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

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.

I think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8.

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

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

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.

I didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation.