- Do not add something to your home unless it is useful and beautiful.
- Pick a color scheme and delineate from it only when you are making a conscious statement.
- Every time you buy something, throw something (or give something) away.
- Don’t buy items that aren’t essential to the way your family lives, even if everyone else has one.
- Use what you love.
- Steal, Copy and Imitate, then Add, Delete and Finish.
- Choose a style, choose a sub style, and keep those in mind whenever you add a piece to your home.
- Learn the difference between what you like and what can work for you.
- When you want to change your style, start small and start cheap.
- If something doesn’t seem quite right in your space, take a picture, evaluate it, then remove something from the space. If you must, add something.
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