I find it soothing to take something wrinkled and make it smooth. It feels anticipatory. It's what I do before a celebration. And nobody bothers me when I'm ironing.
From Alexandra Stoddard
Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.
I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.
Each of us must become impassioned, finding meaning and self-fulfillment in our own life's journey.
I like people to really get a feel for the house before they do anything to it.
Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!
You can sometimes avoid costly mistakes. Paint a corner of the room a certain color to see how the light affects it. Or buy just one yard of an expensive fabric to see how you like it in your room.
A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so keen on expressing is that, if you don't do it for yourself, if you're always seeking affirmation from outside, you'll never have a home. It'll just be a house.
You're not going to be dreary on the inside if you're not dreary on the outside.
I get all dressed up in fuchsia, looking like a clown, and show pretty pictures to people.
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