Graham exclusively tells PEOPLE how filming the show was not only “so much fun,” but also a true “labor of love.”
“Every day was such a different excitement because I got to see the house before it got transformed, and then the middle, and then the final product,” the supermodel, 35, says. “And it was just this, ‘Wow, wow, wow.’ Every time I would see a new room, I was blown away.”
The best part, however? Graham got to keep one colorful item.
The show challenges eight pairs of designers to team up with a Barbie fan and bring a room to life:Christina HallandJames Bender(Christina on the Coast);Egypt SherrodandMike Jackson(Married to Real Estate);Jasmine Roth(Help! I Wrecked My House)andAntonia Lofaso(Beachside Brawl);Ty Pennington(Rock the Block)andAlison Victoria(Windy City Rehab);Jonathan KnightandKristina Crestin(Farmhouse Fixer);Keith BynumandEvan Thomas(Bargain Block);BrianandMika Kleinschmidt(100 Day Dream Home); andMichel Smith BoydandAnthony Elle Williams(Luxe for Less).
Every room must feature a “toyetic” feature — something interactive, like a rotating closet. In the end, the Barbie fan on the winning team gets to spend a night at the Dreamhouse.
Graham admits she took inspiration for herself, revealing that she was “taking notes” as she was observing the transformations from “bland, plain-Jane, to spectacular, over-the-top Barbie land.”
“One thing I realized from the show is that my backyard is very basic and I need to get a slide that does a loop-de-loop,” she says. “My boys would go crazy.” The model shares three sons — twinsMalachi and Roman, 1, andIsaac Menelik Giovanni, 3, with husbandJustin Ervin.
But interior design inspiration isn’t where the Barbie influence ended for Graham. The mother of two has also incorporated theBarbiecore trendinto her everyday life, admitting, “I’ve never worn this much pink in my life, but now I can’t stop.”
“I put the pink nails on, I put the pink lipstick on, I’m buying pink clothes. I have been 100% influenced,” she jokes. “Barbie has taken over fully, and I’m not mad at her.”
source: people.com
