When you marry a triple Virgo, there's no way to meditate the stress away.

You have to try different things, that's how people realize what they're meant to do.

I think that's the great thing about interiors is that they can be treated like a great wardrobe. Choose a sofa and chairs that are staples in clean shapes that will keep for the next couple of years or decade. Then an easy way to bump up your entire room or your interiors is accessories.

If I host something, even if it's just dinner at my house, I like the event to move. So that means cocktails in the family room, and then moving outside and having appetizers on the patio, and then moving to dinner at the dining table. It's just the idea of the event being curated to every little detail.

Bookshelves are the most natural places for displaying your personal photos and picture frames. I always print our photos in black and white to keep a classic and cohesive look.

Book-matched marble is one of the truest ways to showcase the natural beauty of the stone and can become a statement piece of art.

I don't think unlacquered brass is going anywhere. And I hope the trend of mixing metals continues to live on. The trick to mixing metals is balance.

People want to connect with what they're purchasing.

I have such deep appreciation for artists who have the ability to create something from within, something completely unique and original to each piece of work.

I personally love mini bouquets randomly throughout my bathroom and my dressing room. I'll put a small bouquet on a dresser or on a round marble table in my bathroom next to the sink.

I recognized that the passion I have and feel for interior and design and furniture was not organically there for styling. The fuel that drives you when doing something you truly love... wasn't there.

Joel Chen is a friend and I'm a huge fan of JF Chen.

Your home is the truest and most honest reflection of who you are, where you've been, and where you want to go.

My biggest pet peeve is rushing.

When I first became really interested in building furniture, I went to Toys-R-Us, and spent $200 on Transformers toys. By taking the toys apart and studying how they moved, I was able to figure out how to hide a table leaf, what type of contraption I'd need to slide it under the table. I'm a really visual learner.

I'm inspired by deep, earthy smells, especially of the outdoors.

For summer soirees, I recommend being bold. Add a flavorful herb or a fresh, exotic fruit or vegetable to transport your guests to another place.

I think of myself as California modern, and I'm hugely inspired by nature.

The thing that nobody talks about with nurseries is that it's also about creating a beautiful place for you. You spend so much time there, it needs to be a soft place to land.

It's so funny because as a parent you kind of just fall into your roles. Nate loves to change a diaper more than anybody should because he knows he's instantly solved something. I'm the one that's up all night and in the morning because I need barely any sleep.

With small spaces in particular you have to really follow the rule that if it's not absolutely beautiful or absolutely functional, then get rid of it.

There's nothing worse than coming home to a room that looks like a catalog.

As a kid I used to love going to open houses and doing DIY projects with my parents and sister around our home.

I discovered I'm a lot more patient than I thought I'd be. It takes a lot to shake me.

I've had parties where I found photos of whoever is coming, put them in a cute little woven frame and used that as their place card at dinner. Then they get to take it home afterwards. It's the little things that make people feel special and like they were a part of the thought process that went into assembling a dinner.

I like cooking.

Don't take anything too literally. When throwing a coastal theme dinner, don't just put seashells on the table. Instead, think about the colors and tones of seashells, what they remind you of and go from there.

I fantasize about being home in sweats watching 'Billions.'

Every day working for Rachel Zoe, Inc. is surreal for me. I have the amazing opportunity to be around beautiful clothes and smart and talented people. Whats not to love!?

When buying vintage, it's important to choose pieces that you feel like you've already owned for years.

Finding a way to really reinterpret your home as an expression of how you live, is really good design in my opinion.

I've always loved design. I loved imagining the way people could live in a space, that's what I connected to.

I am always fascinated by the lighting and the brands they have at TJ Maxx.

I get up around 4 every morning because it's the only time I can find time for myself.

Your home showcases your past, your present, and leaves enough room for your future. It's art that you live in!

Your space, when done correctly, is the purest extension of yourself!

At about age 25 I had a bit of a quarter-life crisis and expected to be at a certain place by then, which was unrealistic to some extent. I used to have a lot of passion for interior design but I somehow lost it along the way, and so fashion was what I thought to be a new beginning, but in the end it just solidified the love I have for design.

A great interior designer is able to capture who someone is and adapt to who they are.

I have an office at my house, so when I go home I am always pulling inspiration and putting ideas together.

Your home should be an extension of you and who you are as a person. If you can come home, and actually feel at home... that's fantastic design.

My understanding is that change is inevitable, and it's what I do with that opportunity that really matters.

If there's one thing I know, it's to work hard, continue to work hard, and the rest will come.

I really believe that a good decorator is a good listener. So the inspiration always is the people that are living in that home.

My biggest word of advice that I could give to people that are dealing with a home renovation or decoration is to not think about design as it's been presented to you before. I think everybody needs to start designing based on the moments they imagine having in their home and that is what has guided me as a decorator.

I just think Lucite can look really dirty.

I always try to craft spaces around the moments that I imagine people or families having in them.

I think it's really important, especially with the work space, to create a place that makes people feel creative, where they feel safe, and they feel like they're instantly connected.

It's strange the way Instagram has become a really crazy sourcing opportunity for me. I never thought I'd be saying that, but you see these amazing vendors halfway across the world.

I started out taking any project that I could because you want the work. You want the opportunity to create, and I'm glad I did because it forces you to really get an understanding of your vision and your voice as a designer when you have to be scrappy like that.

Good closets make for a good marriage.