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.

The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in or what's out. This is not an easy job.

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.

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

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.

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

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