Lovely Living: Quotes on Interior Design

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Here are some quotes on interior design and home living that I found really inspiring and has encouraged me to take care of my home and be confident in my own skills, even if I am not a designer:

If you are collector, let other people share your pride and joy. Don't sprinkle your collection out of sight in a meaningless jumble. Notice how groups of small objects, when they are well arranged, become important and effective. Remember that repetition is a form of emphasis. Collect what you will, but see to it that you arrange your hobby to its best advantage. -- Dorothy Draper, Good Housekeeping

Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure. -- Van Day Truex, Interiors, Character, and Color

Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style. -- Billy Baldwin

The most beautiful rooms are those that retain a feeling of not being quite finished. There is still a place for a painting on that wall, still a chair to be found that will suit that corner...meanwhile the room stays alive, young and growing. -- Michael Taylor, The Finest Rooms

Taste is relative and is the sum total of the intellectual and emotional experiences of the individual experiences of the individual. Taste, in order to be positive and vital, must be exercised and developed. Taste is changeable and is influenced by environment. A highly cultivated taste, a taste that is knowledgeable and eclectic, is likely to be exciting and provocative, a personal taste at its highest level. --- Eleanor Brown, The Finest Rooms by America's Great Decorators