Inspiration Files: The Braverman House from Parenthood

I LOVE the show Parenthood (Tuesdays on NBC).

I look forward to watching it all week long.

But rarely do I make it through an episode without crying.

There's just something about actually being a parent that makes you really emotional about parent/child dramas (maybe that's just me though).

Anyways, one of the things that really draws me to the show (besides the great story lines) is how set designer, Julieann Getman, decorated the interiors of the characters' homes.

The show mainly takes place in three of the characters' homes and they are all decorated beautifully, yet realistically, like real people actually live there. 

However, my favorite house is Adam & Kristina Braverman's house.

When the show shoots in their house, I actually pause the TV to drool over their decor.

It just looks so comfy and homey. 

Like a place your kids and all their friends would love to hang out in. 

A place where lots of happy family memories are created.

Adam Braverman (Peter Krause) and wife Kristina (Monica Potter) live in a house based on a Craftsman in Pasadena. "Their style is Pottery Barn, right off the shelf," Getman says. "Not everything matches, but it's easier when it's done that way."

The red counter stools and pendant lights in the kitchen (painted in Benjamin Moore's green-gray Saybrook Sage) are from Pottery Barn. Though the sofa and chaise sectional in the family area of the great room were custom made from a striped material found at F&S Fabrics in L.A., many of the accessories are from discount stores such as Cost Plus World Market and HomeGoods. The wooden desk with barley twist legs, seen at left, was purchased at Wertz Bros. for $399.

The chrome pulley lights above the kitchen are $129 each at Pottery Barn. The cabinets are from the Kitchen Store in Culver City. The glass-front farmhouse hutch was purchased at Down Home American Country Antiques in Orange. 

The front entry of the Adam Braverman residence has a wide door with sidelights, a striped rug from World Market and a suzani-covered chair from Mortise & Tenon. 

Getman describes Adam and Kristina's bedroom as a "refuge from their fast-paced family life." 

It is painted in soothing Van Courtland Blue, a color in the Benjamin Moore Historical Collection. 

The headboard and bench were custom made. 

The rug, nightstands and dresser are by Pottery Barn; the lamps are from Restoration Hardware. 

The stool and floor mirror were purchased at Upstairs Downstairs in Culver City. 

The linens come from Bed Bath Beyond. 

"I shop a lot at Living Spaces," says Getman, who strives for realism rather than perfection. "It's much more what people can truly afford as opposed to what they see in magazines." 

I guess that's what I love most about that house - 

it's something I could actually afford to do in my own home.