The podcast can be heard wherever listeners get their podcasts including on Spotify, Apple and Google podcasts. Scandalabra's Brunetz has developed film, tv and lifestyle-driven products on the global stage for over 30 years.
For more information about the podcast, please visit Podcast — Mark Brunetz. Known for creating uber-stylish spaces with mass appeal, Mark has been featured in over media outlets including Good Morning America with equal exposure in print including People Magazine, MSN. As Principal at Mark Brunetz Interior Design based in Los Angeles , Mark's influence within the design industry is far-reaching with his work in makeover television seen in over 30 countries.
In , Mark founded Missio Home , an artisanal home goods company that partners with top designers to create signature product lines for design-savvy consumers. To date, the designer-driven movement that spans the U. At the creative helm of MB Universe, Inc. He currently resides in Glendale, California. Edit Close. As he walked through her home, he realized he was looking at a house eerily similar to his own, and that keeping all of these objects were not necessary to have good family memories.
After the funeral, he went home, cleaned out his collections, and never looked back. Take the U Out of Clutter offers helpful tips on how to get started and, most importantly, how to recognize the difference between a lamp that once belonged to Aunt Suzie and the memory of the relationship you had with your favorite aunt.
Brunetz feels strongly that people with a clutter challenge are not messed up; instead, they just haven't realized the difference between what's around them and what's inside them.
Discovering that will enable them to free up from clutter. I'm writing a book on people's relationships to things. We see clutter as a catalyst for positive change. Fans of Clean House know Brunetz and the rest of the CH crew have seen some unbelievable homes over the last seven years -- and that's only the tape viewers get to see.
But Brunetz doesn't put himself above these sorry folk. He walks the walk himself, keeping his life in check by following the book's advice. His biggest tip: Become a better decision maker. We have amazing chemistry, and completely love and support each other. TV design is different than private design. I consider that my talent. How tough is it for you to come up with design ideas for the families on the show — do you worry about their reactions to your designs? For me, your answer is a well of information.
If you ask a client ten of those types of questions, you can just nail people. We actually did an episode of the show where a lady hated everything we did, and she singlehandedly taught me something very valuable in my career.
When I do my design work, it is specifically tailored to that person — it is not about me. There is no Mark in the design. It is truly about the person and how they want to live in their space.
So at that point, I close the book. The cake is baked. And that is a hard lesson to learn. What was it like filming that episode, and how did Niecy handle it?
Yeah, it was definitely more personal. We actually had to play different roles. It was really more emotional than any other scene I have done, because I felt like I was right there with her. But in this episode, with Niecy and her mom, I was just so in for the ride. That is the only reveal I actually cried at.
During the reveal, she looks up at the drawing her son had done of himself that I had framed and hung on the wall above the chaise lounge. It had so much poignancy and meaning. I really wanted to frame it and place it in such a place that when she sat on her chaise, she would be able to look at it and really appreciate it.
Clean House is in its sixth season. How much longer do you see the show running, and how much longer do see yourself being a part of it? I have to tell you, Clean House is an anomaly in the both the makeover and reality television genres. Our numbers and ratings continue to climb, and there is continued interest in the show. Some makeover shows have crashed and burned, because they were kind of based on a fad, like, say Queer Eye.
But then you have a show like Extreme Home Makeover , a show that absolutely shot for the moon and accomplished it. As a result, what else can you really do in the makeover genre? You will see new shows pop up here and there, especially on HGTV, because that is their business, but at the end of the day it is truly reinventing the wheel.
I think for that reason alone, our show is going to continue to pave the way in the genre. As far as my involvement, I am on contract until April This will be my third renewal, and of course the network wants me to stay, since it has been so difficult to put together a strong team. But I think, like anyone, I will consider my options at that point.
Chances are good that I will continue to do Clean House , since I love the show so much, and I love the people on the show, but I will know in April. With all of the television shows you have done, including Clean House , do you still work with private homeowners? I do, for two reasons. I am very selective, and I take on maybe one or two projects a year.
Right now I have two, but they have been going on for maybe two years. Well, I love to travel, which is hard since we have been shooting straight for the last two years. But I did manage to make it Barcelona and Paris in April, and I spent a week in each of those cities.
And I love, love, love cooking, and food. My family has had five restaurants, so I grew up around food, and I absolutely love it. I cook a lot of Mediterranean-style food. I can actually chop for an hour and go into my zone. And I have two dogs, a pitbull and a terrier-dalmatian mix. So I spend a lot of time with them. They keep me busy! How often do you recognized when you are walking down the street?
What types of people approach you in public? Well, I do get recognized quite a bit. But you know it happens. When I am on the road, I get recognized a lot, by people from all walks of life. I seem to be big with people in the young business professional demographic, as well as with moms. Moms just love me. I get a lot of fan mail. And I do respond to all my emails.
Do they really have that much clutter? I think that is the thing that shocks most people. Research indicates that two thirds of the country suffers from clutter, on some level — whether it is a junk drawer or an entire storage unit full of stuff they have had for 20 years.
When you are working with a homeowner on the show, or with private clients, are there times when they want something that you just think will look absolutely heinous? Well, yeah. There are. I do have clients who, I swear, I am not sure why they hired me, since they are just basically going to tell me what they want and what they think should happen. When you have a teammate, you treat everyone equally and respect their opinions. My job is just to work around that. And hey — when this person walks in their house and what they see inspires them, empowers them, lights them up, excites them, then what can I do to change that?
I think the trick is to integrate it, and make it look the best that it can look. You also have a line of home furnishings on the Home Shopping Network. What inspired you to create your own line? Really, it was the demand. Most people would think that would be enough, but for me, personally, there was just a missing opportunity.
The personality and celebrity-ness, if you will, that I have developed and created on camera is in itself like an infomercial, or what we call a media driver. I want a piece of him. The key strategy to my line is affordable luxury. Without a doubt, my goal is to create luxurious environments inexpensively. I actually ask that question of my clients! Hmmm, let me think. Well, I have to tell you that I ask my clients what their secret passions are — the ones they never talk about.
And in asking that question, I always reference my answer to that question, which would be driving a racecar. Last Sunday, I actually went to the L.
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