When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go.
You learn to give up what's not working and surround yourself with things you love - not what's correct or proper.
If we could make our house a home, and then make it a sanctuary, I think we could truly find paradise on Earth.
You can't be a resource for others unless you nourish yourself.
Each of us must become impassioned, finding meaning and self-fulfillment in our own life's journey.
When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.
Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful.
My mantra is: Let there be happiness in my soul, and let me share it with the world.
I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.
Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.
Unused rooms are such bad feng shui, really bad energy.
I get all dressed up in fuchsia, looking like a clown, and show pretty pictures to people.
I find it soothing to take something wrinkled and make it smooth. It feels anticipatory. It's what I do before a celebration. And nobody bothers me when I'm ironing.
You can sometimes avoid costly mistakes. Paint a corner of the room a certain color to see how the light affects it. Or buy just one yard of an expensive fabric to see how you like it in your room.
The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.
My grandfather was a Methodist preacher, and my father was an unsuccessful businessman. We didn't have status or wealth.
I have my clothes made in Hong Kong, but I love Shangai Tang in New York.
When I was little, I got to pick my hair ribbon from my mother's collection that hung over her dressing-table mirror. I have an entire room of ribbons in my New York apartment.
I like people to really get a feel for the house before they do anything to it.
Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!
