Nate Berkus Quotes About Design

Quotes about: Design

• The Things That Matter convincingly lays out Nate Berkus’s philosophy that things do matter. Our homes tell our stories, they reflect the places we’ve been and the people we’ve loved along the way—and there can be no more beautiful design for living than that.

  Nate Berkus

  Beautiful, Philosophy, Home

• Design, to me, is part psychology, part sociology, and part magic. A good decorator should know what's going on in someone's marriage and how their kids are doing in school.

  Nate Berkus

  School, Kids, Design

• As a designer, everything is always about aesthetics mixed in with functionality and having that visual appeal. But you learn fast as a new parent with an infant that if it’s not deeply practical as well, then forget about it. Style wise, I wanted to design items that would work well in any nursery - regardless of gender.

  Nate Berkus

  Wise, Design, Parent

  "Nate Berkus Jokes Daughter Poppy Knows What She Wants When It Comes to Fashion: 'She's Incredibly Opinionated'". Interview with Anya Leon, people.com. January 6, 2017.

• Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.

  Nate Berkus

  Book, Inspiration, Home

• In every interior my firm and I design, we are always reaching for vintage pieces, and materials that feel classic and timeless. It's how I feel about fashion as well, and definitely one of the intentions I had when designing the layette collection. I'm not a fan of trends.

  Nate Berkus

  Fashion, Design, Classic

  Source: people.com

• I didn't grow up thinking I'd be a decorator. Design is my greatest passion, and it naturally just pulled me down the path. Same with TV. Being famous or having a show was never the motivation. I got a call and was swept up by the challenge of that first small space redesign.

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  Growing Up, Motivation, Passion

• When you buy things that are expensive, like a sofa or something that really feels like an investment, you need to keep it as plain as possible, as simple as possible. Make sure that it's a clean design that will work with whatever style you want it to.

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  Simple, Design, Style

• In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all depends on the space you have. You may have a free-standing bookshelf of your favorite books if that's all you have room for.

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  Book, Mean, Space

• When I take on a design project, I have to jet from the bookstore to the hardware shop to the lamp store and back again just to collect a small portion of the many items I need to fill a home. But, when you hit the flea market, they're all right there. From booth to booth, you have the bases covered.

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  Home, Design, Fleas

• Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?

  Nate Berkus

  Real, Design, Needs

• First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.

  Nate Berkus

  Book, Design Work, Television

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