123 Quotes by Nate Berkus

Your Home should tell the story of who you are, and be a Collection of what you Love.

There’s something beautiful and very circular about passing by something that was important to the person you loved, or touching something that once meant something to him – that brings me some peace.

The Things That Matter convincingly lays out Nate Berkus’s philosophy that things do matter. Our homes tell our stories, they reflect the places we’ve been and the people we’ve loved along the way – and there can be no more beautiful design for living than that.

I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I’ve loved. It’s still stuff, but it’s stuff that has meaning.

Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don’t feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored.

Go outside! I mean, even leaves from a park are beautiful in a clear glass vase. I’d rather see that than fake anything any day.

I’m interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I’ve gotten older, I’ve pared down a lot.

Thread count is actually a lie. Just because a thread count is 1,500 on a set of sheets doesn’t mean that they’re well-made sheets. Truly, the quality of the cotton and the quality of the way something is woven is much more important than thread count.

About 90 percent of the pieces in my home are vintage, and I’m a ruthless editor. I only live with things that I love. There is not one thing in my home that doesn’t have meaning to me.