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April 10th, 2008
GMA (eco-friendly design under $100)


just a quick time-out before our next before & after: the good morning america video clip is up online now. aside from talking way, way too fast, i think overall it wasn’t a total bomb so i’m thrilled. mostly i’m overjoyed that i got a chance to talk about some of my favorite artists and independent shops on a national television program. click here to check it out.

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121 comments
John said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:13 pm

You did a great job, Grace!

april said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:19 pm

Great job Grace!
You are such a cutie!

joy said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:21 pm

grace, you did an AMAZING job! you are great on tv! thank you again..i’m honored to be part of your picks.
-joy

Julie said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:24 pm

Nice job Grace!!!!! You are a natural! And aside from all the great product info, I also enjoyed catching a glimpse of that sparkle on your left hand. ;-)

Congratulations,
Julie

katie said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:25 pm

Great job Grace!!! You were fantastic! And how great to be able to promote some of your favorite designers. A win win situation!

Anile said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:25 pm

Awesome job! I never would have been able to maintain my composure and avoid tripping over my words for that whole time. I totally don’t think you were talking too fast, either. Great outfit, too ;) Congrats!

lydia said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:32 pm

Wow – you were so relaxed and cool. Great job!! (also, nice ring!!)

Christa said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:33 pm

such a lovely video about this best-finds of “green-designs”.

zee said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:33 pm

Bah, it’s not working on my computer. Oh well, you look cute as a button! Congrats!

OnceWed said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:36 pm

Grace

Congrats! I thought you did a fantastic job and I loved the yellow dress you wore too!

Emily

lucy said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:36 pm

grace – your sweater is so cute. where did you get it?

JuliaL said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:38 pm

GREAT JOB! That was really awesome. Whoop Whoop!

grace said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:40 pm

thanks guys!

lucy- my sweater is from jcrew, it’s my security blanket. i wear it everywhere . and the dress is from banana republic.

grace

Whitney said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:40 pm

Fabulous job :-) You seemed very relaxed and on-point for every product!

janet said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:42 pm

Grace! that was awesome. I had so much fun watching the cute eco-friendly picks. Great outfit too!

janet

megan said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:43 pm

grace, you did so great! :) congratulations! great product picks and i, too, loved seeing the sparkle of your engagement ring!

Rachael Cole said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:47 pm

Congrats! Nicely done!!! And I love that you are promoting smaller designers and stores.

the gutless wonder said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:53 pm

‘wasn’t a total bomb’? You’re nuts, girl… You were great– very articulate and informed. The segment was memorable and really well put together.

maria said:
April 10th, 2008 - 1:56 pm

you looked completely natural :) i’m totally impressed! and i covet your sweater!

susie said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:10 pm

greta job! wow, you’re really good at speaking for television…better than the person from GMA!

hannah said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:11 pm

Nice one Grace!

Brad said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:15 pm

IMO, you were far more natural than whoever that was on the other side of the interview. Nice work Grace!

andi said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:18 pm

Woo hoo! That was great , Grace! I don’t think you spoke too quickly – it was just right. Congrats!!

meagan said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:21 pm

Grace that was amazing! Your outfit was adorable. Such an informative segment – congrats!

April 10th, 2008 - 2:22 pm

So cool. I bet you’re relieved it’s over. *whew* You did an awesome job.

shari said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:22 pm

You were absolutely adorable, and very charming. You did not talk too fast! (And you were far more polished than the GMA chica!)

Lucia said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:31 pm

that’s so awesome! goooooo grace! you were so in your element and so natural. i can’t wait to meet the-now-even-more- famous-grace next week in l.a! thanks for representing all the little businesses out there!

Tina said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:33 pm

great job Grace, now my students are going to be starstruck!!!

shayna said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:35 pm

great job!

Jen said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:39 pm

I thought you were fantastic!!

lauren w said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:50 pm

you were wonderful, and it’s great to get to see you on t.v. . i’ve always thought that you have the perfect radio/t.v. voice, too. i could definitely see you doing your own segment on npr one day.

carrie gordon said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:51 pm

you did a fantastic job….loved your outfit too.

susan said:
April 10th, 2008 - 2:54 pm

grace – you were super! great great job and rainer loved your outfit!
xo
susan

meg said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:05 pm

what about a weekly d*s podcast?! you could include video clips of before/afters, or DIY projects (like the fantastic marshmallow video), tours… HMM!

