Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don't feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored.

When I take on a design project, I have to jet from the bookstore to the hardware shop to the lamp store and back again just to collect a small portion of the many items I need to fill a home. But, when you hit the flea market, they're all right there. From booth to booth, you have the bases covered.

You can change the feel of your sofa by adding a thick, cozy throw and playing a couple of classic pillows off a more Moroccan-inspired one.

I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.

When you have a bunch of comfortable upholstered pieces, a single bronze or brass chair really turns the energy up.

Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.

I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.