The truth of the matter is being gay is the way I was born. I believe this to the core of my being.

I do shop online! But I’m shopping online mostly in the home categories - One Kings Lane and Gilt. At a lot of architectural websites, I buy a lot of hardware for cabinetry like hinges and things like that from England. So you know for me, I shop at Net-A-Porter, but I don’t really shop that much for clothing online.

Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales.

If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.

There's something I call 'Moving Day,' which I've done for the last 20 years. Look at everything in your home, then think about how you could combine things in a different way. Maybe you break up your night tables and use one in the family room; maybe the dining room sideboard becomes a console table for your television, with storage underneath.

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.

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.