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 never been done before. Quite often it is done without authority, without knowledge, and without a… — 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
Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
When Van Truex defined the difference between designing and decorating, he used the analogy of preparing a roast of beef. Design, he said, is… — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
A good decorator not only plans and schemes, but he also knows how the job is done. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
