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

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" I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things. "

" 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. "

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" I think that a lot of guys reach for electronics first, but the truth is that you can never keep up with electronics. You buy a flat-screen TV, and then six months later, there's one that has 3D and Blu-ray and all this business, and that is just going to keep continuing. "

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

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

" Twitter is a place where you share your thoughts, yourself... you don't want a plain white backdrop for that. You want the entire page to say something about who you are. Designer or not, if the urge strikes you, go for it. Put up that watercolor you've never shown anyone. Take a photo of that hat you just knitted... whatever it is, share it. "

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

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

" I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a room of my own. You see, in those days I shared a room with my little brother, Jesse, and it wasn't pretty. He was the Oscar to my Felix: messy, careless, and just a little bit sticky - exactly the way a kindergartner is supposed to be. "

" 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. "

" When I see a wall that's hung with different objects, framed or unframed, what I like about it is its fluidity and rule-breaking nature. Just experiment a bit. "

" 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 tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket. "

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" 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 think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8. "

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" In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected. "

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" 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. "

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