One of the most common reasons people renovate their homes is a change in their lifestyle - an upcoming wedding, a new baby, or grown children moving away.

The perfect antidote to dark, cold and creepy is light, warm and cozy.

I firmly believe that if your environment works for you and your family, it translates into a better life.

I believe that the essence of good design is its ability to sustain long term integrity, to become classic and create a truly captivating home.

Paint goes a long way in making old look like new.

Dining rooms are really all about the table and the chairs.

I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.

Clients usually come to me when they want to update the look of an existing room.

Great French design is often about unexpected touches.

It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.

Not easy to state the change you made.If I'm alive now, I was dead, Though, like a stone, unbothered by it.

We build confidence by daring to step outside our comfort zone in small increments.

Reflect onto the world what you want them to see. Let your heart help them figure out the rest of who you truly are.

Samantha, you're in my world now. We have standards here."-Jesse

Presenting a rational argument to a person who has forsaken the use of reason is like asking a vegetarian to eat a cheeseburger.

I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.

I must have been a failed football coach in a previous incarnation.

We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base; but if we love what is noble, we become noble.

If love can not keep you together, nothing else can keep you together. And if

I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on.