On the Couch With Thom Filicia

Secrets, Revealed

Do you have any personal design secrets you’d like to share?

After a pause to collect his thoughts, Thom gives us plenty of secrets to share with you. "Black lampshades can make any lamp look nice," he says. He believes you can place any object in a Lucite box, and it will make it look like a work of art (and be prepared for people to ask where you got it). And for a chic look in the bedroom, wash a set of cotton sheets three times, put them on the bed, and then top them with a fabulous bedspread or comforter.