Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines, it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul.

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

Too much of what passes for design now is theater. It's one thing to be eccentric- and by the way, most eccentrics tend to be rather well-educated people - and quite another to be a faddist, by which I mean someone who tries to conjure a totally foreign aesthetic in a misplaced environment.

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

You cannot make a modern apartment out of a traditional space.

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

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.