Christien Meindertsma Quotes

My mantra is, 'Don't be afraid of color.' What did it do to you? Do a color testing in alternate kinds of light you desire in the room because the pigment will change. And I refuse to believe that pale pale or white colors in a small room will buy you more square footage. Go with color all the way.

There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.

I'm all about my rugs. I don't like a lot of color. The apartment isn't exactly monotone, but it's full of very soft shades. So, really, the fun is with the carpets.

Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.

When you buy things that are expensive, like a sofa or something that really feels like an investment, you need to keep it as plain as possible, as simple as possible. Make sure that it's a clean design that will work with whatever style you want it to.

My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break.

If I had to choose between clothes and furniture, I'd choose furniture.

I'm fascinated by furniture design and interiors, and I want to try designing all that stuff.

I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums.

People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it.

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

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.

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.

I spearhead interior design for all Trump projects.

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

I am a huge fan of porcelain in kitchens. It's an easy, interesting material.

Paint is the skin of a painting: it is fiction. In houses, it disguises the plumbing and wiring and studs and nails.

Ladies, I urge you never to buy a black bathroom suite. 'CBB' decided this would be glamorous. 'CBB' was wrong.

I've always loved great upholstery, and think that a great sofa is one of the most important pieces of furniture in your home.

My love for interior designing has always been there.

I like to repaint rooms, to redecorate. My dream would be to have pieds-à-terre in various places.

I like interior decorating. I really like to build houses. And landscaping, I like that.

Acting becomes my real job, writing becomes my second job, and then when I turn 50, I think I'm going to open up an interior decorating company.

I love to decorate and redecorate. Now it's called interior design, but the term decorating is fine with me.

My passion is interior decorating. My goal for the next years is to get into carpentry, because I really want to learn how to make my own furniture.