Albert Hadley Quotes
Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic.
An interior designer must be able to clarify his intent keeping ever in mind that decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.
Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines, it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul.
Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful.
Design is coming to grips with one’s real lifestyle, one’s real place in the world. Rooms should not be put together for show but to nourish one’s wellbeing.
Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.
Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There's more to life than decorating.
Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important.
Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best.
After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement.
Decorators should always remember that letting a client see too many beautiful things is a pitfall.
Flair-a primitive kind of style-may be innate, but I think knowledgeable taste is learned, the result of travel, experience, living, education.
A lot of people worry about the ' wear and tear ' on furnishings. I feel it's more a matter of people treating the things that surround them with respect.
So many people arrange furniture in order to see what's going on outside. But why? The view isn't going anywhere.
We're all collectors by nature. But if you're talking about an orderly life, there has to be a stop sign somewhere. Building a collection requires a strong constitution and the ability to resist.
