I see it every day: People trying to create a home that somebody else tells them they should have. I don’t care if it’s a magazine or a bossy friend – when somebody says, ‘This is what’s elegant, this is what’s trendy,’ if it doesn’t represent you, you’re not going to be happy. Nate Berkus Read Quote
I’m not going to say paint is an easy spruce-up. It takes time, it needs touch-ups, and you have to be very methodical. But it is worth it, and it isn’t particularly expensive. Nate Berkus Read Quote
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. Nate Berkus Read Quote
Everywhere your eye travels in your home, it should land on something that resonates with you. Nate Berkus Read Quote
We’re not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin porcelain can be, run my hand over a textile, see if I want to sit in a chair. Nate Berkus Read Quote
You don’t have to paint your walls lime green just to try to have your home feel decorated. If you’re a classic dresser or preppy dresser or a modern dresser, you wear a lot of black – whatever it is – your home should reflect that as well. Nate Berkus Read Quote
A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them. Nate Berkus Read Quote
The truth of the matter is being gay is the way I was born. I believe this to the core of my being. Nate Berkus Read Quote
I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn’t know. She made me play baseball – I had no desire to do that. I said, ‘Mom, I don’t like direct sunlight, I don’t like bugs, I don’t like grass, and I’d rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples.’ Nate Berkus Read Quote
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. Nate Berkus Read Quote
