Quotes About Decor

Of course, neat and tidy Mindy can't stand the lawn ornaments. Neither can Mom. Every time Dad brings a new one home, Mom threatens to toss it into the garbage.

Moving room to room, she lowers the pleated shades at all the windows.

Tiffany lamps and the Japanese gold-lacquer boxes that dated from the Taish? through the Heisei eras

Macrame is effortless.

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?

An abundance of gold leaf and rich colours enhance the jewel-like appearance of the altarpiece.

Sometimes, I will find a vintage piece that is so special it will inspire me to decorate an entire room around it.

My home has a split personality. Some of the rooms are very French antique. Think Aubusson rugs, turquoise ceramic jugs, sandbag pillows, and broken birdcages. The other half is very Aztec. Neon ikat fabric pillows, vintage books piled up to the ceiling, and shutters from Bali.

I have a vintage bohemian style of decor with a lot of candles, and second hand furniture and my crystals and my books and plants.

I'm always buying glasses and teacups. I have way too many to use, but I just love them, particularly anything vintage.

Films are meant solely to provide entertainment. There are no lessons to be learnt and and inferences to be drawn. Has anyone become dutiful and law abiding after seeing a film that espouses these very virtues? Films can do no more than influence fashion, decor, and hairstyle trends.

Tea lights were lit and placed on the table and around the garden, so that it looked like large fireflies had settled in for the evening.

[O]ne can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things.

I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.

One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements.

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.

Decoration can be a state of mind, an unusual perception, a ritual whisper.

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

Ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.

The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.

All the necessary elements of a room should not arrive on installation day. Room should always be left for the things we will acquire...the objects we cannot live without.

Are you pro- or anti-macassar?

Bachelor's degrees make pretty good placemats if you get 'em laminated.

People don't realize that lighting can change the whole look of a place and the feel.