Quotes About Ambiance

as usual, kept the fire alive and the lamp trimmed; and the room, with its rows and rows of books

Hale sat with his feet up on the stove, his back propped against a battered desk strewn with papers: the place, like the man, was warm, genial and untidy.

David listened to the swishing sound his yellow slippers made as he walked up the last flight of steps to the door that led from the terrace into the drawing room. Yvette had not yet opened the curtains, which saved him the trouble of closing them again. He liked the drawing room to look dim and valuable.

A mate of mine said recently said a lot of stuff sounds like you're listening to it outside, but also like you're surrounded by it, and I think that's quite similar.

Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.

I believe your atmosphere and your surroundings create a mind state for you.

A first date should be elegant. In comfortable surroundings. A place with excellent food, where you can talk easily and get to know each other.

I fancy the romantic image of myself being soothed and inspired by music and the sweet aroma and flickering lights of candles.

I made it a morning show. We have the coffee cup, we have the morning papers. It's got that feel to it, that's what I wanted.

Without atmosphere a painting is nothing.

The atmosphere in here—

comfortable, with massive fireplaces, a

I haven't taken my Christmas lights down. They look so nice on the pumpkin.

The gentle patter of the rain was punctuated by the scratching of pencil on paper.

I suppose that in a dark room, even a dim bulb feels bright.

Millions upon millions will attain your ceremony, but don't think all of them are in a ceremonius mood.

could almost hear piped-in

She had expected rich chandeliers, not these morose and fungoid lamps, and the carpet was not dense and darkly red, but was thin, and it bore upon its lugubrious puce background a vapid pattern of flaxen parallelograms.

I don't drink a lot but I like the air of a good bar--the ripe wisdom of animated conversation, the cutting smell of fine liquor, the sound of laughter among friends.

Crazy people can add character to a place. If the ambience in your bar is off, or your lobby has gone inexplicably stale, consider picking up a lunatic. They're not hard to come by, and the often work for free. A lot of tattoo shops have one. Larger places might find it handy to keep two or three around.

Music is nothing more than decoration for the imagination. That

The room was dim, as though drenched in perpetual afternoon.

To my ears, jazz sounds better in warm weather and after the sun has gone down. While I will listen to some of my favorite jazz records in cooler weather, it's the warmer nights that really make them come alive. Something about those sounds and the heat of the night really makes it happen for me.