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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. "

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" When you buy things that are expensive, like a sofa or something that really feels like an investment, you need to keep it as plain as possible, as simple as possible. Make sure that it's a clean design that will work with whatever style you want it to. "

Nate Berkus

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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. "

" You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things. "

" They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.' "

" We're not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin porcelain can be, run my hand over a textile, see if I want to sit in a chair. "

" 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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" 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. "

" Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding. "

" In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do. "

" Mixing in some rusty oranges is a warm way to update your place for fall. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all depends on the space you have. You may have a free-standing bookshelf of your favorite books if that's all you have room for. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not going to say paint is an easy spruce-up. It takes time, it needs touch-ups, and you have to be very methodical. But it is worth it, and it isn't particularly expensive. "

" 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. "

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

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

" You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force. "

" 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 was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time. "

" I see it every day: People trying to create a home that somebody else tells them they should have. I don't care if it's a magazine or a bossy friend - when somebody says, 'This is what's elegant, this is what's trendy,' if it doesn't represent you, you're not going to be happy. "

" I'm interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I've gotten older, I've pared down a lot. "