Domain Interiors

Domain Interiors

>> we've either engaged in or seen a lot of video calls these days, and some we admire for looking well put together, and others are to be desired.

We welcome back bobbi jo from interiors, and she's here to give easy tips on to you to improve our skype background game.

We have seen some backgrounds that look nice, and others where there's a bit of a mess of clutter behind, and things are in disarray and lights coming in behind and it's a mess.

And how can we mick it better?

>> for instance, i think one of the most important things, you kind of the light from all around you but don't want it to be too bright.

And you don't want light coming from behind you either.

So if there's a window, you want to close it somewhat, so it's not too glaring because you'll come off as a shadow.

I have one light, and today is a gloomy day, and it's okay to have the window open.

Right now, lately a.

You look perfect, you have a neutral background, which is one of the suggestions, and you're wearing a solid color, and it makes you pop a little bit, and you don't want to wear -- you don't want to be in a busy background that has too much going on, and you don't want to blend in too much with your background.

>> it takes it away, and a lot of people are not just skyping with family and friends, but they're working or interviewing for a job where you would go into someone's office and do it in person, you're doing a video chat, so you want to look professional, and behind you, you have a beautiful collection of plaits that we talked about on friday, some of them owner 100 years olds and you arranged them so beautifully, it peeks to who you are as well.

So someone who is a lover of sports, what are the interests around them?

>> one of the places to do your skyping from is in front of a bookshelf or bookcase, but make sure that it's neat and tidy.

So if you have sports memorabilia or a frame, you can place it behind you so they can see it.

But you don't want it to be overwhelming where they're not going to focus on you.

>> exactly, and we were talking about this on friday, and we were going through boxes and old kinds of things, and i mentioned my beautiful cross stitch pillow that my mother had made for me 35 years ago, and i treasure it and it has a place of honor beside me.

So things that tell a story about you, conversation piece its you will, to make that the star of the show as it were.

I want to get into wardrobe, and as we take a bit of a >> welcome back, and we have been chatting with bobby jo engel, designer of interiors by beeny jo.

And we talked about upping your skype game, making it as perspective as possible, and presenting yourself professionally, and your surroundings, beautiful objects, things that speak to who you are, and let's talk about wardrobe, you touched on that earlier, and what should we do and not do.

>> first of all, it's not recommended to wear all white or black, because something in the in the skyping, you lose definition, and you don't want to be the same color as your wall.

So if you were wearing something neutral and your sofa was the aim color as your wall, it would be washed out and not interesting.

You have good balance now, you have the plant off to the side with the green, and coral and it's beautiful, and it's a nice accent.

>> i appreciate that, and it means a lot coming from you.

The work space, this is where you do business a lot of times and what would you recommend for people who work at home?

>> it's important if you don't normally work from home, to carve out a work space that can be dedicated.

Right now, my son has taken over the dining room table for his high school.

And my husband has an office, and i have the bedroom.

And those are our zones, and if you don't have extra rooms or a private area that you can there, it's important to kind that space, and your family knows, from this time, this is honestlies a space or dad's space, and one of the biggest challenges in working from home, if you have children or pets, they're distracting you constantly, so if you can close the door or sometimes even lock the door, have that kind of privacy.

But just make sure that you have a space to spread out and have everything that you need and still feel like you're at the office, and for me, i have to get and up shower and change my clothes.

We joke that we go from our night pajamas to our day pajamas.

>> you feel so much more productive.

The phenomenon, when you get ready and do your makeup and hair, and going back to the pet thing, and sometimes i'll have my kitten, pinker well with me, only when it's nap time, and especially when you're talking to someone in a professional space, you you want keep those distractions away.

We've seen many skies on the international programs where the kids will bust into the office where dad is doing an interview, or someone is making a sandwich in the kitchen.

And maybe you can stay away from the skype for thisment of time.

Definitely not too much to ask, right?

>> definitely not too much to ask.

My husband and son are in a different room now, so i can do this.

>> we want to thank you so much for chat building this, and hopefully really see more skies looking more bobby jo worthy.

For more on your business and where people can find you, and you've been worse virtually as well, where can they go?

>> www.domain.com.

And facebook.

>> thank you so much, and we hope you see you in studio soon.

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