In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.

You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.

I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up!

I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for square footage that to waste it is criminal.

Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.

I'm not going to say paint is an easy spruce-up. It takes time, it needs touch-ups, and you have to be very methodical. But it is worth it, and it isn't particularly expensive.

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?