So many people arrange furniture in order to see what's going on outside. But why? The view isn't going anywhere.

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.

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

Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful.

A good decorator not only plans and schemes, but he also knows how the job is done.

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.

I have always believed that the more educated the clients are, the easier they are to work with. Clients with a knowledge of decorating, and an ability to articulate what they want from the finished project, make the designer's job easier.