April 10th, 2008 - 3:08 pm

yay! that was great! you’re a natural! congratulations and hopefully those stores are being overrun with customers now!

nathalie said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:11 pm

Oh Grace ! you were fantastic ! loved your outfit by the way , i am so excited for you ! great job :)

lealou said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:15 pm

Grace you were fantastic!

Chad said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:20 pm

Great job, Grace!

Claire said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:20 pm

Congrats! You looked so relaxed, and I don’t think you were talking too fast at all. You’re a total natural!

Sol said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:25 pm

Grace you were amazing, so sophisticated. The other woman is kind of crass. Your class totally eclipsed her.

Circa1972 said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:26 pm

Great job Grace! You seemed very relaxed, had an excellent flow and your recall of all the products was seamless.

grace said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:29 pm

Thanks so much everyone!

Just a quick note- the host, Alyse, was really, really sweet. She was so kind to even think of me for this segment. She had to do her entire segment without cue cards or a working prompter so if there was any weirdness, that was probably it. I know you didn’t mean it maliciously Sol, but I just wanted to stick up for her and any “crass”-ness you mentioned. She was really very friendly and awfully generous to let me promote these independent artists on a big TV show :)

Grace

April 10th, 2008 - 3:38 pm

Congratulations to you, dear Grace! Fantastic TV presence!

Moiramx said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:41 pm

You did great. And looked fabulous! Congratulations!

marisa said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:41 pm

OMGoodness Grace!!! You were wonderful! You are absolutely adorable, and did a bang up job! And you didn’t talk fast at all!! I loved everything you covered – it was so wonderful! It was so funny, when the camera did close-ups on your hands, I was trying to get a closer look at your engagement ring, but couldn’t quite make it out, but from the little tidbit shots I saw, it was beautiful. Great job, honey! All the best, Marisa

kristina said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:46 pm

Grace you are a natural in front of the camera! You didn’t talk too fast at all. Very informative and fun segment to watch. Fantastic job!

ps. was that gorgeous diamond you were sporting eco friendly too? ;)

marisa said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:47 pm

P.S. I know you do design guides here and there for different cities, and if you ever consider doing one for Jacksonville, FL, I would be most happy to help you out in providing a list of amazing shops/home design/eateries we have down here!

So Haute said:
April 10th, 2008 - 3:58 pm

Wow…congratulations! What an amazing segment! Very exciting!

April 10th, 2008 - 4:03 pm

really good job! congratulations! and I didn’t think you talked too fast! ;)

virginia said:
April 10th, 2008 - 4:15 pm

you were composed, informed, articulate, and perfectly dressed…………..you are a natural, and “gracious”! congratulations……

Sarah said:
April 10th, 2008 - 4:17 pm

Wow! That’s a huge step! Congratulations!

patricia said:
April 10th, 2008 - 4:17 pm

great job!
You are a natural.

April 10th, 2008 - 4:39 pm

so cute! you did *such* an awesome job. (i didn’t think you talked fast at all! it all was pretty perfect and professional, like you’d been doing it for years…)

anyway, congrats!

April 10th, 2008 - 5:01 pm

Awesome job Grace! I was impressed:)

Anne said:
April 10th, 2008 - 5:25 pm

You looked gorgeous Grace! Awesome job, you definitely have a knack for it!

April 10th, 2008 - 5:26 pm

Congratulations, Grace! You did a great job and didn’t speak too fast at all. You’re a natural on tv!

Sarah W. said:
April 10th, 2008 - 5:30 pm

I didn’t think you were talking fast at all!!!!! I loved it you looked absolutely perfect and so pretty :)

hammocks said:
April 10th, 2008 - 5:45 pm

Grace, you were such a natural. Completely non-laughter inducing like you originally …ahem…suggested. you looked so comfortable and very much in your environment I might add :)

Alison said:
April 10th, 2008 - 6:35 pm

SO CUTE.

Laura said:
April 10th, 2008 - 6:52 pm

Grace, you were awesome! You looked totally at ease on tv– it is so great that you were just how you are in person, so it was totally genuine. YAY!

andrea said:
April 10th, 2008 - 6:56 pm

that was great to watch, you did great!

Frida said:
April 10th, 2008 - 7:09 pm

Thanks for sharing. Inspiring!

irene said:
April 10th, 2008 - 7:15 pm

Such a great performance, congratulations! I enjoyed seeing you on the show this morning while drinking my coffee behind my computer. You were doing an awesome job! So nice to see you and you didn’t talk to fast at all. Enjoy this moment and I’m sure we will be seeing much of you on tv in the future! irene xx

April 10th, 2008 - 7:33 pm

Grace, you were a poised pro. I hope you feel really great about your job on there. They’ll probably want to snatch you up for a show!

