{"id":7986,"date":"2023-01-10T20:34:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/?p=7986"},"modified":"2023-01-10T20:36:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:36:39","slug":"the-emerald-sami-wideberg-host-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/the-emerald-sami-wideberg-host-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emerald: Sami Wideberg Host Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sami Wideberg, a Nashville-based creative director and agency owner, specializes in collage art<\/a> that transcends time and space. Imagine a 1950s housewife gardening on the moon or a retro swimsuit model on a polar ice cap. Sami captures a vintage style and puts it into a futuristic context. And their home matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Sami first moved into their East Nashville home in 2017, they made some impactful changes. First, they painted the house in authentic Victorian jewel-toned colors. Then, they decorated the space, starting with the pink upstairs loft. \u201cI found just about every piece, if not every piece, from a vintage shop or Facebook Marketplace since I was on a tight budget, but it looks just how I imagined it,\u201d Sami explains. \u201cThe green pumpkin glass hanging lights were the first pieces I found and fell in love with and everything else came after, so the room is kind of designed around the lights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Underneath the green pumpkin lights is an elegant emerald green sofa. And behind that is a wall of stunning Emma Shipley<\/a> wallpaper. Since Sami is drawn to otherworldly visuals, each accent wall features different mythical creatures. Yet the eccentric flair of the wallpaper fits perfectly with the Victorian furniture pieces, intricate lamps, and beveled mirrors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last summer, with help from their father, they rebuilt the porch and created new garden beds with the excess wood. \u201cI grew up on a farm in Massachusetts, so working with my hands is no stranger and I actually really find the work rewarding. I want to have every space be functional, including my lawn.\u201d One day, Sami hopes to transform the yard into The Secret Garden, a magical oasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because Sami works in the photo and film industry, using their home as a backdrop was a no-brainer. \u201cThe space naturally started becoming a creative outlet for my work,\u201d they explain. \u201cAs I started shooting music videos and having photoshoots here, people started inquiring about the house for their own projects, which led me to the idea of making this a full-time creative space for artists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The space naturally started becoming a creative outlet for my work. As I started shooting music videos and having photoshoots here, people started inquiring about the house for their own projects, which led me to the idea of making this a full-time creative space for artists.”<\/p>\nSami Wideberg, Host of The Emerald<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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