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My biggest pet peeve is rushing.
Rachel Zoe is all about timeless.
Good closets make for a good marriage.
The spaces we live in should tell our story.
I've always loved creating things with my hands.
Books are always the best accessories to anything.
Joel Chen is a friend and I'm a huge fan of JF Chen.
People want to connect with what they're purchasing.
I'm really proud of my partnership with Pottery Barn Kids.
I fantasize about being home in sweats watching 'Billions.'
Never underestimate the power of a fresh coat of white paint.
When I was a kid I painted the walls in my room like 30 times!
I'm inspired by deep, earthy smells, especially of the outdoors.
I'm the total organizer. Everything's got a system. It's in order.
Your space, when done correctly, is the purest extension of yourself!
My husband is so gregarious and open and funny and such a people person.
When you marry a triple Virgo, there's no way to meditate the stress away.
I think of myself as California modern, and I'm hugely inspired by nature.
There's nothing worse than coming home to a room that looks like a catalog.
I am always fascinated by the lighting and the brands they have at TJ Maxx.
I am a huge fan of porcelain in kitchens. It's an easy, interesting material.
I think it's really important to bring your own personality to the space you're in.
You have to try different things, that's how people realize what they're meant to do.
A great interior designer is able to capture who someone is and adapt to who they are.
I discovered I'm a lot more patient than I thought I'd be. It takes a lot to shake me.
I get up around 4 every morning because it's the only time I can find time for myself.
Break the rules - put a plant or a floral arrangement in a room that you wouldn't expect!
I have this vintage Ralph Lauren denim shirt that I wear probably more than I really should.
There are so many moving parts to a wedding, and I, it turns out, am a bit of a perfectionist.
I personally think that a bouquet of white roses is simple, chic, and surprisingly long-lasting.
When Nate and I got married, instead of flowers we had these quartz and rock crystals everywhere.
I always try to craft spaces around the moments that I imagine people or families having in them.
Let your personality and passions shine through in the objects you choose to display in your home.
When buying vintage, it's important to choose pieces that you feel like you've already owned for years.
I have an office at my house, so when I go home I am always pulling inspiration and putting ideas together.
I've always loved design. I loved imagining the way people could live in a space, that's what I connected to.
As a kid I used to love going to open houses and doing DIY projects with my parents and sister around our home.
Your home is the truest and most honest reflection of who you are, where you've been, and where you want to go.
Your home showcases your past, your present, and leaves enough room for your future. It's art that you live in!
I'm not a big fan of the tchotchkes. It always reminds me of a grandma's stuffy home with a million Santa dolls.
Fundamentally, I am all about finding interesting and authentic ways to incorporate nature into most of my designs.
Finding a way to really reinterpret your home as an expression of how you live, is really good design in my opinion.
One of the best things to do with tablescapes in my experience, is really curating them with things that you've collected.
Well, I have an unhealthy obsession with coffee. There are at least five or six cups a day, in addition to the morning pot.
My design has always been a derivative of people I meet. I want to translate who they are and their personality into a room.
I really believe that a good decorator is a good listener. So the inspiration always is the people that are living in that home.
Book-matched marble is one of the truest ways to showcase the natural beauty of the stone and can become a statement piece of art.
I like to set up bars at my parties so people can make their own cocktails and mix and match and teach each other different things.
Incorporating travel, elements from different cultures and locales, is a great way to establish the overall tone and theme for a soiree.
Your home is a kind of a reflection of your family, your life, where you're at, where you want to be, so I love to entertain people in it.