The biggest cost in making a sofa is the labor/time, thus why recovering one cost almost just as much as a new one.
In a sea of millions of people, you really have to set yourself apart to make a statement.
The second the news comes on TV, people turn it off or tune it out. People don't want to hear the other side.
I love a good monochromatic moment with doors/walls. I think it looks great!
I grew up very religious.
Religion was my entire life. And then, when I came out, religion completely turned their back on me. And I've never really gotten over that.
My favorite thing to do in the summer was to sleep out in the forest on the farm I grew up on.
I used to beg my mom to let me put a real bed out in forest so I could lie there and listen to the sounds of the forest while still having all the comforts of home.
When someone wants to freshen up their home a bit, and they don't want to spend a ton of money on construction, I always tell them to start off with paint. A fresh coat can really change the whole look of a home.
When I came out, everybody in my life that said they loved me unconditionally turned around and said, 'Never mind!'
Design doesn't have to be daunting. Some people really find it challenging to take on their entire home, because they don't know their aesthetic; they don't know where they want to go.
I'm an interior designer who happens to be gay.
I do remember when I was little - I had to have been no more than 6 - I redid my room. I talked my mom into taking me to a store, and I got, like, all coordinating blue, green, and yellow colors, and the theme was dinosaurs.
To me, the one thing you should splurge on, if you only have a certain amount of money to spend, is your bed because you spend about 30 percent of your life in bed, and you should be comfortable, and you should wake up every day just feeling good.
I love a good set of basic white dishes.
To me, design is very personal. I'm not one of those people who is like, 'This is right, this is wrong.' You should do things that you love, not things that magazines tell you to do.
People don't realize that lighting can change the whole look of a place and the feel.
A lot of people will center their living room around a TV. I personally think that's the wrong decision. I mean, have it there, absolutely. But to walk in and clearly see that the sole focus of any time you have in your house is that TV?
I think a man should definitely be helping in the home. There are so many places in our country where it's kind of thought to be a woman's place, and it shouldn't be.
Guys should be doing laundry, doing dishes.
