Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?
Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.
We're able to influence younger generations on design and art. They might not have realized they were an artist.
I'm opinionated. I always stick to my design plan. I don't waver.
What people respond to in my room makeovers is the daring design - fearless colors, bold fabrics and occasionally outlandish decor.
This isn't like real design because it's just about changing the room, they can finish it up the rest of the way.
I look at each episode in two ways - from a design standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint - this is TV, after all. We usually succeed on at least one of the levels.
It's hard to design a space when people just say they need help with a sun room. You can do anything with any room.
Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over.
In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project.
A challenge always is good. Normal design does not come under the constraints of a small budget and time frame. But it has helped me to make quick and knowledgeable decisions.