Monica said:
April 10th, 2008 - 7:52 pm

Great job, Grace!

simone said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:03 pm

Great job! I don’t think you talked to fast at all and the piece was fun and informative.

Summer said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:09 pm

Grace, you rocked GMA!
Sweet, articulate, informed, and poised! I hope you got to have REALLY BIG drink after all that stress!

Patricia said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:14 pm

Grace, you were fantastic! You didn’t talk fast at all- there was a lot to say so you had to keep it zippy. I thought you seemed totally natural and at easy. Kudos.

Patricia said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:20 pm

…I mean at ease;) And nice bling.

Julie said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:22 pm

I didn’t think you talked too fast at all! Though most people tell me to slow down when I talk… anyway, I thought you were great! Didn’t miss a beat. Very cute outfit, too :)

Jo said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:42 pm

Looks like it might not be downloadeable for those outside the US ~ boo! Any chance of making it available via your site, Grace? In hope, from NZ…

Karen said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:56 pm

You did great Grace!
I don’t think you talked to fast!
Warm, easy to understand, intelligent—

Rock on!

k

Michelle said:
April 10th, 2008 - 8:56 pm

Oh, what fun to watch this! You’re a natural…

Jennifer said:
April 10th, 2008 - 9:23 pm

Yay, Grace!! What a wonderful segment — you did a great job!

jaime said:
April 10th, 2008 - 9:26 pm

I just watched it. I think you did a great job! You looked fabulous too! Congratulations.

grace said:
April 10th, 2008 - 9:26 pm

jo

i’m so sorry! perhaps it’s a plug-in issue? i just heard from another NZ reader and she got it to run ok. it shouldn’t require a download, just a video app to run the clip.

so sorry- thanks for trying! :)

grace

Michelle said:
April 10th, 2008 - 9:27 pm

Aw! Congrats, Grace, you look super cute in your yellow and black stripes!

April 10th, 2008 - 9:31 pm

SO AMAZING!! XOXOXOOXOX

lisa s said:
April 10th, 2008 - 10:12 pm

you are such a star ;)

yay!

Mindy Markowitz said:
April 10th, 2008 - 10:29 pm

I love it! You look Gorgeous!!!!

maja said:
April 10th, 2008 - 11:07 pm

agreed with michelle above. you are a total natural…i’m very impressed!

Melissa said:
April 10th, 2008 - 11:08 pm

Great segment, Grace! Wonderful products, solid information, and a great voice (definitely did NOT speak too fast). Be proud of yourself – you just kicked butt on national tv! BRAVO.

victoria said:
April 11th, 2008 - 12:00 am

Fantastic job, Grace!
We’ve never met, but I still felt so proud of you! Here’s to your new career!

Ashi said:
April 11th, 2008 - 12:57 am

you look so cute!

peggy said:
April 11th, 2008 - 1:08 am

Just saw the clip and am totally impressed. You look great, sound great & spoke with such ease! Grace you are superwoman! Congratulations!

Micah said:
April 11th, 2008 - 1:11 am

You are SUCH a natural! Fantastic job!!

Sugarflower said:
April 11th, 2008 - 2:02 am

I remember not too long ago all of us were boosting your spirits after H&G folded – telling you how sure we all were that something huge was certainly coming your way. WOW! What an amazing accomplishment. See kids, good taste really can get you somewhere. No one deserves it more. Rock on Grace!

alison said:
April 11th, 2008 - 2:19 am

As with everyone else, I too enjoyed it! And i would like to add that you were wonderfully smile-y and warm, which was great. you obviously love what you do. congrats :D

oh and ps for Jo – it should work cos i’m in australia and it worked for me. update your plugins to the most recent ones. or possibly change your firewall settings if they are quite strict :)

April 11th, 2008 - 3:02 am

congratulations! (sorry i’m all late.) first, you looked supremely cute. i love yellow and stripes! and second, you didn’t talk fast at all. you’re a total pro on camera!

Sol said:
April 11th, 2008 - 3:14 am

Grace I didn’t mean it maliciously, but I was thiking that next to you, anyone would seem crass-ish.

April 11th, 2008 - 3:51 am

You looked fab! And I don’t think you talked too fast at all. :)

April 11th, 2008 - 4:54 am

Congratulations! You were great!

grace said:
April 11th, 2008 - 8:20 am

thanks so much everyone :)

grsce

April 11th, 2008 - 8:32 am

You couldn’t be any cuter!

