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Rebecca Blumhagen

Rebecca Blumhagen (@rblumes) is an actor, writer and filmmaker who lives in NYC. She loves to travel for great ideas and important stories and counts it an honor to be able to bring Apartment Therapy personalities to life through video!
    Show Off Your Dog — and Your Home — On Camera: Apply to our Metro New York/New Jersey Casting Call!
    Do you have unrealized plant dreams? A plant in crisis? Want to learn how to propagate or what plants are best for your space? If so, you might be perfect for a new IGTV series we are working on with Hilton Carter, Apartment Therapy's Plant Therapist.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Mar 28, 2023
    How To Make Space for a Growing Family: The A Line, Episode 3
    Welcome to “The A Line”! In every episode of this new video series, we visit two homes that have an identical floorplan – and see how its inhabitants use the same space in different ways. Today we travel to Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, where two growing families struggle to adapt their space and make room for their changing lifestyles. Ana and her husband have two kids and have chosen to live in their space for a while before they decide what renovations to make.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Oct 12, 2022
    One Minute Tip: Build Your Own Snowblower Cab
    At Apartment Therapy, we believe the more personal you make your space, the happier you will be in it (and that goes for the time you spend caring for the roads leading up to your space, too!). In today’s video, Grandpa Carl shows us his hand-built custom snowblower cab, which he invented and built for less than it would cost to buy one commercially.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Jul 15, 2020
    Living Room vs. Dining Room-Centered Floor Plan: The A Line, Episode 4
    Welcome to “The A Line”! In every episode of this new video series, we visit two homes that have an identical floorplan- and see how their inhabitants use the same space in different ways. Today we are in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, in a very tall building overlooking the neighborhood.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Mar 11, 2020
    One Minute (Pro!) Tip: How To Arrange Flowers Using Tape
    In today’s video, Carly Cylinder shares her secret for creating full, robust vases full of evenly spaced flowers. Happy summer arranging! In today’s video, Floral Designer Carly Cylinder shares her secret for creating full, robust vases full of evenly spaced flowers. Happy summer arranging! • The Star: Carly Cylinder is a celebrity florist, avid writer, and entrepreneur.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Mar 11, 2020
    Weekend Spring Welcome: Plan an Edible Flower Garden
    Have you ever experimented with edible flowers? From salads to ice cubes for Summer cocktails, we have lots of things coming up you can do with them – but now’s the time to order your seeds! My ode to Spring (we wondered, would you ever come?)! And pretty much the best weekend activity we can think of: planning your edible flower garden. Have you ever experimented with edible flowers?
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Mar 11, 2020
    Easy Wood Finish: Tung Oil and Wax
    Finishing wood can take days and even weeks, but there are a few natural and easy wood finishes that Ben Light recommends as alternatives. Today, he brings us: Tung Oil and Wax. Finishing wood can take days and even weeks, but there are a few natural and easy wood finishes that Ben Light recommends as alternatives. Today, he brings us: Tung Oil and Wax.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Mar 11, 2020
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    Joey’s Skeeball Bachelor Pad
    Name: Joey, aka “Joey the Cat” Location: Mission District of San Francisco, CA Size: 747 square feet Years lived in: 4 years; owned Years hosting on Airbnb: Over 5 years The moment you walk into “Joey the Cat’s” Mission District loft, you feel like you were just granted access to a secret world where you’re allowed to have fun, even though you are a fully grown adult.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Dec 19, 2019
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    Alex’s “Properly” Welcoming Noe Valley Home
    Name: Alex Location: Noe Valley, San Francisco Size: 1,738 square feet Years lived in: 17 years; owned Years hosting on Airbnb: 2 1/2 years Alex’s two-story home is situated on a quiet, tree-lined street in Noe Valley. From his upper balcony you can see a stunning view of the city, and on a clear day you can spy both the Bay Bridge and Twin Peaks.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Dec 19, 2019
    New Life for an Old House
    Have you ever driven by a run-down, abandoned house and thought what a shame it is that such a lovely home is going to waste? This is the story of how one couple purchased an abandoned home and, with a lot of help from generous friends and neighbors, gave it a completely new lease on life. The couple in question are the parents of our lovely and talented video director, Rebecca Blumhagen.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    May 5, 2019
    One Minute Tip: How to Make Felted Soap
    Before there were loofahs and washcloths, people used an old fashioned bar of soap sewn into a felted wool covering. The wool was exfoliating and had antibacterial qualities, and the soap created a nice lather without wasting its suds. In the last few years, felted soap has come back into fashion (it’s popping up in lots of Etsy shops as well as Anthropologie, and is a popular gift item this season). Today, we show you how to make it!
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    May 4, 2019
    One Minute Tip: Three Ways to Use Vertical Space
    Today’s One Minute Tip comes from Fay Wolf, with three simple ways to rethink vertical space. • The Star: Fay Wolf is a singer-songwriter, actor and professional organizer. She’s acted on shows like 2 Broke Girls and Bones, and her songs have been heard on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars. Fay’s Los Angeles-based company New Order has been organizing lives since 2006, helping creative people deal with both inner and outer clutter.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Mar 12, 2019
    One Minute Tip: How to Organize Now for Next Year’s Taxes
    What are the three things you can do now to organize for next year’s taxes (and keep your receipt clutter down all year)? You may not be able to do anything about last year’s sloppy accounting habits, but no better time than the present to organize for a stress free April 2015! What are the three things you can do now to organize for next year’s taxes (and keep your receipt clutter down all year)?
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Feb 24, 2019
    10 Habits of a Highly Organized Person: How Pro Organizer Jeni Aron Keeps Her Own Life Under Control
    Meet Jeni Aron: an organized person. Since how truly organized minds work are still a mystery to many of us, I set out to ask our top video organizers: what are the top 10 habits that you actually use to keep your own life organized? First up, Jeni! 1. Know what you like and stick to it. I know I only like Aveda shampoo and Kiehl’s face wash. This seemingly shallow information actually creates less confusion and clutter in my shower.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Jan 21, 2014
    How To Start Making Your Own Holiday Traditions Right Now
    This year, I’ve been asking myself, “What are you waiting for?”. A lot of people my age get stressed out at the holidays because either we’re not where we thought we would be by now, or we’re not where our parents thought we would be.
    Rebecca Blumhagen
    Dec 11, 2013