In choosing a colour one must realize that it changes in different aspects.
How lucky I've been to live in such beautiful places and able to make them as I dreamed. I've been lucky. I've adored my houses more than my friends (or husbands).
I never think that sticking slavishly to one period is successful a touch of nostalgia adds charm. One needs light and shade because if every piece is perfect the room becomes a museum and lifeless.
I like to preserve simplicity rahter than over-polishing. Fashions are changeable. Taste is in realizing the essence of a place.
Crossing too many t's and dotting too many i's makes a room look overdone and tiresome. One should create something that fires the imagination without overemphasis.
In restoring a house one must first realize its period feel its personality and try to bring out its good points.
Scale is of prime importance and I think that oversized scale is better than undersized scale.
I've lived too long and I've lived too well.
If every piece is perfect the room becomes a museum and lifeless.