April 11th, 2008 - 9:05 am

grace, that was AMAZING! i am so happy for you! i can totally see you having a regular segment or even YOUR OWN SHOW! Grace Bonney – the Rachel Ray of interiors. ( I like Rachel Ray). Your outfit was great, but I was trying to peep your ring the whole time too. :)

clairelynn said:
April 11th, 2008 - 9:24 am

talk about nailing it. bravo!

April 11th, 2008 - 9:31 am

Congratulations Grace! You did a really good job!

Zeba said:
April 11th, 2008 - 10:14 am

Great Job Grace! I was so impressed by your performance–have you done television before? If not, you definitely looked like a pro.

Brian Everett said:
April 11th, 2008 - 10:24 am

Umm, you did awesome and let me say that AC is a very lucky man!

Stephanie said:
April 11th, 2008 - 11:08 am

Grace, you did a wonderful job! I don’t think you talked too fast — gave the hostess time to ask more questions. Congrats!

April 11th, 2008 - 11:10 am

Absolutely fantastic job, Grace, you’re an inspiration!

blake said:
April 11th, 2008 - 11:26 am

Good Morning Grace, I wasn’t around the computer yesterday and just viewed the segment. You did a GREAT job, your name fits you well!

karen said:
April 11th, 2008 - 1:36 pm

Congratulations Grace! It was great to see you live, you are such a sweet person.

Tina said:
April 11th, 2008 - 5:37 pm

I remember when you lost your job at the magazine, talk about when one door closes a window opens. This is your window Grace. You did good!
Congratulations.

c said:
April 11th, 2008 - 6:01 pm

Sol said:
April 10th, 2008 – 3:25 pm
Grace you were amazing, so sophisticated. The other woman is kind of crass. Your class totally eclipsed her.

What an obnoxious statement. They both did well and seemed very professional.

April 11th, 2008 - 6:29 pm

I can’t wait to check this out online, I was hoping you’d post a think. And congratulations, being on Good Morning is huge and gives us bloggers a lot to be proud of. Yay!

April 11th, 2008 - 8:06 pm

Superstar!

Leslie said:
April 11th, 2008 - 8:43 pm

What a great piece…nice to see you ‘in person’ sort of. Very natural and not too fast at all. Impressive – great advertising for the site too! Oh and I am in Australia and had no probs viewing it!

bronwyn said:
April 11th, 2008 - 10:35 pm

What a great clip! You’re a natural for television. I really liked it. Congratulations!

Serina said:
April 11th, 2008 - 11:03 pm

Grace
I was so excited about this interview especially because it was green. You seemed so calm and collected! Great Job!
I’m so happy for you!

mod*mom said:
April 12th, 2008 - 3:31 am

yay grace!

you’re a superstar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you’re poise + delivery are perfect!

more, more, more!

April 12th, 2008 - 9:19 am

Really well done, totally natural. Keep up the good work!

holly said:
April 12th, 2008 - 9:56 am

I thought it was a perfect delivery and very informational- not only did you show great products but educating people on what’s recyclable, sustainable, and organic is a message that needs to be delivered and who better to do it so eloquently. It was lovely. Congratulations!

Elizabeth said:
April 12th, 2008 - 1:41 pm

YAY GRACE! like the other bajillion comments on here i wanted to say you did super. articulate, informative, and cute as a bug’s ear!

Karline said:
April 12th, 2008 - 2:24 pm

Great job enlightening the viewers about how things are made. Just think that candle wicks are sometimes made of led.

Well done.

Kit Samford said:
April 12th, 2008 - 8:45 pm

Grace…You were professional, natural, well spoken, enthusiastic, and attractive. What more could anyone hope for. You are one TALENTED young woman!

t.i.g. said:
April 13th, 2008 - 6:19 pm

Grace, you were fantastic! So natural and relaxed in front of the camera–and you showcased some great products. Congratulations!

Timothy said:
April 13th, 2008 - 7:03 pm

Congrats Grace!!!!

Courtney said:
April 13th, 2008 - 8:06 pm

you talked at the perfect speed… kept it going and interesting. Congrats! V exciting!

Paola said:
April 14th, 2008 - 1:38 am

You’re a natural. Get yourself a TV show this minute!

Margaret said:
April 14th, 2008 - 12:06 pm

Oh, wonderful job! I wouldn’t feel self conscious at all!

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