Nate Berkus Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.”

“A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them.”

“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.”

“In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.”

“When you have a bunch of comfortable upholstered pieces, a single bronze or brass chair really turns the energy up.”

“One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.”

“You can find a lot of reasonable buys at Wal-Mart. But one key to making it on a budget is by donating your time and labor to the project. Do-it-yourself projects will always help you save.”

“Buying found objects means repurposing something that was already made years before, sometimes decades before. It strikes a nice balance between the new and used equation we should strive for in our lives.”

“You don't have to paint your walls lime green just to try to have your home feel decorated. If you're a classic dresser or preppy dresser or a modern dresser, you wear a lot of black - whatever it is - your home should reflect that as well.”

“Design, to me, is part psychology, part sociology, and part magic. A good decorator should know what's going on in someone's marriage and how their kids are doing in school.”