Billy Baldwin Quotes

United States, Designer
1903 – November, 25, 1983.

William Baldwin, Jr. (1903- 25 November 1983), known as Billy Baldwin and nicknamed Billy B, was a New York interior decorator, characterized in an obituary as the "dean of interior decorators". He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1974

My dad was my Little League coach and my Cub Master.

Billy Baldwin
- Dad
When you become famous, you start getting invites to parties where there are famous athletes and famous rock stars, politicians, people who have tremendous power and affluence. It's not in my DNA, but certainly I have been exposed to it.

Billy Baldwin
- People
- Power
- Rock

Evergreen had opened up a whole new world to me. There I met many internationally celebrated people: there I was surrounded by the best art and music, as well as conversation. I knew I could never return to the life I had led before.

Billy Baldwin
- People
- Life
- Up
I don't think anyone has a right to possess anything he doesn't love - art or anything else.

Billy Baldwin
- Art
The word that almost makes me throw up is satin; damask makes me throw up.

Billy Baldwin
- Up
Rich Palm Beach clients all wanted the same kind of different thing.

Billy Baldwin
- Different
- Beach
The worst thing any decorator can do is give a client the feeling that he's walking around somebody else's house; the rooms must belong to the owner, not to the decorator; and no rooms can have atmosphere unless they are used and lived in.

Billy Baldwin
- House
- Feeling
- Walking
My dad was a high school teacher and made no money.

Billy Baldwin
- School
- Money
- High

One of my favorite colors is no color at all.

Billy Baldwin
- Color
Cotton is my life.

Billy Baldwin
- Life
I grew up as one of six kids.

Billy Baldwin
- Up
- Kids
The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

Billy Baldwin
- Relationship
We can recognize and give credit where credit is due, to the debt of taste we owe Europe, but we have taste, too.

Billy Baldwin