Albert Hadley Quotes
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Design is coming to grips with one’s real lifestyle, one’s real place in the world. Rooms should not be put together for show but to nourish one’s wellbeing.
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Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There's more to life than decorating.
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Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important.
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An interior designer must be able to clarify his intent keeping ever in mind that decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.
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Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best.
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Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines, it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul.
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The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live.
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Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.
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Flair is a primitive kind of style. It is innate and cannot be taught. It can be polished and refined. When a person has flair, a grounding in the principle of design, and self-discipline, that person has the potential of being an outstanding designer.
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Decorators should always remember that letting a client see too many beautiful things is a pitfall.