Michael S. Smith Quotes

• Look at your world and your life, and look at what is personal to you. If you're living in an apartment, you need to stick with a narrative that's personal to you.

  Michael S. Smith

  Needs, Looks, World

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• People buy very badly made furniture and fabric. Instead, buy a beautiful dining table, well-made upholstery. It's almost like dressing for success.

  Michael S. Smith

  Beautiful, People, Dining

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• To have a 9-foot sofa in a small room can be kind of treacherous.

  Michael S. Smith

  Small Rooms, Feet, Be Kind

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• Make sure furniture decor has similar scale. It's all about scale, proportion, measuring, being conscious of the overall plan.

  Michael S. Smith

  Furniture, Conscious, Scales

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• People get trapped in the way things should feel and less focused on the way things should function.

  Michael S. Smith

  People, Way, Should

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• People buy things in isolation and don't think of how they work together.

  Michael S. Smith

  Thinking, People, Working Together

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• Think of how much furniture you need. What's the best way to have it be functional in a great way? If it's in groups, define it.

  Michael S. Smith

  Thinking, Groups, Needs

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• To be influenced by a magazine and, say, a Swedish theme, unless it resonates with you, it seems kind of odd and influenced.

  Michael S. Smith

  Magazines, Kind, Odd

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• Avoid spending too much on one thing.

  Michael S. Smith

  Too Much, Spending, One Thing

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• Be judicious with your budget and buy things that are going to last.

  Michael S. Smith

  Lasts, Budgets

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• People with big personalities are best in the center of the table. They can help carry the conversation from that place.

  Michael S. Smith

  People, Personality, Tables

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• Avoid too much intense color. Make sure you mix colors and try them out. It's always good to do a swatch.

  Michael S. Smith

  Color, Trying, Too Much

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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