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[JoannaPiancastelli]

The idea that your space is never actually "done" is honestly a huge inspiration to get started on changing my office / craft room. I don't need to have it perfect, don't need to complete it, but I can make it better than it is now and continue to evolve it <3

[jackplumlee]

As a construction worker, i have to say that trying to find out the history of a building is one of the perk of our trades.

Also, because i didn't see it in any other comment, the wall between your windows isn't drywall indeed, it is simply stone/brick with a layer of plaster wich must be "antique" since it is now a rare technic perpetuated by a handful of craftpeople.

[glenngalloway]

This job interview seems to have gone WAY better than that time I applied for a position in the laundry room with Mrs. Warwick. Note to self: NEVER ask about washing machines.

[Sophiemck]

As a Brit it feels very odd to hear "I have so much more room in the UK than I did in the US..." as our houses / flats tend to be much smaller in comparison. Then I heard New York and that explained everything $$$! Victorian buildings here are beautiful and incredibly sized for sure - my Victorian 1 bed flat was bigger than my 2 bedroom house! Very jealous of your beautiful space - goals!

[jayc]

But can we talk about the natural and flawless transition into the sponsorship spot, tho

[HinataUchihaInuzuka]

I really admire how you managed to bring only 97 books overseas! When I moved from Japan I couldn't for the life of me leave my library... I had to part with around 50% of my collection but... well... that was still around 700 books... Let's just say that they airline was not very happy with me... well, the vintage bicycle I refused to leave might've had a hand in there as well. Oops.

[elle]

This was a lovely insight into your workroom, I loved the editing and "skit" of being a new worker invited into your sewing workroom. I'm absolutely amazed at the beautiful antiques you were able to acquire in your year there; I would LOVE any of those vintage pieces myself so I'm admittedly a little jealous. Also those windows are swoon worthy, so much beautiful natural light!

[nimm]

This really really makes me want a livestream of Bernadette just going about her work doing her own thing, to have in the background while working on my own projects
Kind of a "lofi hip hop beats to study or relax to" kind of vibe

[Liba_Elena]

Bernadette: I have a sofa set here.
also Bernadette: *proceeds to sit on a coffee table*
😂😂😂

[npgibson]

My grandfather was a shoemaker and his sister a seamstress. Your workspace is beautiful. Their Victorian/Edwardian workroom was a bit different from yours. It was dark with tiny windows and about two meters for each of them. For me as a child it was a magical place. The walls were covered with hundreds of specialty tools: hammers, knives, different kinds of needles and pliers and scissors. I doubt anyone knows how many there were and what they were all for. Of course there was a trundle sowing machine on a table, and another my grandfather used on leather while standing. There was a device to hold the shoe while you work on the top, and another for working on the sole. The smell was an intoxicating mix of oil, varnish and leather. No ventilation or safety regs. To watch him work, so fast, so smooth, so confident in his movements, was mesmerizing. My grandfather was a gentle, deferential man, but he was a maestro when he was working on shoes. Your videos always make me think of that lost generation and their art.

[anticapitalisthomedesign]

As a home designer, THANK YOU for acknowledging that spaces are always evolving 👏👏👏 spaces are meant to be ~actually lived in~ not just looked at.

[nancyloyet]

I love how this felt like Mrs. Warwick's tour of the Audley End laundry -- except this felt welcoming, and in the Audley End tour I felt judged (and found lacking).

[seanmcgcostumes]

As someone who both lives AND works on their creative endeavors in their bedroom and has nowhere else to separate the two, this has given me Ideas and now I'm super inspired to give my room a much needed overhaul. Thanks for the inspiration, Bernadette!

[canansaritas]

Synchronizing music with "light, white, clean and delicate" shows how much effort you put in editing these videos 👌

[Helloworld-ssuv]

The fact that you have upgraded from “Workroom” to “Workroom/Studio” is truly a sight to behold! It’s like a sewing fairyland tucked away/hidden from the modern world! So many nooks and crannies to explore, and so many treasures hidden in them!

[pixelspider]

I know the skit was welcoming a new worker, but It feels almost like an older sister giving you a tour of her new house and I love it.

[PonderingStudent]

I love how Bernadette not only exists in a perpetual time warp, but also in two time periods at once. Half late Victorian - Edwardian, half 2010s, but pretty much nothing in between. Academic is also an apt description. The room reminds me very much of various Oxford don's studies I've been in. Beautiful space.

I do bobbin lacemaking and my best recent furniture purchase has been a hand-turned lace pillow stand. It's beautiful and it makes working lace so much easier. I'd love a desk like yours though.

[paulabirdsong]

Really Bernadette, you bring me to absolute tears, really. The world has never seen the likes of anything even close to you and there's some really awesome people out there that I really admire. You are at the top. So genteel, so elegant, so well spoken, so aesthetically spot on. Any second and I will start gushing... SO happy that you live your dreams and inspire others to do the same, SO happy to see you in London where you allow your followers to share your journey. SO thankful for the platform of YouTube, without which I would not have found you and your marvelous, witty videos. I'm being a "comment hog" so I'd better stop now.

Oh did I mention thanks for the tea?

[thewol]

In re: Charging stations. You can get one of those lidded boxes that is made to look like an antique book. They come in several sizes. One cover opens as the box lid. (Some people use them as a place to stash remotes.) You cut a small notch in the side right next to the side the lid attaches to that will accommodate the cord of a USB plug-strip, so that the plug-strip part can sit inside the box. Then you plug all your charging cords into the plug strip and conceal them inside the book/box until you need one. This idea will work with any kind of aesthetically pleasing box with a lid or drawers that you can modify to accept the plug strip such that you can conceal the fact that it has a cord and is plugged into the wall. I love your videos so much. They are so warm and snuggly,

[shepherdessofskymeadow]

I don't think I've ever been so contented for/proud of someone I've never met? This beautiful space, the way you've nurtured it and where you are in general just feels like such a reflection of your hard work and sharing your gifts and passions with the world. It's really inspiring and really lovely to see.