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

I've always felt that color is intrinsically personal. It evokes a tremendous amount of emotion. If there's a color you respond to, that's something you can incorporate into your home. No one can tell you it's wrong.

I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.

I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.

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.

The 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.

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