Production designer Tony Fanning added color to the kitchen with a mix of Bauer pottery -- some vintage collectibles and some newly produced pieces, including budget-priced seconds and damaged pieces whose flaws the cameras can’t pick up. (NBC)
Shania (Bebe Wood) prepares Bryan (Andrew Rannells) for fatherhood by drawing on the expensive leather couch in his office. (NBC)
Production designer Tony Fanning called for the back of the bookshelves to be painted a dramatic blue-gray. “It makes everything stand out,” set decorator Bryan Venegas said. (NBC)
The sometimes-stark early California look is central to the aesthetic that Keaton featured in her book “California Romantica: Spanish Colonial and Mission-Style Houses” and that “The New Normal” design team tried to replicate in various ways. (NBC)
Set decorator Bryan Venegas shopped for furniture and decorative accessories at antique stores in Pasadena, Altadena, East Hollywood and beyond. The dinnerware pictured here is from Heath Ceramics. (NBC)
Due to the scarcity and cost of classic Monterey-style furnishings, set decorator Bryan Venegas hired woodworker Ramon Ramirez of Ramon’s Workshop to make much of the home’s furniture, including dining tables and chairs. Pictured from left: Shania (Bebe Wood), Bryan (Andrew Rannells) and David (Justin Bartha). (NBC)
Reproducing Diane Keaton’s colorful tile kitchen island proved difficult. Instead of buying authentic period tile, the production designer photographed Keaton’s tiles and had the imagery printed onto medium-density fiberboard. The MDF sheets were routed, grouted and sealed to look like real tile. As Bryan (Andrew Rannells), David (Justin Bartha), Shania (Bebe Wood) and Goldie (Georgia King) gather around, viewers would never know the difference. (NBC)
