Patricia Reilly Giff Quotes

My decorating and renovation skills are nil - indeed, I once used a shower curtain from Pottery Barn as 'window dressing.'

I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.

If you leave me in a room long enough, I'll redecorate the room.

I've always loved interior design.

People always ask, 'How do you write so many books?' And I say, I work a lot. I work six or seven days a week.

Sometimes living in a room that's badly designed isn't the worst thing in the world. Trust me - this is a fact! Living in a room that has no design whatsoever is even worse. I've learned this from my many clients over the years that have moved into new houses and just can't figure out where to begin.

I like writing. I get cranky when I can't. Yes, I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.

You don't turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.

I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.

Look for inspiration in books, magazines, and even other people's homes - then be brave and take a chance with a room in your home.

I've always been inspired by beautiful interiors.

I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room.

I've been fascinated with interior design for as long as I can remember.

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've always loved great upholstery, and think that a great sofa is one of the most important pieces of furniture in your home.

When I look back, there was obviously the arch of my creativity and when I was young, I used to go to open homes with my mother and I used to imagine how I could make the space better and how people would live in it.

My love for interior designing has always been there.

I'm never going to write a whole paragraph describing what a living room looks like.

I have so many books to write now. So I'll write from home. Sometimes I'm writing in the office too, in my cubicle. It looks like a mess. It doesn't look like anybody uses the spot.

I'm always changing things around. I have to change it all the time. I'm rearranging furniture and taking down paintings and putting up new ones, and buying new pieces of art.

Interior design wasn't something I rushed into.

I'm always moving furniture and things around in my house.

When you want to write well, wake up at 5 A.M.

My former assistant used to tell me I have a problem with cushions and she was totally right. The reason is because I'm constantly rearranging things in my house. And if I can't move a whole piece of furniture, the easiest thing to rearrange is cushions. I like to keep things fresh.

Every apartment I've ever lived in has had a space to make, create, and get stuff done within eyesight of my bed.