Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?
Nate BerkusYou don't have to paint your walls lime green just to try to have your home feel decorated. If you're a classic dresser or preppy dresser or a modern dresser, you wear a lot of black - whatever it is - your home should reflect that as well.
Nate BerkusI knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didnโt know. She made me play baseball - I had no desire to do that. I said, โMom, I donโt like direct sunlight, I donโt like bugs, I donโt like grass, and Iโd rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples.โ
Nate BerkusI can look at a photo and the dimensions of any piece and tell you if it's going to sit well with the four other pieces in your room.
Nate BerkusThe truth is that things matter. They have to, they are what we live with and touch each and every day. They represent what we've seen, who we've loved and where we hope to go next. They remind us of the good times and the rough patches and everything in between that's made us who we are.
Nate Berkus