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.

Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality.

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

We're all collectors by nature. But if you're talking about an orderly life, there has to be a stop sign somewhere. Building a collection requires a strong constitution and the ability to resist.

A decorator, no matter how talented, can't always get the desired results because sometimes there is resistance or maybe a lack of understanding on the part of the client. I think it is the decorator's job to work as a guide, to bring out the best qualities and the best attitudes.

Decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.

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.