Decorators should always remember that letting a client see too many beautiful things is a pitfall.

Ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.

Deep downy upholstery is absolutely what I've always been about.

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

....the designer must be able to see - make a concentrated effort to absorb the essence of the project. Seeing is a very difficult thing to do. Most people "look" at a lot of thing but never "see" anything. Looking is emotional; seeing is an intellectual process.

Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful.

So many young decorators are trying to reinvent the wheel, and the results are sometimes very dubious. They're striving to do things that have never been done before. Quite often it is done without authority, without knowledge, and without a background in taste. They need to be educated about the past, and they need a richer vocabulary.