When I was writing 'Kitchen Confidential,' I was in my 40s, I had never paid rent on time, I was 10 years… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
It is usually a mistake to impose an individual's taste on a room that has its own…style. Conversely, to put very fine… — Nancy Lancaster Copy Share Image
A mind devoid of prepossessions is likely to be devoid of all mental furniture. And the historian who thinks that he can… — Allen Johnson Copy Share Image
People think that buying something for their home which is up-to-date is chic, but often it's a cliche. I call people who… — Nicholas Haslam Copy Share Image
I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school. Give me… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I just saw 'Tiny Furniture' and became so obsessed with it that Judd Apatow jokes that I'm the distributor of it. I… — Jennifer Konner Copy Share Image
The conceptual artist Ai WeiWei illustrates the schizoid society that rapid change has produced - sometimes by reassembling Ming-style furniture into absurd… — Arne Glimcher Copy Share Image
Among those best known, their highest ambition is to build American homes, possess American furniture, dress in American clothes, adopt the American… — Sheldon Jackson Copy Share Image
“Werewolf change was never pleasant. That was one of the reasons pack members still referred to it as a curse, despite the… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
“I loved my bedroom... the vanity with the warped mirror, the squat chairs without armrests, the elaborate, oriental dressing screen. I loved… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
What does my taste have to do with the personality of the person I'm working for? It's taking them through a journey… — Jim Walrod Copy Share Image
There's something I call 'Moving Day,' which I've done for the last 20 years. Look at everything in your home, then think… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
“The Doktor was very vond, I mean fond of Vluffy, so he gave him a flame-proof doggie-jacket. It was dull grey, but… — Christina Engela Copy Share Image
I think the relationship [in Aquarius] with her nephew shows that she's not nostalgic. She just wants to preserve what is important… — Sonia Braga Copy Share Image
All writing seems to me worse in the state of proof than in any other form. In manuscript one's own wisdom is… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Any piece of furniture, I don't care how beautiful it is, has got to be lived with, and kicked about, and rubbed… — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
Rincewind tried to force the memory out of his mind, but it was rather enjoying itself there, terrorizing the other occupants and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good… — Elizabeth Edwards Copy Share Image
Hotels are the only proper places for lecturers. When I am ill-natured I so enjoy the freedom of a hotel where I… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
If you have 8-foot ceilings, you'll want a low sofa, which gives the impression that the ceiling is taller than it is.… — David Easton Copy Share Image
Houses without personality are a series of walled enclosures with furniture standing around in them. Other houses are filled with things of… — Emily Post Copy Share Image
The only really good place to buy lumber is at a store where the lumber has already been cut and attached together… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
The citric acid in lemon juice makes it perfect for bleaching, disinfecting and cutting through grease. And olive oil is a great… — Sheherazade Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Usually, when people think of marquetry, they think of Dutch 17th-century furniture with inlaid flowers and jugs. Our goal is to break… — David Linley Copy Share Image
“I'm more preoccupied with furnishing my head than the place where I live. The most beautiful rooms I have entered have been… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
My parents, last time we went to Ikea, got into a huge fight, almost got divorced. My dad accidentally put his fist… — Jedediah Bila Copy Share Image
Mania's premonitory signs are unusual acts of extravagance, manifested by the purchase of houses, and certain expensive and unnecessary articles of furniture. — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
I had refused Emerson's well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How hard is hitting? You ever walk into a pitch-black room full of furniture that you've never been in before and try… — Ted Kluszewski Copy Share Image
A gentle mixture of furniture expresses life and continuity but it must be a judicious mixture that flows and mixes well. It… — Nancy Lancaster Copy Share Image
When every piece of furniture and your underwear are taken by the bank, when you lose your house in Florida, in New… — Al Goldstein Copy Share Image
There are designers who say, 'Oh! I see wallpaper and blue carpet.' I usually start by knocking down walls. 'You thought you… — Candice Olson Copy Share Image
When you buy things that are expensive, like a sofa or something that really feels like an investment, you need to keep… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
You don't need personal fabrication in the home to buy what you can buy because you can buy it. You need it… — Neil Gershenfeld Copy Share Image
I think on a day-to-day basis, what attracts us in coexisting with another living, evolving thing, is that you have a relationship… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
It wasn't that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture,… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
I was tired and crazy and rushed, and every time I boarded a plane, I wanted the plane to crash. I envied… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Now that I'm a mom, I'm way more laid back. If you come into my house, don't look for a coaster. Forget… — Angela Kinsey Copy Share Image
I have no real training in the history of fine art or furniture; my eye just works by proportions. I react intuitively.… — Mario Testino Copy Share Image