Everything is about color. If you look at magazines and advertising and television, the thing you remember is the color.

I am just a curious gal who is continuing to be curious.

My husband and I go to Il Fico every Friday, and I get the whole-wheat pizza. I won't eat pizza anywhere else!

Every year, my boys and I create new cool gift wrap paper. We hand paint the design and come up with interesting ways to wrap each gift.

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

Whether you're going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special.

Everything I commission - whether it is for me or for a client's home or for a hotel or office - is absolutely unique to that job. I have everything made, or I find vintage and antique pieces at markets and auctions.