The one thing I never get involved with is selecting art or pictures for a client. This is a very personal thing. If the clients have pictures, I will hang them. When they do not own pictures I leave the walls blank.

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.

The one thing I never get involved with is selecting art or pictures for a client. This is a very personal thing. If the clients have pictures, I will hang them. When they do not own pictures I leave the walls blank.

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

Life is all about manners. Nothing else matters.

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

Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There's more to life than decorating.