Aerin Lauder Quotes

I've always loved interior design.

I think that's the great thing about interiors is that they can be treated like a great wardrobe. Choose a sofa and chairs that are staples in clean shapes that will keep for the next couple of years or decade. Then an easy way to bump up your entire room or your interiors is accessories.

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

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'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.

There are so many ways to decorate small spaces. One of my favorite things is throw pillows. They can add so much color to your room. You can have the same bedding for years and just switch out the throw pillows, and it looks like you have a completely new bed.

I love to decorate a room - from the furniture to the objects to the books.

I'm just not very interested in decoration.

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.

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.

Interior decoration partly thrives on being social.

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

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

There are simple, small things you can do that really will impact the space. Things like changing out your curtain panels to something that adds a fresh new feel. Or maybe a smart pattern. Also swapping out an area rug, throws and pillows can be done in no time, and really have a dramatic effect.

Interior design wasn't something I rushed into.

I really believe that a good decorator is a good listener. So the inspiration always is the people that are living in that home.

My love for interior designing has always been there.

Life is all about seating and lighting.

Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.

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!

For me, decorating perfection means eclectic styles and collections of beautiful things like pottery, pillboxes and match strikers.

Decorating has always been my hobby.

Interior decor is my guilty pleasure. If I'm going to splurge on something, it's more for my home than for clothes.

I can look at a photo and the dimensions of any piece and tell you if it's going to sit well with the four other pieces in your room.