You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.

I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning.

About 80 percent of the stuff I live with is old. I like letting things take on the character they’re meant to have by really being used. … when you own things that have the imperfections they deserve, that they’ve earned from a well-lived life, it frees you from feeling as though they’re untouchable.

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

Your home should tell the story of who you are.

Thread count is actually a lie. Just because a thread count is 1,500 on a set of sheets doesn't mean that they're well-made sheets. Truly, the quality of the cotton and the quality of the way something is woven is much more important than thread count.

I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up!