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

About 90 percent of the pieces in my home are vintage, and I'm a ruthless editor. I only live with things that I love. There is not one thing in my home that doesn't have meaning to me.

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?

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.

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

I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.

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