Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard is an author, well-known interior designer, and lifestyle philosopher. She is also the mother of two daughters, Alexandraand Brooke. Ms. Stoddard's published worksinclude Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life; Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life; Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life; You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life; Happiness For...
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love
I have my clothes made in Hong Kong, but I love Shangai Tang in New York.
experience love urge
I urge readers to experience things that they love and give up things that are not working.
desk gets houses lots love messy pens
When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.
loved painted
I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors.
correct love
You learn to give up what's not working and surround yourself with things you love - not what's correct or proper.
environment felt gift homes love people rewarding
I love people and care about them, and I felt I had a gift to cheer people up. If I could get into their homes and make their environment more attractive, they'll be happier, and it would be very rewarding for me.
fall fixing home love pleasures satisfy
We can finish a house, but never a home. Once you fall in love with a house, you find continual pleasures in fixing it up and making innovations that satisfy your creature's comforts.
health interact people vitality work
I find that through all my work, I really get to see and feel energy, health and vitality between people and their surroundings and how they interact with each other.
anybody happiest happiness wherever
I don't want to go anywhere; I don't want to leave anybody behind. Happiness is right here, right now, in this world, in this room. I am happiest wherever it is that I am.
essential happiness ourselves overall recycle trash wash
How we feel about ourselves as we read the newspaper, set the table, wash the dishes, recycle the trash and wash our clothes... is essential to our overall happiness and well-being.
cannot change
Your past is something you cannot change. You can't live it; it's dead.
people
Unhappy people make me feel like I've done something wrong.
materials
If we have authentic, honest, earthy materials in our houses, we'll be more authentic, honest and natural.
I want my readers to find their own way.