Measuring and laying out the room in advance can save you a lot of headaches.

Colors close together on the color wheel are analogous and will make a calm room. Colors that are farther apart are complementary and add drama.

I think that we should make the best of where we live and we all should be able to come back home to a place that is welcoming and represents who we are.

Technology is making design more exciting, with color, wallpaper, textures, fabrics that could never have been created without the technology.

Measuring and laying out the room in advance can save you a lot of headaches.

I just don't think there are any rules to color. You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there, make it dramatic, paint the ceiling black. Do something with it. If it's dark, accentuate the darkness.

We've been in a war and a recession. That's why acccent colors with yellow and purple are popular. They're optimistic and flirty and happy colors.