When Van Truex defined the difference between designing and decorating, he used the analogy of preparing a roast of beef. Design, he… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There's more to life than decorating. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
The one thing I never get involved with is selecting art or pictures for a client. This is a very personal thing. If the… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
A lot of people worry about the ' wear and tear ' on furnishings. I feel it's more a matter of people treating the… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
An interior designer must be able to clarify his intent keeping ever in mind that decorating is not a look, it's a point of… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
A decorator, no matter how talented, can't always get the desired results because sometimes there is resistance or maybe a lack of understanding on… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
We're all collectors by nature. But if you're talking about an orderly life, there has to be a stop sign somewhere. Building a collection… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
So many young decorators are trying to reinvent the wheel, and the results are sometimes very dubious. They're striving to do things that have… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
So many people arrange furniture in order to see what's going on outside. But why? The view isn't going anywhere. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
