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.

As a designer and someone that likes getting my hands dirty, it's hard. It's a competition. I can't give too much away. One thing I could do was offer encouraging words.

Design Star' was incredible, and I didn't think it could get any better, and then 'Color Splash' happened.

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.

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.

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.

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