7. Buy Once, Buy Well
Patricia Butler, interior designer at Patricia Butler Interiors in Kentucky, is guided by the words of two design visionaries. “First, ‘Fashion fades, only style remains the same,’ which is a quote from Coco Chanel. It reminds me to be true to myself,” Butler says.
“The second is, ‘Buy the best and you will only cry once,’ from interior designer Miles Redd. I love this one for its practicality.
“Years ago, I saw two torchieres that I desperately wanted but were just outside my budget,” Butler says. “So I purchased two from an online discount company. When they arrived, I was terribly disappointed in the quality. I tried to return them, but the return would have cost more than what I had paid. Eventually, after waiting and saving, I purchased the original torchieres. Moral of the story: It is better on your pocketbook to wait and save for the real deal.”
Patricia Butler, interior designer at Patricia Butler Interiors in Kentucky, is guided by the words of two design visionaries. “First, ‘Fashion fades, only style remains the same,’ which is a quote from Coco Chanel. It reminds me to be true to myself,” Butler says.
“The second is, ‘Buy the best and you will only cry once,’ from interior designer Miles Redd. I love this one for its practicality.
“Years ago, I saw two torchieres that I desperately wanted but were just outside my budget,” Butler says. “So I purchased two from an online discount company. When they arrived, I was terribly disappointed in the quality. I tried to return them, but the return would have cost more than what I had paid. Eventually, after waiting and saving, I purchased the original torchieres. Moral of the story: It is better on your pocketbook to wait and save for the real deal.”