Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.
I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
I live in a beautiful vintage building that was built in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Your home should tell the story of who you are.
In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all depends on the space you have. You may have a free-standing bookshelf of your favorite books if that's all you have room for.
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.