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

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

So many young decorators are trying to reinvent the wheel, and the results are sometimes very dubious. They're striving to do things that have never been done before. Quite often it is done without authority, without knowledge, and without a background in taste. They need to be educated about the past, and they need a richer vocabulary.

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

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

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.

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