One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.

There's something I call 'Moving Day,' which I've done for the last 20 years. Look at everything in your home, then think about how you could combine things in a different way. Maybe you break up your night tables and use one in the family room; maybe the dining room sideboard becomes a console table for your television, with storage underneath.

Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.

In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning.

As a kid, I think I rearranged the rooms of almost every house on the block.

In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do.