Tamzin Outhwaite Quotes

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.

This neo-minimalism super cold stuff is weird to me. I need a place where I can come home and take my shoes off.

The thing that nobody talks about with nurseries is that it's also about creating a beautiful place for you. You spend so much time there, it needs to be a soft place to land.

There are certain parts of the home that I think embellishment feels cozy and inviting. Then there are other environments, for example, the living room, where I don't have a ton of items on the table.

My favorite room in the house is the living room. We have two big couches, six recliners and over 20 pillows. It's a really comfortable place to hang out with my family.

The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.

I like to personalise my dressing room, have a cover for the bed and, if it is a long run, a few cushions and a teapot - a little pot for one.

A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.

Now I'll read anytime, anywhere. I love reading in front of the space heater. Isn't that a sad confession? But it's like my substitute for the roaring fireplace of yore.

You can change the feel of your sofa by adding a thick, cozy throw and playing a couple of classic pillows off a more Moroccan-inspired one.

I love linen in soothing colors for any room in the house.

I've always been a homemaker, like, I like creating spaces. Even if I stay in a hotel, I'll unpack, I'll put my books out, I'll put my camera out, I'll throw a sweater over the lamp to get better light. I am a homemaker.

People are easily intimidated when they decorate their home. They think it has to be one way. But there's no one way. It's your way, your style. At the end of the day, you have to live there. It's your cocoon, your nest. You have to be happy in it.

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

To have a beautiful house on the outside is one thing... Once you get inside, that's what really makes a home.

The main thing for me is that anything I design, I try to design it with just a little bit of pizzazz, something that's going to allow the family to stay home and enjoy the space as opposed to necessarily having to always go to a park or something.

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.

I love really simple colours at home - lots of cream, beige, and grey with rustic wooden tables.

I'm obsessed with my couch. I have the greenest couch on the planet.

I am a big fan of white sheets, hotel bedding and white towels!

I actually did an upholstery course a little while ago and have a brand-new sewing machine with my name on it, ready to start tearing apart the soft furnishings in my house.

I'm obsessed with candles.

I love candles and creating a homely space.

To entertain at home is both a relief and a rediscovery - of rooms and settings, of your favorite things, and particularly of your own tastes and ideas.

I hate the word "eclectic" .I'm a classicist, and I like comfort. Lots of books, lots of artwork, pieces of family furniture, and newer upholstery.