A Struggling Family of Twelve Gets the Home of Their Dreams | The Oprah Winfrey Show | OWN

today we are unveiling a wildest dream come true that's really near and dear to all of our hearts it's really brought our company together to do this it's a dream that's so big it's been a year in the making it all started when we heard about a certain angel on earth dear Oprah I want to tell you about everyone's favorite Starbucks employee and biggest Oprah fan Bernadette Robinson Bernadette is an angel and her wildest dream is simple she just wants to meet you Oprah well since I'm in the dream making business I thought I'd hop on my bus and get myself I like Ted hello it's Bernadette here I'm here listen to me look your head up see your eyes okay okay listen listen I am here because there's so many people have written to me about what a wonderful person you are listen to me you're gonna take the rest of the day off yes you're gonna take the rest of the day off but could you give me a double latte before you I'm gonna see you later okay okay okay Bernadette single-handedly supports a family of 12 that's right she generously cares for her elderly mother and her own three children plus seven nieces and nephews who would otherwise have to go to foster care I think she is a wonderful person because she took me and my brothers and my sister and we read ahead in the bathhouse Bernadette's big family lives in an extremely dangerous neighborhood and her apartment is so tiny they sleep three people to a bed I'm happy that we're all together but it just makes me feel fat that I can't do no better to accommodate them make them happy I invited Bernadette to a show because I wanted to make this deserving moms while this dream come true I could not help but notice that you seemed to be missing a few things around your house right okay so first this is what you need to know you are getting full access to our dream decorator eight burkas that's not all Nate is going to listen to me furnish your apartment with everything you need like a lovely new living room from Walter E Smith top-of-the-line kitchen from seer well new bed but how Bernadette fit all that new furniture into her cramped quarters I know we are buying you out I know why have you saw that before if you hadn't seen it that was amazing you still crime after after six long months of house hunting Bernadette finally found what she believed to be the perfect home with lots of potential and seconds after the papers were signed our designer man Nate Berkus and his home makeover team their dream team laid out the master plan for Bernadette's new home take a look hi Oprah I am so excited I'm standing outside of the house that Bernadette has picked for her and her family now I'm on the top floor where all of the kids bedrooms are gonna be architectural II this room has a lot of challenges but I've got a theme that's gonna bring this whole thing together and make all of Bernadette's kids feel really special even old charming homes have areas that aren't so charming and this is a perfect example Gary Bernadette you deserve much much better hey kids this is gonna be your new bathroom don't worry it's gonna be awesome this basement needs a complete overhaul we've got 70s wood paneling we need to lighten and brighten this place let me show you the outside that that we're gonna pick Oprah I'm in the backyard right now and I have big plans for this space I am gonna deck this place out hi youtubers I'm excited to give you an update about our own YouTube channel now you can find new videos every day they're the kind of videos it will make you look at life differently they may even make you laugh a little bit who doesn't need a daily dose of that so here's just a taste of some of what you'll see subscribe to the old channel today and we'll see you on YouTube

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Views: 1,328,825

Rating: 4.8585129 out of 5

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Id: 2BtLMCJ3v64

Length: 5min 9sec (309 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 21 2016