Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?

Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.

You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.

It's important how we feel in our homes, because feeling good makes us more gracious. And that makes it easier to welcome others not only into our homes but into our lives.

Your home should tell the story of who you are.

I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning.

In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do.

Everywhere your eye travels in your home, it should land on something that resonates with you.

If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.

In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.

I like the way you kiss-a couple of test kisses, then a huge kiss.

I know we didn't accomplish anything, but it felt great to sit there and talk about our place in things.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

As a youngster I worked the river boats going down the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, pushing barges to Chicago, then all the way down to New Orleans.

I don't think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

A language that takes our emotions seriously and gives them real weight in our lives encourages us to think and be and act differently.

Never repeat old grievances.

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

My skin's too white." she said. Says who, Snow White?" he said, touching her cheek lightly with one hand.

They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?