Matthew Williamson Quotes

I've always loved interior design.

My love for interior designing has always been there.

I've always been inspired by beautiful interiors.

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 like interior decoration, so I might do something in that. I might, at some point, take two years off to study interior decoration.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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 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.

I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.

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

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

I have been constantly working on the interiors of my homes in Delhi, Goa, Dubai, Mumbai, and the Red Chillies Building. I had been designing homes, too. Having a background in art, graphic design, and charcoal helped me in my work immensely.

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.

I never studied interior design, but I'm a creative person. And what we surround ourselves with is very important - what makes you feel happy, what makes your senses feel good.

Interior design wasn't something I rushed into.