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"    Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan Adler   Today, home decor and accessories designer Jonathan Adler launches his new book titled 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life. If you ask Jonathan where to begin, he puts it quite simply: &amp;quot;Always start with a chic and classic foundation\u2014but then add a dash of humor, a pinch of quirk, a soupcon of folly.&amp;quot; Whether that&amp;#039;s a bronze oversize banana or his famous Mr. &amp;amp;amp; Mrs. salt-and-pepper shakers, the options are endless. To honor the release of his publication, Adler answered ELLE.com&amp;#039;s 10 Questions.    1. What is your favorite smell? &amp;quot;Sables by Annick Goutal because it reminds me of my adorable husband, Simon Doonan.&amp;quot; 2. What do you consider to be the epitome of happiness? &amp;quot;Paddle boarding on Shelter Island with Simon while our dog Liberace hangs out on the back of my board.&amp;quot; 3. How do you define luxury? &amp;quot;The word luxury is starting to bum me out since it usually means something expensive with a logo on it. I think a luxurious item should be unique and eccentric.&amp;quot; 4. What is the last dream you remember? &amp;quot;Unfortunately, it&amp;#039;s a recurring nightmare that I am on a plane flying through the streets of Manhattan.&amp;quot; 5. What&amp;#039;s your favorite childhood memory? &amp;quot;Working in my impromptu pottery studio in my parent&amp;#039;s basement.&amp;quot; 6. What&amp;#039;s the last book you read and loved? &amp;quot;I just finished Where&amp;#039;d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple and I thought it was fab.&amp;quot; 7. Describe your home&amp;#039;s aesthetic. &amp;quot;Personal, eclectic, theatrical, and happy.&amp;quot; 8. What are your vices? &amp;quot;I eat, and I eat, and I eat, and then I eat even more. Apple pie is my weakness, and I repent by exercising for about 17 hours a day.&amp;quot; 9. Describe yourself in five words or less. &amp;quot;Hungry, sassy, peripatetic, and content.&amp;quot; 10. What possession will you never throw away? &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m a high-low guy. On the high, I will never throw away my favorite painting. It&amp;#039;s a picture of Sly Stone that Ed Paschke painted for the Playboy Mansion in 1974 and it gives our living room the perfect louche vibe. On the low side, I would never throw away a twenty dollar, over-the-top bust of Michael Jackson circa Thriller that I bought at the flea Market. I don&amp;#039;t know what it is about representations of iconic funksters, but they get me every time.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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