Lynn Whitfield Quotes

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.

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.

I'd always want to decorate my bedroom. I needed visuals and to be stimulated by things. I'm still like that. It's the way I see the world.

I've always been a bit of a decorator. I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably be in stage setting or interior design or something. I like clutter and I'm quite visually greedy. I can't have things to be plain; I have to have things looking interesting... maybe I'm just a frustrated interior designer stuck in a singing career.

I've always loved interior design.

After student years of flat-sharing and living with other people's taste, I went into decorating overdrive when I acquired my first apartment - its floor plan not much bigger than the vintage Hermes scarves I then wore side-knotted on my head, pirate-style.

I'm just not very interested in decoration.

If I wasn't an actress, I'd be a designer. I love interior design and inventing things that are practical but also beautiful - looking at a space and creating magic.

Look for inspiration in books, magazines, and even other people's homes - then be brave and take a chance with a room in your home.

I'm an interior designer from the soul. It's not about just putting things in a room. It's much deeper and broader. It's about self-discovery.

I've always wanted to design a home collection line because growing up, I was obsessed with reorganizing my room.

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

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

I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself.

Architecture struck me between the eye and the eyeball.

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

The only thing Martha and I have in common is that we both used to model. Martha Stewart is extremely talented. Her designs are picture perfect. Our philosophy is life is messy, and rather than being afraid of those messes we design products that work the way we live.

Sometimes living in a room that's badly designed isn't the worst thing in the world. Trust me - this is a fact! Living in a room that has no design whatsoever is even worse. I've learned this from my many clients over the years that have moved into new houses and just can't figure out where to begin.

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

Style is not my long suit, but I'm really fascinated by it.

I didn't grow up thinking I'd be a decorator. Design is my greatest passion, and it naturally just pulled me down the path. Same with TV. Being famous or having a show was never the motivation. I got a call and was swept up by the challenge of that first small space redesign.

I'm always drooling over great design, from fashion to furniture.

Buildings designed with careful attention to aesthetics arouse and enlighten their occupants and that promotes their good health.

Fashion and interior design are one and the same.

I want my home to look good, feel good, and smell good. I want it to be inclusive, to reflect the people who live there.