Interior Design Quotes

95 quotes by 26 authors

I like to preserve simplicity rahter than over-polishing. Fashions are changeable. Taste is in realizing the essence of a place. — Nancy Lancaster
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… — Nancy Lancaster
Scale is of prime importance and I think that oversized scale is better than undersized scale. — Nancy Lancaster
In restoring a house one must first realize its period, feel its personality and try to bring out its good points. — Nancy Lancaster
In choosing a colour one must realize that it changes in different aspects. — Nancy Lancaster
A gentle mixture of furniture expresses life and continuity but it must be a judicious mixture that flows and mixes well. It is a bit… — Nancy Lancaster
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… — Nancy Lancaster
I think everyone must have a first memory of some house, some room, a vivid picture that will remain deep down in one forever. — Sister Parish
...When someone asks me to help create a room my first reaction, if I do not already know the person, is to try to feel… — Sister Parish
Rooms should be timeless. — Sister Parish
Innovation is often the ability to reach into the past and bring back what is good, what is beautiful, what is useful, what is lasting. — Sister Parish
Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing. — Van Day Truex
How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we… — Van Day Truex
Control, edit and distill. — Van Day Truex
Good design is forever. — Van Day Truex
I suppose the most marked example of color as structure is in the Byzantine use of mosaic decoration that becomes architecture. The decoration of the… — Van Day Truex
I wonder if any element of interior design is more personal than color? Nothing can more quicly reveal aspect of personality and character than the… — Van Day Truex
Rich colors are typical of a rich nature. — Van Day Truex
It is obvious that any rather non-color, monochromatic design is safe, easier, more generally restful and with life being the hurdy-gurdy that it is, more… — Van Day Truex
Too many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration. — Van Day Truex

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