A conversation with Holly Becker of Decor8

Photography by Debi Treloar, from Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas For Every Room Of Your Home

8 What's the one store you could spend hours browsing?
HB Liberty, ABC Carpet & Home, Designers Guild (flagship store in London), Merci, and Anthropologie – any location – they are the most inspiring stores! I also love the trim shop V.V.Rouleaux thanks to my friend Sania Pell who introduced me to them last spring.

9 London, Paris or New York?
HB London to shop, Paris to take photos and write, and New York for the energy and to connect with my friends and dance all night long.

10 If money were no object, what's one thing you would buy?
HB An old house with three floors in the city, but with a small yard, that I would gut, renovate and decorate with gorgeous things from all of my favourite stores. And I'd love a really cute Fiat in the driveway so I could zip around on the weekends. As for a single possession, I'd love the Moooi Paper Chandelier which I'd proudly install over my dining room table. I've had a crush on it for years and I still dream of owning one. I would also love to own the Poeten sofa by Finn Juhl and a few rugs from Madeline Weinrib and an Aquasilk rug from ABC Carpet.

11 What do you think is the best renovation you can do to your home?
HB Put your money into a great bathroom and kitchen. Always. You spend so much time in both of these spaces and if you sell, those are the rooms that matter most to buyers.