Of course, she was still just greedy enough that the thought of having something made for her won over the fact that he dared criticize. She took a breath and looked around. "I... see." Of course, she did have a ready-made reason for why her home was so impersonal. "I run my business from here, I'm afraid I designed more for the comfort of my clients than to showcase my own personality, so far as most of my rooms go." She forced an apologetic smile. "I forget how it comes across, most of the time. I'm used to it."