As I sit down to design my new board, I want to take a little time out and think about one of the pioneers of the interior design world, Albert Hadley, who left us on March 30th'12. Hadley died of cancer at the age of 91.
Albert will always be remembered for his beautiful creative contributions to the interiors. Apart from his extraordinary eye to create spellbound spaces, he was well known for his fantastic interior design quotes. Here are some of my favorites:
"The essence of Interior Design will always be about people & how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in and what's out. This is not an easy job."
"Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best."
"I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives."
"After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement."
"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."
"A lot of people worry about the wear & tear on furnishings. I feel its more a matter of people treating the things that surround them with respect."
"Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic."
"Life is all about manners. Nothing else matters."
Albert will always be remembered for his beautiful creative contributions to the interiors. Apart from his extraordinary eye to create spellbound spaces, he was well known for his fantastic interior design quotes. Here are some of my favorites:
"The essence of Interior Design will always be about people & how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in and what's out. This is not an easy job."
"Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best."
"I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives."
"After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement."
"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."
"A lot of people worry about the wear & tear on furnishings. I feel its more a matter of people treating the things that surround them with respect."
"Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic."
"Life is all about manners. Nothing else matters."
R.I.P. - Albert Hadley
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