In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

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.

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.

Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.

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

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.

Go outside! I mean, even leaves from a park are beautiful in a clear glass vase. I'd rather see that than fake anything any day.