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… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Some kids spent their allowance going to see 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'; I spent mine on a great-looking lamp I'd found at the flea market and a ceramic bowl from a neighborhood garage sale. — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
I really can't live without my In-N-Out burgers. Honestly, I can't. Even when I'm doing the whole no-carb thing occasionally, I make an exception… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
As a designer, everything is always about aesthetics mixed in with functionality and having that visual appeal. But you learn fast as a new… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
I have a large watch collection, and classic watches are especially important to me. I had a silver Rolex, and I actually gave it… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
You don't need to spend a lot of money on stuff when you have amazing architecture. — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn't know. She made me… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied. — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up! — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories. — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Thread count is actually a lie. Just because a thread count is 1,500 on a set of sheets doesn't mean that they're well-made sheets.… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
'Priced to sell' - just the phrase makes me smile. When a dealer says all the items in his booth are priced to sell,… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
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… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
You can find a lot of reasonable buys at Wal-Mart. But one key to making it on a budget is by donating your time… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
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… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them. — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Design, to me, is part psychology, part sociology, and part magic. A good decorator should know what's going on in someone's marriage and how… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
