Nate Berkus's 9 Tips For Living More Luxuriously on a Budget

Nate reasoned that it's more important to have comfortable, quality pieces that you really love. One of the biggest small-space culprits? The studio-size sofa. "If you don't put four chairs in the room or two huge chairs, you can get a proper 84-inch-size sofa in the space, and you're going to have more comfortable seating than if you had lots of small pieces that were 'designed' to fit in the apartment or small space. I would rather have graciousness than quantity," said Nate. His advice? Take measurements.