A biography for Bobby Berkhasn’t been written yet.
“I like going into places that you never know what you're going to find because you can go in with no ideas and leave with thousands.”
“When you're happy at home, it spills out into every other area of your life.”
“I can't stand those shows that come in and make things over and leave the homeowner with a mess to fix afterwards. Not my style!”
“The biggest cost in making a sofa is the labor/time, thus why recovering one cost almost just as much as a new one.”
“In a sea of millions of people, you really have to set yourself apart to make a statement.”
“I love a good set of basic white dishes.”
“The second the news comes on TV, people turn it off or tune it out. People don't want to hear the other side.”
“You can really have a no-holds-barred relationship to materials with mixed metals and colorful schemes or more controlled palettes that are more tonal or restricted to a single accent color or metal finish. There are really no rules, and that is what makes contemporary design so limitless and enjoyable.”
“I moved to New York in 2003 with about $100 bucks in my pocket and a suitcase.”
“I have a background in counseling because I've been to a lot of therapy.”
“I'm not a Bal Harbour Shops kind of guy.”
“I think a man should definitely be helping in the home. There are so many places in our country where it's kind of thought to be a woman's place, and it shouldn't be.”
“When I came out, everybody in my life that said they loved me unconditionally turned around and said, 'Never mind!'”
“To me, design is very personal. I'm not one of those people who is like, 'This is right, this is wrong.' You should do things that you love, not things that magazines tell you to do.”
“Being in New York has definitely intensified my desire to be different and individual.”
“A lot of people will center their living room around a TV. I personally think that's the wrong decision. I mean, have it there, absolutely. But to walk in and clearly see that the sole focus of any time you have in your house is that TV?”
“Design doesn't have to be daunting. Some people really find it challenging to take on their entire home, because they don't know their aesthetic; they don't know where they want to go.”
“One of the biggest mistakes people make when hanging curtains is hanging them too low. It can make a room feel really shrimpy to hang the curtain rod just above the window moldings. Go all the way up to just below crown moulding or below the ceiling if there is no crown.”
“When we think about the trends that millennials are taking toward simplicity, I think it's indicative of a cultural shift toward less of the 'more is more' for materialism sake and more of an emphasis on efficiency, value, and sustainability.”
“Window treatments are like a nice suit - you want them to fit and the tailoring to be just right.”