Jonathan Scott Quotes

I always begin a room with the rug; it is literally the foundation of the space. I then go on to the furniture.

A product can live on one great idea. An interior needs 1,000 great ideas to really live, which makes interior design a whole orchestration of this art of juxtaposition, placement, and combination.

I've always loved interior design.

I've generally got a good eye for design and proportion.

Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

You can learn the subtle language of interior style, but many people simply buy it. If you put yourself in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing, you can be confident it will look good.

There are so many ways to decorate small spaces. One of my favorite things is throw pillows. They can add so much color to your room. You can have the same bedding for years and just switch out the throw pillows, and it looks like you have a completely new bed.

I really, really like interior design. I grew up in a really old house outside of Philly that was built in 1821. My mom is really into antiques, and my dad is very mid-century. They're not together anymore, so in the middle of growing up, I, all of the sudden, had two houses that were very different but really well done in each of their own ways.

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

Everything I've designed is intended not to match perfectly but to sit together in harmony, to add flair and personality to any room.

A great interior designer is able to capture who someone is and adapt to who they are.

My passion is to create and transform a small or a large space.

I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

In architecture and interiors, as well as fashion, there is an interaction that is both functional and aesthetic.

I can look at a photo and the dimensions of any piece and tell you if it's going to sit well with the four other pieces in your room.

Everything must work in concert. Composition is important, but so are many other things, from content to the way colours work with or against each other.

You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.

I don't really get into architecture in the hotel room. But maybe a little Feng Shui here and there.

Every decorative piece in this house is my feeling, my choice.

Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.

I'm just not very interested in decoration.

Being a decorator allowed me to see what about people's environments made them happy. And what things they could do to have more light and color and joy in their daily lives.

Clients usually come to me when they want to update the look of an existing room.