Welcome to the world of Decorating Quotes! Whether you’re an interior design enthusiast, a DIY decorator, or simply looking for some creative inspiration to spruce up your living spaces, you’ve come to the right place. Decorating isn’t just about arranging furniture and choosing the right color scheme; it’s an art form that allows you to express your unique style and personality through your living spaces. To help you on your decorating journey, we’ve curated a collection of insightful and inspirational quotes from renowned designers, decorators, and artists. These quotes capture the essence of decorating, offering wisdom, ideas, and motivation to transform your surroundings into something truly exceptional.
Below, you’ll find a delightful array of decorating quotes that you can use to infuse creativity and flair into your home decor projects. Whether you want to add them to your mood board, share them with friends, or use them to enhance your social media posts, these quotes are here to spark your imagination. So, get ready to dive into the world of interior design and decorating wisdom. Let’s turn your living spaces into a reflection of your personal style and aspirations. Enjoy the quotes, and let your decorating journey begin!
I liken all jobs to decorating. If you don’t do the preparation, sand down and prime first, you won’t get a good paint job, and that’s the same as everything in life. Sean Lock
I don’t like interior decorating. It looks gorgeous, but it doesn’t have that lived-in look. Clive Cussler
What a house. Turns out they’re doing OK, the Malfoy’s. However, the interior decorating leaves a lot to be desired. And needless to say, Voldemort isn’t the greatest houseguest. Tom Felton
In interior decorating, the pig’s actually quite there. It’s used in paint for the texture, but also for the glossiness. In sandpaper, bone glue is actually the glue between the sand and the paper. And then in paintbrushes, hairs are used because, apparently, they’re very suitable for making paintbrushes because of their hard-wearing nature. Christien Meindertsma
I spent my 20s earning minimum wage decorating cakes for a living. But one day, I looked in the mirror and realized I wanted more, for me and my people. I saw too many Native Americans struggling, and I realized we should have a voice in who our elected officials are. Deb Haaland
When I was a child, my December weekends were spent making cards, decorating the tree, hanging the wreath and preparing brandy butter and peppermint creams. Pippa Middleton
I had a wife and children. I was mostly working in painting and decorating and then taking the occasional acting job as they came along. At that stage in your life you have to think about your priorities. It looked like I was going to have to take the building more seriously and give up acting. Charley Boorman
Shah Rukh himself, if he wasn’t an actor, would probably have liked to become an architect or interior designer. He’s totally into buying property, building, and decorating. Gauri Khan
Before Christmas, I host a party for our kids and all their friends. We love to make a mess while decorating gingerbread houses. Kourtney Kardashian
I had a wife, kids and a mortgage and my acting career was nowhere, so I was painting and decorating people’s homes. Charley Boorman
My latest decorating obsession is dipping – like painting the bottom of things. I’ve done it to almost every terra-cotta pot in my house. Every African vase I have is painted gold on the bottom. It’s so fun and easy, and it instantly livens up a piece. You feel like you’ve really accomplished something. Tamara Taylor
Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers. Hillary Clinton
The great thing about cake is it doesn’t feel like work. You forget about work. Kids, adults, they all get the same look in their eye when they’re decorating cakes… That’s the magic right there. Duff Goldman
I bought a house, and I’ve been decorating it. Charlie Hunnam
When we talk about Pinterest, we typically talk about use cases like cooking, or decorating your home… these are all very much project-oriented, goal-oriented behaviors. Evan Sharp
Accessories design is one of the most creative categories. It’s like cooking, like decorating, because it involves the person. They have to choose, and they have to figure out how to wear it and to mix it based on their style. Betsey Johnson
My first novel, ‘Compromising Positions,’ was a whodunit. The protagonist was a Long Island Jewish housewife who turns private investigator. But she was Jewish the way I was: lighting Sabbath candles but envying her Protestant and Catholic friends’ December decorating options. Susan Isaacs
I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business. Rick Astley
Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother’s, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same. Rachael Ray
The process of making a wedding cake is complex on its own, from designing, mis-en-place, baking, frosting, structuring, decorating, to delivering. Ron Ben-Israel
Here at the house, I’ve been decorating it and getting it organized. My best friend moved in in October so I’ve been getting her settled. She’s my personal assistant now. Picabo Street
‘I am a bad mother.’ Every Christmas, this is what I think because the holiday season fills me with such anxiety. I’m sure that other mothers are happily baking cookies, decorating trees, and finding perfect gifts for everyone. Tess Gerritsen
I find it really easy to write on the bass, because you kind of get straight to the point: you do lyrics and melody without thinking about decorating the song until after you’ve finished it. Kate Nash
I’m a big fan of Amy Sedaris, and one of her decorating mainstays is to put googly eyes on everything. Wendi McLendon-Covey
I get obsessed with decorations and decorating the house. I keep it tasteful outside, but when you get inside it is a bit like Blackpool illuminations, I go bonkers! Johnny Vegas
In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains and the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Steve Jobs
My favorite thing about decorating is mixing different periods and styles. If you have something that’s old, and you really do want to mix those styles, then you have to add something that’s obviously modern with it. You can’t put a kind of a mediocre thing in the middle. Nate Berkus
I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. Anna Quindlen
