The speaker, Nina, welcomes the audience to her home, which is a Spanish-style house from the 1920s. She says that she wanted to respect the original architecture and Spanish style influence, and to use materials that felt like they could have belonged to the home before. She mentions that the house was originally yellow, but she and her boyfriend painted the exterior white. She also explains that she wanted to preserve some details of the house while making it feel refreshed and giving it a facelift.
Nina shares her renovation process, including knocking down a wall to create an open concept space, using reclaimed terracotta tiles for an island space, and incorporating a mix of materials for the backsplash. She also mentions the stove, a French kitchen, and a high-tech fridge that she found during her renovation.
She highlights her favorite parts of the house, including a nook where she loves to have breakfast, a guest bedroom with open windows and fun pillows, and a gym converted from a poolhouse. She also talks about her wine company, Fresh Fine Wine, which she started during the pandemic.
Nina concludes by expressing her love for her home and inviting the audience to join her for a wine night.
1. The speaker, Nina, welcomes the audience to her home and introduces her puppy, Maverick.
2. The house is a Spanish-style home from the 1920s, and Nina wanted to pay respect to the original architecture.
3. Nina has had the house for about five years and initially, it was a yellowy mustard color typical for many Spanish style homes.
4. Nina and her boyfriend painted the entire exterior of the house themselves, which took a lot of time.
5. Nina has a photograph near and dear to her heart, taken during a movie shoot in South Africa.
6. When Nina first bought the home, there was a wall that divided the dining room space from the kitchen.
7. Last year, Nina knocked down the wall to create an open concept space.
8. Nina loves cooking and wanted to be able to cook while still participating in the conversation with her friends.
9. Nina went with green cabinets, which she saw on Instagram in a beautiful French kitchen in the south of France.
10. Nina's favorite part of the kitchen is the stove, which is an Italian stove called "ilove".
11. Nina loves the fridge, which is very high tech and has a unique feature that knocks you out of the way when you have all the groceries.
12. Nina has a nook where she loves waking up in the morning and having breakfast.
13. Nina's room is similar to the other rooms in the house, it's open, light airy, and she wanted it to feel very inviting.
14. Nina has a longhorn that she got on a road trip a couple of years back and it's been the centerpiece of her bed for a long time.
15. Nina's room has a painting made by her mother, which is a charcoal painting of an X-ray of an old film camera.
16. Nina spends a lot of time in her little movie room, where she watches Netflix and HBO Max.
17. Nina started a wine company called Fresh Fine Wine, which is a low calorie, low carb, low sugar, keto, vegan-friendly, and gluten-free wine from California.
18. Nina converted a pool house into a gym, where she has a lot of gym equipment.
19. Nina had a Coachella themed birthday party a few years ago, and they created neon signs for the artist area.
20. Nina has a snag fridge, which is her favorite and keeps all the good stuff in it.
21. Nina has a small pool area, which she doesn't heat on purpose because it gets so hot.
22. Nina has a zen zone with a Buddha in the corner, which feels like you're not in the city.
23. Nina is hosting a wine night and is expecting some girlfriends to come over.