Quotes from Van Day Truex

In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.

Go to the source for ideas, go to the Metropolitan Museum, find your inspiration in nature, go to the Museum of Natural History, but never rely on something that someone else has done.

Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.

Good design is forever.

Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.

Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure.

Too many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration.

The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.

There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.

Control, edit and distill.

I wonder if any element of interior design is more personal than color? Nothing can more quicly reveal aspect of personality and character than the choice - or absence - of color.