Albert Hadley Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important.
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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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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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Decorators should always remember that letting a client see too many beautiful things is a pitfall.
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The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live.
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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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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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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.