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	I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad.   
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	I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.   
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	There are lighter colors of granite and I like to break the rules.   
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	I see the same coffee table everywhere. It's mass marketing.   
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	I know people don't think I work.   
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	Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over.   
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	Little did we know it would be watched by millions of people and break viewing records.   
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	Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?   
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	Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.   
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	I enjoy talking to fans.   
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	I'm opinionated. I always stick to my design plan. I don't waver.   
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	Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.   
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	There is no such thing as a guilty pleasure.   
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	What people respond to in my room makeovers is the daring design - fearless colors, bold fabrics and occasionally outlandish decor.   
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	Use plants to bring life.   
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	In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project.   
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	Inexpensive is good.   
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	I look at each episode in two ways - from a design standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint - this is TV, after all. We usually succeed on at least one of the levels.   
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	I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.   
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	It's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest.   
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	A challenge always is good. Normal design does not come under the constraints of a small budget and time frame. But it has helped me to make quick and knowledgeable decisions.   
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	You have to put your own personality into your home. Do what you feel is you!   
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	They don't know they're living in a glass house.   
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	Why stress tomorrow when you can stress today?   
