Spencer W. Kimball Quotes

There's always something that needs attention when you own a property.

I really like to cook and have dinner parties and I like to clean, it really clears my head and it makes me feel good to keep my home as a comfortable place.

We have a lot of property and we take care of it mostly ourselves, so that's what I spend a lot of time doing, which I love because I'm outside.

My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing.

I've teamed up with Pine Sol to celebrate the makers of home.

You have to care about the transactional cost. You have to care about the future value. You have to care about maintaining value in your home through repair and maintenance.

I have a real passion for many aspects of home lifestyle and beauty.

I have great tenants. They've all become my friends. They call me and say, 'Hey Kev, we've got a drip!'

We got Martha Stewart legitimizing homemaking for her generation, and then there's this return to being interested in all things home, lifestyle, and food again. I think this generation is less about the frills and more about the flavor of things.

I can clean my own house. Now, maybe a couple of times a year we have a cleaning crew come in before we have a party, but otherwise, I'm able to maintain it myself.

I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.

I have a beautiful, big bathtub.

I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with.

With my own home, I feel like I'm the mechanic who drives a crappy car. I never have time to work on my own home.

For most people, their home is their most valuable asset. Yet most of us don't take care of it.

[In my home workshop,] generally I'm mending things, which is interesting because you learn a lot about why they broke.

My home is my castle, and I spend a lot of time nurturing it, redecorating - moving this and adjusting that, adding flowers and candles.

I want a house that has got over all its troubles; I don't want to spend the rest of my life bringing up a young and inexperienced house.

I went to the Home Depot, which was unnecessary. I need to go to the Apartment Depot. Which is just a big warehouse with a whole lot of people standing around saying "We don't have to fix anything."

Because I grew up in such tight spaces, I don't get manicures, pedicures. I'm not into cars, but I am into a fabulous house. I wanted the spiral staircase, clean sheets on the bed, to be able to take a shower.

Managing your own property can be a full-time job.

I'd rather have a house that's nice but usable.

I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork.

I have a nice apartment now that's all taken care of. I make my bed every day.