"We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hur..." — Nate Berkus

In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all depends on the space you have. You may have a free-standing bookshelf of your favorite books if that's all you have room for.

Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don't feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored.

I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.

Twitter is a place where you share your thoughts, yourself... you don't want a plain white backdrop for that. You want the entire page to say something about who you are. Designer or not, if the urge strikes you, go for it. Put up that watercolor you've never shown anyone. Take a photo of that hat you just knitted... whatever it is, share it.