Drew Scott Quotes

Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.

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.

I used to buy things for every hotel room or every place I lived in to make it feel like home.

People want to create a space that feels like them - one that's deeply rooted in their personality. That's important. Your space is an opportunity to tell your story and showcase your experiences. That's why I think every material - down to your faucet - needs to serve a function and feel personal.

I think to make your home as comfortable as possible is so important. There’s something really interesting about that as a trend, that whole idea of lifestyle and being happy in your surroundings.

My entire concept of lifestyle is built on the foundation of my homes. There is no more important expression of this concept than that of my own personal living space.

Life is all about seating and lighting.

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.

Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!

I'm suspicious of places that look decorated. I can understand why people do it, but you see too many cushions or a piece of fabric hanging and it's, like, 'Ugh!' A good house with good art will always work, no matter what.

I live with the things that I love: art, furniture, and objects that I have collected throughout my travels.

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.

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

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

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.

The worst thing any decorator can do is give a client the feeling that he's walking around somebody else's house; the rooms must belong to the owner, not to the decorator; and no rooms can have atmosphere unless they are used and lived in.

I always like my trailer or hotel room to have fresh flowers or pillows I find at a local flea market - anything to personalize the environment.

The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.

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.

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

Your home should be about enriching the daily experience.

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

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.

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

I used to love a well-arranged room: the furniture, the fabric, the lighting.