Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.

I love linen in soothing colors for any room in the house.

I think that a lot of guys reach for electronics first, but the truth is that you can never keep up with electronics. You buy a flat-screen TV, and then six months later, there's one that has 3D and Blu-ray and all this business, and that is just going to keep continuing.

I didn't grow up thinking I'd be a decorator. Design is my greatest passion, and it naturally just pulled me down the path. Same with TV. Being famous or having a show was never the motivation. I got a call and was swept up by the challenge of that first small space redesign.

I'm interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I've gotten older, I've pared down a lot.

I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn’t know. She made me play baseball - I had no desire to do that. I said, ‘Mom, I don’t like direct sunlight, I don’t like bugs, I don’t like grass, and I’d rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples.’

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.