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" My favorite thing to do in the summer was to sleep out in the forest on the farm I grew up on. "

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" I'm all about the highs and lows. I'm not a designer that thinks you need to spend a lot of money. You can get the look you want between thrift stores and stores like Ikea and Target. "

" Modern minimalism has become less strict over time with a wider range of textures and materials, with other cozier layers. "

" I used to beg my mom to let me put a real bed out in forest so I could lie there and listen to the sounds of the forest while still having all the comforts of home. "

" Religion was my entire life. And then, when I came out, religion completely turned their back on me. And I've never really gotten over that. "

" The biggest cost in making a sofa is the labor/time, thus why recovering one cost almost just as much as a new one. "

" I moved to New York in 2003 with about $100 bucks in my pocket and a suitcase. "

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" I love my living room: it's the heart of my home where I get to chill and spend time with family and friends. "

" Design doesn't have to be daunting. Some people really find it challenging to take on their entire home, because they don't know their aesthetic; they don't know where they want to go. "

" You can really have a no-holds-barred relationship to materials with mixed metals and colorful schemes or more controlled palettes that are more tonal or restricted to a single accent color or metal finish. There are really no rules, and that is what makes contemporary design so limitless and enjoyable. "

" I do remember when I was little - I had to have been no more than 6 - I redid my room. I talked my mom into taking me to a store, and I got, like, all coordinating blue, green, and yellow colors, and the theme was dinosaurs. "

" I can't stand those shows that come in and make things over and leave the homeowner with a mess to fix afterwards. Not my style! "

" Lighting is a good way to change the look of a place without spending much. "

" I love a good set of basic white dishes. "

" I'm an interior designer who happens to be gay. "

" When we think about the trends that millennials are taking toward simplicity, I think it's indicative of a cultural shift toward less of the 'more is more' for materialism sake and more of an emphasis on efficiency, value, and sustainability. "

" Even if you're not ready to live at your full volume, turn it up halfway and get there. "

" When someone wants to freshen up their home a bit, and they don't want to spend a ton of money on construction, I always tell them to start off with paint. A fresh coat can really change the whole look of a home. "

" The second the news comes on TV, people turn it off or tune it out. People don't want to hear the other side. "

" I'm constantly taking calls and responding to e-mails at home, and I find it best to have that little work space. And then when you're not at that little space, it's not work anymore. "

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" I love a good monochromatic moment with doors/walls. I think it looks great! "