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.

When Van Truex defined the difference between designing and decorating, he used the analogy of preparing a roast of beef. Design, he said, is the preparation and cooking; decorating is the final seasoning, the savoring.

After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement.

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.

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

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

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.