Nate Berkus Quotes

I always begin a room with the rug; it is literally the foundation of the space. I then go on to the furniture.

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.

What people respond to in my room makeovers is the daring design - fearless colors, bold fabrics and occasionally outlandish decor.

My biggest word of advice that I could give to people that are dealing with a home renovation or decoration is to not think about design as it's been presented to you before. I think everybody needs to start designing based on the moments they imagine having in their home and that is what has guided me as a decorator.

Everything I've designed is intended not to match perfectly but to sit together in harmony, to add flair and personality to any room.

Drew definitely has great design taste. He knows what looks good in a space, and he knows how to put together a design.

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

I've always loved interior design.

We don't have one of those houses where there's a rope that separates the kids' area from the adult area. There's a happy medium. It's all about fabric choices, accessories.

My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's refreshing and fun to be in a space where you can do contemporary things.

I love Maje, Rick Owens, Helmut Lang, Christopher Kane, Felder + Felder, and Sam Edelman shoes.

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.

We've gone from a world in which Starbucks set a cutting-edge standard for mass-market design to a world in which Starbucks establishes the bare minimum. If your establishment can't come up with an original look, customers expect at least some sleek wood fixtures, nicely upholstered chairs, and faux-Murano glass pendant lights.

My clothes are predominately black and my home is predominantly white.

You had to make sure that the tone of your dress was not the same tone as the curtains, for instance.

Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

My wife and I battle over home decor. My style goes from Gothic to Baroque. Hers is minimalist.

I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.

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.

There are always different influences each season. It could be a person, it could be a piece of furniture; it depends on what I'm obsessing about.

To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects.

I really, really like interior design. I grew up in a really old house outside of Philly that was built in 1821. My mom is really into antiques, and my dad is very mid-century. They're not together anymore, so in the middle of growing up, I, all of the sudden, had two houses that were very different but really well done in each of their own ways.

I spearhead interior design for all Trump projects.