123 Quotes by Nate Berkus

In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

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.

A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them.

I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.

In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.

I really can't live without my In-N-Out burgers. Honestly, I can't. Even when I'm doing the whole no-carb thing occasionally, I make an exception for these. They're too delicious to count.

In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do.

I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up!

Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales.