Jennifer Coolidge Quotes

I have a few pieces that I got for my birthdays or that I bought for myself: I acquire things that speak to me and put them on my wall. When I see things I like, I just know.

I'm suspicious of places that look decorated. I can understand why people do it, but you see too many cushions or a piece of fabric hanging and it's, like, 'Ugh!' A good house with good art will always work, no matter what.

I live with the things that I love: art, furniture, and objects that I have collected throughout my travels.

I'm so unmaterialistic in every way. If you saw my apartment, it would explain a lot, I think. It's not so much a mess, but it just needs to have some feng shui or a real 'Queer Eye' makeover or whatever.

A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. My home has to be filled with stuff - mostly paintings, sculpture, my fish lamps, cardboard furniture, lots of books.

I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.

I don't think I am that materialistic, actually. Obviously at home in the country the art collection is important, but we have one big room in the middle of the house where we do everything - the television, the kitchen, everything.

My office looks very empty compared with my house. The house is completely crammed full with things that Patrick and I love. It's very eclectic. There are things that have no value but which we like. We have a lot of Belgian painters; we have international painters. We have nice things; we have ugly things. I don't want that things are predictable.

When I moved to L.A., I had nothing but a computer, a lighting set, and a suitcase.

I like to get rid of things; I don't collect many things. But I do keep great photography and art books.

One of the best things to do with tablescapes in my experience, is really curating them with things that you've collected.

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

There are two kinds of people in the world - those who have a horror of a vacuum and those with a horror of the things that fill it. Translated into domestic interiors, this means people who live with, and without, clutter.

I'm always so surprised when people fill their homes up with stuff.

Put all the menus and TV guides and magazines and local info papers in the drawers. I hate clutter!

I collect primarily ceramics but also black-and-white photography and some bits of contemporary.

I hate clutter.

It's so important for people to have a space that they love, and that you wake up happy every morning in your house. A big part of that is what you have for your furniture, your art, your decor.

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

My dad's an amazing photographer, and he loves a Sunday market. So the house was full of all the stuff he'd buy, and frame.

Whenever anyone puts decor or artwork on the walls, it's always personal. You want people to come into your home and see something that reflects your personality.

Homes are filled with who you are, as opposed to things.

I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at.

I got rid of my place in L.A. I had this beautiful condo in Taluca Lake, but I was like, 'Why am I paying for this when I'm all over?'

I had a rough start when I moved to L.A. I couldn't find a job, so I couch-surfed for the first two years.