I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country.

There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.

Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods.

You forget how many people watch TV until you come into a town like this. Everybody knows you, and I'm always humbled, especially when there are 500 little kids who all have their hair done like yours and want to be designers.

So, like I said, I will visit Jeffersonville more often because I now have a little getaway house up there.

It's about the power of design and the power of the human spirit. It's above paying anybody to do something stupid for money like reality television does - like ambushing people.

So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.