Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.
Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.
I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet.
I've had rooms that didn't come out to my liking.
I was supposed to be the antithesis of Frank.
I know people don't think I work.
I try to instill in people the idea that they've all got individual personalities, and they should do what they want to their homes.
This process covers 60 percent of the Earth's surface, and it's an ongoing process that has replaced all of the seafloor since 180 million years ago. In terms of understanding the planet, it's a fundamental process.
Ripping up carpet is easy, tiling is the issue.
Little did we know it would be watched by millions of people and break viewing records.
I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing.
It started as just a little cable show.
In the bedroom and bath, pampering is key. Too often people overlook the quality of their mattresses, ... You spend more time in your bed than any other part of your house.
I'm opinionated. I always stick to my design plan. I don't waver.
I see the same coffee table everywhere. It's mass marketing.
They don't have to listen to anybody - except a professional designer, of course.
I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad.
They don't know they're living in a glass house.
There are lighter colors of granite and I like to break the rules.
We do a lot of urban infill all over California. It's a very attractive site because it's sizable. The ingress and egress is great. You have the golf course across the freeway and a lot of retail in the area.
I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.
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.
I want to get the point across that you may not have money to give to a charity, whether that is Ronald McDonald House or Broadway Cares or DIFFA, but you can help RAISE money or give your time and talents.
I enjoy talking to fans.
I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.
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.
It's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest.
Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over.
Don't buy mediocre things to fill up your house. Buy a few good pieces, and in the long run you're going to save money.
Inexpensive is good.
I don't think either side understood just how critical an issue it was, especially in places like Arizona. The politicians now understand.
Use plants to bring life.
We're able to influence younger generations on design and art. They might not have realized they were an artist.
I incorporate conflict and resolution into the show - hey, that's Drama 101.
I don't think about how I wear my hair. I get out of the shower, put on some gel and it dries. I got blessed with good hair from my parents.
I am the young, edgy New Yorker.
In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project.
Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer.
Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.
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