All the necessary elements of a room should not arrive on installation day. Room should always be left for the things we will acquire...the objects we cannot live without.

What we remember most about rooms we like is the 'atmosphere.'

I'm more influenced by people's attitudes and spirits than by their particular style. Whether it's Elsie de Wolfe or Pauline de Rothschild, I always admire women who had a vision and stuck to it. Because ultimately, the way you live has to be a reflection of you.

All the necessary elements of a room should not arrive on installation day. Room should always be left for the things we will acquire...the objects we cannot live without.

There are two things that make a room timeless: a sense of history and a piece of the future.

... our objects, bibelots, whatnots, and knickknacks-say the most about who we are. They are as honest as a diary.

Take the time and do some small thing that will be noticed and remembered. Choose your objects carefully, and buy only what you love.