When you have a bunch of comfortable upholstered pieces, a single bronze or brass chair really turns the energy up.

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

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

We're not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin porcelain can be, run my hand over a textile, see if I want to sit in a chair.

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.

There’s something beautiful and very circular about passing by something that was important to the person you loved, or touching something that once meant something to him — that brings me some peace.

Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.