Too often when we're buying or building a house we do not consider each room. We are carried away by one charming feature and are blind to details that will give us trouble later on.

It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room, as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress.

No room can be called perfect unless it has real comfort.

There seems to be within all of us an innate yearning to be lifted momentarily out of our own lives into the realm of charm and make believe.

You don't sell a commodity, you sell joy, gaiety, excitement. You aim at people's hearts, not their minds.

Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.

You can never judge a paint hue by the liquid color in the paint pot. You must apply it to a wall, wait for the paint to dry, then decide.