John Rocha Quotes

I love having beautiful furniture and things, but I don't want my space to look like a showroom.

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

I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.

Everywhere your eye travels in your home, it should land on something that resonates with you.

I resist the temptation to curate my apartment.

I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their work - and also about the aesthetic way I have chosen to tell their story.

A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them.

In each of my homes, I have a leopard room. I don't know why, but I do. It's like my lounge next to the dressing rooms.

I don't like interior decorating. It looks gorgeous, but it doesn't have that lived-in look.

Your home is a kind of a reflection of your family, your life, where you're at, where you want to be, so I love to entertain people in it.

I never studied interior design, but I'm a creative person. And what we surround ourselves with is very important - what makes you feel happy, what makes your senses feel good.

Even though I'm really into fashion, I'm into fashion as a means of creative expression. I dress myself according to my personal creative expression... I try to keep it comfortable. I try to keep it simple.

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.

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

I have a vision for living. It's about elements of style. It's about all the things that I love, that I believe in.

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

Unless one decorates one's house for oneself alone, best leave it bare, for other people are walleyed.

Because I grew up in such tight spaces, I don't get manicures, pedicures. I'm not into cars, but I am into a fabulous house. I wanted the spiral staircase, clean sheets on the bed, to be able to take a shower.

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.

In the future, IKEA will become an ever more spiritual sanctuary. In the future, your dream life will increasingly look like Google street view. Everyone will be feeling the same way as you, and there's some comfort to be found there.

Furniture should always be comfortable. And always have a piece of art that you made somewhere in the home.

All the art that's in my house is my own, which is nice because I never have to worry about buying it.

I think a house should reflect the interests and personality of the occupant, but it takes time to gather together the objects one likes around oneself.

Your home should be an extension of you and who you are as a person. If you can come home, and actually feel at home... that's fantastic design.

Your home showcases your past, your present, and leaves enough room for your future. It's art that you live in!