I love a long bath. I love anything creative. I love decorating. I even love just flipping through magazines and vegging out for a while. But I’m also one of those people who loves to work, so I’ll sing, dance, work on my next performance, or write whomever it may be about a new idea. Jennifer Lopez
My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch. Katharine McPhee
Decorating has always been my hobby. Lee Radziwill
I don’t want to see people decorating a house or digging a garden. As for guys like Jonathan Ross, he got an award there last Christmas. What for? He doesn’t sing, dance or tell jokes, does he? Ian St. John
If bad decorating was a hanging offense, there’d be bodies hanging from every tree! Sylvester Stallone
I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. Anna Quindlen
By reshaping or decorating our outer selves, we express our inner sense of self: ‘I like that’ becomes ‘I’m like that.’ Virginia Postrel
For me, decorating perfection means eclectic styles and collections of beautiful things like pottery, pillboxes and match strikers. Jane Green
In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude and walls. Nikos Kazantzakis
I’d say I have more shoes than anything else; they’re a good way to update a look. Bags and shoes – it’s like decorating a cake. Alexa Chung
My mom is really good at cake decorating and she learned how to take gumdrops and melt them and turn them into flowers. Chloe Fineman
I want to make sure I’m not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it. Cristina Saralegui
I grew up poor. To me, interior decorating is my big-screen TV, my couch and my Simpsons poster. John Pinette
The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. What’s thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting. Hamish Bowles
My dad’s an amazing carpenter and he does painting and decorating. Phoebe Fox
The story of my holiday decorating is if Ralph Lauren was trapped in a 1950s Woolworth, this is what it would look like. Mary Kay Andrews
Repetitiveness and discipline are the secrets of cake decorating. The art comes from the meticulous technique, the way it does for a dancer. Ron Ben-Israel
I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I’ve bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from ‘carbon copy’ to ‘simply yours’ in no time. Nate Berkus
My personal decorating style is cozy, romantic and a little rustic, with a sense of whimsy. Kimberly Schlapman
A few years ago, I realized I was decorating and designing my house around what was beautiful rather than practical for my family. When I made that realization, everything kind of clicked for me. I started being intentional about designing spaces with my kids in mind rather than picture-perfect rooms. Joanna Gaines
I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas – that’s my favorite of all! Joe Nichols
I haven’t got time in my life to do all the things I should be doing, like running and dieting and decorating my house, buying some furniture. Jennifer Saunders
I love decorating the house, seeing my family, and spending time with my girls. Teresa Giudice
We really love decorating the Christmas tree around Christmas and have our little fun by playing Secret Santa. Sunny Singh
After student years of flat-sharing and living with other people’s taste, I went into decorating overdrive when I acquired my first apartment – its floor plan not much bigger than the vintage Hermes scarves I then wore side-knotted on my head, pirate-style. Hamish Bowles
I worked in my parents’ decorating store from six. My mum would get me in every Saturday polishing the paint and straightening the wallpaper for 50p. Sara Davies
Daggers have such beautiful, functional shapes, and decorating them is an ancient tradition. Jade Jagger
I love giving little ones fun tasks that make them feel like they’re part of the team but keep them safe. My go-tos are topping pizzas, decorating cookies, stirring ingredients, and, of course, taste-testing! Katie Lee
My decorating and renovation skills are nil – indeed, I once used a shower curtain from Pottery Barn as ‘window dressing.’ Candace Bushnell
There’s a very mathematical, mechanical side to architecture, and I probably lean more toward that aspect of it, though I’m terrible at numbers. But that side appeals to me more than the decorating aspect. Eric Dane
Every year, like a good Catholic, I wait for Christmas. Putting up the lights, decorating the tree, making sweets and then unwrapping gifts on Christmas morning… it’s a tradition my family has followed since I was very little. Malaika Arora Khan
Some of my favorite records growing up were Christmas albums. The ones I liked best were the albums that you could listen to from start to finish. You could put them on while you’re decorating the tree or driving around looking at Christmas lights. Chris Young
I love decorating my home. I’m a gardener too, so that’s usually something I have to play catch up with. Suzy Bogguss
Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper, decorating and hiding everything and giving a feeling of reckless extravagance. Tove Jansson
I know that the last thing a book wants is to just sit around unread, serving as an element of interior decorating. So when I have people over, all they have to do is glance at my books, and I implore them to take a few home with them. If I am really ambitious, I pack books into boxes and donate them to prisons. Barbara Ehrenreich
I was never a girl who dreamed about what her wedding day would be like, but I’ve always dreamed about decorating my baby’s nursery. Rebecca Romijn
I’m Jewish and my wife isn’t so right now we’re literally decorating a Christmas tree with Jewish stars draped around it. Max Greenfield
I thought I’d be the first to introduce herbal tea to Patna. White tea, ginger tea, rooibos, camomile. No one touched it. On subsequent visits, I’d find the packets decorating the shelves in my parents’ dining room. Amitava Kumar
Also, this is what a pregnant Busy Philipps does in her free time, I’m taking master fondant cake decorating class with Anna from ‘Ace of Cakes’ at Duff’s Charm City Cakes. It’s, like, 4 three-hour classes. Busy Philipps
Simplicity in preparation is the Italian way. Make easy dishes, and then you can elaborate the final preparation by decorating with vegetables or herbs or adding a dash of olive oil. Lidia Bastianich
I’ve always loved interiors and the way a home can positively affect your life. Since I was very young, I’ve rearranged rooms, changed colour and pattern, and loved renovating and decorating my own homes as an adult. Rochelle Humes