Life is all about manners. Nothing else matters.

Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality.

Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.

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.

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.

Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best.

Decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.