Drew Barrymore on Raising Girls, Being Present, and Creating a Home That Feels Good

Drew Barrymore doesn’t need much of an introduction. So instead of naming the approximately 87 things she’s starred in since becoming a famous actor at age 7, or talking about her eponymous daytime show that you already watch if the ratings are any indication, I’m just going to tell you how nice she is. The way she is on that show—wide open and friendly and gushing and kind—is exactly how she is in real life. When we asked her to take over a room in our REAL SIMPLE Home, she came back with an enthusiastic “YES!” and has been demonstrably fired up about it since. We offered her the gig because she’s proven herself as a design and housewares savant, with a line of furniture, appliances, and other goods that habitually sell out at Walmart (this in addition to her successful production company