00:00She transfigured her home office into a whimsical, wizarding workspace.
00:05Carla's love for Harry Potter started with a cherished tradition.
00:09My dad and I used to watch the movies together.
00:12It took me to see the first one, and then we made this little tradition.
00:16Every time a new movie would come out, we would watch the previous ones.
00:20So by the time, you know, the fifth one, the sixth one would come, it would be like a whole day marathon.
00:24This childhood magic never faded.
00:26In 2016, Carla and her husband, Carlos, brought the wizarding world into their own home.
00:33I was pregnant.
00:34I remember asking my husband how would he feel to do like a Harry Potter nursery.
00:38But it was when they moved to a new home, Carla dreamed of a home office that looked straight out of Hogwarts.
00:45So she decided to take on her biggest magical project yet.
00:50I already had all these ideas of what I wanted.
00:52Like I knew I wanted the bookcases to be built in.
00:56I at least have that built-in look.
00:58I knew I wanted a ladder.
00:59We had a contractor come and he built the wood frame around it to make it look like a built-in.
01:04I really want a ceiling like the one you can see at Wysicrest in Universal Studios.
01:11I want to emulate that on my ceiling.
01:13The finishing touches were added.
01:15Brooms, lamps, books, mirrors, figurines, and hundreds of other Harry Potter items.
01:23Carla shared every step on social media to the delight of hundreds of thousands of Muggle followers.
01:29I love it.
01:30I feel after so many years, you know, thinking because I wanted to put like a ladder on my bookshelves.
01:35I wanted to paint them teal.
01:37It was so exciting for me to finally be able to make the office that I had on my dreams and my vision board for so many years.
01:45But Carla's office is more than just a collection.
01:48I always tell people that no matter how big or small your collection is, it should be a place that it's like joyful for you and that shows your love for the story.
01:58I love, you know, being here and just being able to move things around and discover new pieces that maybe have been hiding behind the books for a little bit.
02:04Your home is a reflection of you and a space that you can enjoy.
02:08It doesn't have to fit somebody else's aesthetic and it doesn't have to fit somebody else's standards of what an adult house should look like or be.
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