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

To create an interior, the designer must develop an overall concept and stick to it.

....the designer must be able to see - make a concentrated effort to absorb the essence of the project. Seeing is a very difficult thing to do. Most people "look" at a lot of thing but never "see" anything. Looking is emotional; seeing is an intellectual process.

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

Design is coming to grips with one’s real lifestyle, one’s real place in the world. Rooms should not be put together for show but to nourish one’s wellbeing.

Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.

Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important.