Decorating is like music. Harmony is what we constantly strive for. At home, we want a peaceful atmosphere where the objects are the notes and nothing is off-key.

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

Just as a picture is created by adding a dab of paint at a time, the best arrangements are created a step at a time, with pauses so you can step back and see the overall effect.

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

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.

An empty room is a story waiting to happen, and you are the author.

Decorating is a footnote to real life for me, a means to an end: Living well.