandbecauseofthewarm, orangeyellowtones, I thoughtthattheroomdeservessomemattegold, nothingtooshiny, nothingtonewormodernlooking.
I alsothoughtthat, youknow, anironbedframeistypicalclassiclogcabin.
I justthoughtitwas a littlemore.
I don't knowwhattheword, maybeeclectickindoftakeonthatis.
I wasalwaysstealingherclothesand I didn't reallyhave a spacethatwasmyown.
When I boughtthishouse, I reallywantedtocreatesomethingthatwasmineandsomewherewhere I couldjustcomeandbemyweirdorganizedself, eyecolor, coordinatemyclothesandputtheminorder.
I liketoseeeverything.
I kindofwantedittofeellike a storelike I couldcomeinandkindofshopinmyowncloset.
There's a lotmorepink.
It's a littlebitmoregirlybecausethelogcabincanfeelquitemasculineallthetime.
I reallywantedtocreatejust a coupleoflittlespaceswhere I cangothatwe'rejust a littlebitmoregirlyandfunandcolorfulandbright.
I foundthisstainedglass, I thoughtitwouldbe a coolideatohangtheminthewindow, soitkindofblockedpeoplefromlookingin, butalsodidsomethingkindofbeautifulanddidn't block a lotoflightfromcominginbecause I stillwantedittofeelreallybrightinhere.
I justquicklywanttoshowyouguysthisfunlittlecornerhere.
I havemydenimbartosetup.
I lovejeanssomuch.
I collectvintagejeansand I justreallywantedtodedicate a spacewheretheycouldalljusthangsobeautifullyso I cansee, youknow, I just, I liketolookatit.
It's veryniceandit's allcohesiveand I love, I lovejeansnow.
I reallywanttoshowyouguys.
Notthemainreason, butprobablyoneofthebiggestreasonswhy I decidedtobuythishouseuhthiscoppertubiseverythingtome.
I sawthisand I thought I needthisinmylife.
It's humongous.
It's deep.
I'm verytalland I feellike I'm swimminginit.
It's fantastic.
It's copper, it's a heat, conductivemetal.
Soonceyouputthehotwaterinitstaysreallywarmformuchlongerand I don't havetokeepaddinghotwater, which I reallylove.
Youknow, I justhangouthereforhoursonend.
Yeah, yeah.
Hereweareinmybackyard.
Comeon.
I absolutelyfellinlovewiththeoutdoorspaceandthegardenouthere, whichwassomethingthatwasreallyimportanttomecomingfromnewyork.
I reallywanted a backyardthatwasbigandlushandgreenandhadplantsandthisisjust a littleoutdoorlivingroomsetupso I cancomeoutherewithfriendsandfamilyandwesetup, youknow, charcuterieplattersandhave a glassofwinekindofpredinnerhangoutinthisareaandit's definitelyoneofmyfavoriteplacestochillinthebackyard.
Andthenanotherhugesellingfactorformeforthishousewasthepool, whichis a necessityhereinNashville.
It's justrefreshing.
Youcanlaybythepool, yougetreallyhotandyoujustcannonballintothecrisp, coldwateranditjustmakesuch a difference.
I loveit.
Allright, Thatismyhouse.
I hopeyouenjoyed.
Itwassonicetohaveyou, butit's timeforyoutogo.
But y'allcomebacknow, seeyou.
Byebyebye.
Yeah, HiDee, I'm TaylorHillandwelcometomyhome.
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