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Interior Design Quotes by Nancy Lancaster
- It is usually a mistake to impose an individual's taste on a room that has its own....style. Conversely, to put very fine pieces of furniture…
- I had learnt from going to Houghton that to make a room quiet, to make it harmonious, you never wanted to have only one 'mouvement'…
- I've always liked a formal layout and informal planting," she explained. "First get the structure right, like the bones in a face, then plant it…
- I've lived too long and I've lived too well.
- Even if it's not a style of architecture or period you like, a decorator has to have a feel for a house's personality and try…
- I like to preserve simplicity rahter than over-polishing. Fashions are changeable. Taste is in realizing the essence of a place.
- 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…
- Scale is of prime importance and I think that oversized scale is better than undersized scale.
- In restoring a house one must first realize its period, feel its personality and try to bring out its good points.
- In choosing a colour one must realize that it changes in different aspects.
- 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…
- 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…
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- The whole point of interior design is about creating environments where people can really live their lives and where you can connect… — Unknown Author
- The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes… — Albert Hadley
- If I wasn't acting, I think I would like to do interior design. Yeah, because you know, with the Balinese background, and… — Melissa George
- You can never judge a paint hue by the liquid color in the paint pot. You must apply it to a wall,… — Dorothy Draper
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- You just can't beat slip covers for giving that friendly air hospitals need so desperately. — Dorothy Draper
- Birds are so much wiser than we! A robin builds a nest for robins. A seagull builds a nest for seagulls. They… — Dorothy Draper
- Decorating in relation to hotels is really nothing more than planned showmanship or the art of attracting attention in a delightful way… — Dorothy Draper