I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.

Go outside! I mean, even leaves from a park are beautiful in a clear glass vase. I'd rather see that than fake anything any day.

Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.

It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge.

I think that a lot of guys reach for electronics first, but the truth is that you can never keep up with electronics. You buy a flat-screen TV, and then six months later, there's one that has 3D and Blu-ray and all this business, and that is just going to keep continuing.

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.

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