Amy Sedaris Quotes

And last, it may be worthwhile trying to hang something beyond the partial wall because some of the pictures do very well in a confined space.

Life is too short to leave your walls bare or colorless. Unless you like bare and colorless then it is fine.

I wonder why people use only walls for hanging pictures.

If bad decorating was a hanging offense, there'd be bodies hanging from every tree!

If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.

I have a Damien Hirst spot painting which I love. It has pride of place over my dining-room table.

Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.

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.

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

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

I've had rooms that didn't come out to my liking.

I've always been very into interior design, and I can't stand to have anything in my apartment that I don't aesthetically love.

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.

What good is a wall without framed art? It is like the equivalent of the accessories that you choose to wear to decorate a black dress - precisely the stuff that makes the wall/dress you.

I love white walls because white reflects the light and is a great backdrop for art.

I really like LED signs because I feel like they're a really easy way to decorate a house and make it feel like it's a lot cooler than it actually is.

I go to museums. I buy art, even. You should see my house; we don't have any wall space left.

Doing a little work around the house. I put fake brick wallpaper over a real brick wall, just so I'd be the only one who knew. People come over and I'm gonna say, "Go ahead, touch it... it feels real."

Whenever she uses the phrase 'I was thinking...,' that means I either have to move, paint or buy something.

If you look around my room, you see lots of lists. I'm inspired by what's up on the wall.

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has got to go.

The muted color scheme allows the occasional brighter yellow or red to pop out on the wall in a show, which I like.

The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible