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All Quotes by author - Nate Berkus

" About 90 percent of the pieces in my home are vintage, and I'm a ruthless editor. I only live with things that I love. There is not one thing in my home that doesn't have meaning to me. "

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

" As a kid, I think I rearranged the rooms of almost every house on the block. "

" Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now? "

" Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration. "

" 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. "

" Color is a very personal thing. You need to make sure to choose a color that makes you happy. But I don't recommend accent walls - choose a color you can live with on all four walls. "

" 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. "

" Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales. "

" Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories. "

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

" First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love. "

" Go outside! I mean, even leaves from a park are beautiful in a clear glass vase. I'd rather see that than fake anything any day. "

" Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don't feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored. "

" I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise. "

" I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning. "

" I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad. "

" I believe your home tells a story about who you are and who you aspire to be. We represent ourselves through the things we own. I don't believe in trends. I believe in collecting things that you connect with. We should surround ourselves with things we care about, that have meaning. "

" I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own. "

" 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. "

" 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 didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation. "

" I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for square footage that to waste it is criminal. "

" I do shop online! But I'm shopping online mostly in the home categories - One Kings Lane and Gilt. At a lot of architectural websites, I buy a lot of hardware for cabinetry like hinges and things like that from England. So, you know, for me, I shop at Net-A-Porter, but I don't really shop that much for clothing online. "

" If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space. "

" I got my first Charvet knit tie when I was 15. I actually stole it from my father. I love them because you can wear them day to night. They're French and preppy and have been around since the 1800s. "

" I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up! "

" I have a large watch collection, and classic watches are especially important to me. I had a silver Rolex, and I actually gave it to my little brother. He wears it every day. He's an actor, so whenever he goes to an audition, he can look down, see it, and it gives him confidence. It was a great thing to pass on. "

" I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn't know. She made me play baseball - I had no desire to do that. I said, 'Mom, I don't like direct sunlight, I don't like bugs, I don't like grass, and I'd rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples.' "

" I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time. "

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