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To create a set that feels \u201clayered, cinematic, and bold,\u201d the kitchen was transformed with European influences, as well as a Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>-inspired Shaker-style setup. Because Barrymore frequently has guest chefs pop by for cooking demonstrations, she wanted the space to \u201cbe a destination where chefs come, and they feel like there\u2019s nothing demo about this,\u201d she explained. \u201cThis is their kitchen right now and their space.\u201d A rollable kitchen cart helps make food demos easier in the space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Playing on Barrymore\u2019s love of nostalgia, a news desk is reminiscent of journalism heavyweight Walter Cronkite, and there are also \u201cold cracked leather chairs,\u201d a shag rug, and a vintage table. One unique fixture is an enlarged drawing by Barrymore\u2019s ex-boyfriend, Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, which he did in college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI think if you make it personal, you probably will feel more comfortable in the space,\u201d Barrymore told The Spruce. \u201cIf it\u2019s somewhere that you\u2019re trying to do a professional job and the more you bring a plant or a photo or decorate it or go out to a little store and buy some tchotchkes and put them around, you will start to feel like it\u2019s your space and you will be more yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As for the seating for the guests, Barrymore didn\u2019t want it to look like traditional bleachers. Instead, she wanted \u201ca very luxe, permanent fixture\u201d involving \u201csomething velvet and beautiful.\u201d The same goes for visiting chefs for cooking segments, whom Barrymore calls \u201cher Marvel characters\u201d because she\u2019s such a fan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When she\u2019s traveling, Barrymore attempts to cultivate that same sense of home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen I go to a hotel room, I immediately unzip my bag and throw it up into the air,\u201d Barrymore noted. \u201cI\u2019ll try to move things around in the room that feel a little bit more me. I will take every temporary piece of paper, like the menu and the WiFi and the \u2018We have this restaurant downstairs\u2019 pamphlet, and I will shove it immediately in a drawer. I don\u2019t want anything that indicates it\u2019s a temporary setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n