Quotes about rugs (16 Quotes)


    In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us.

    They smell, they snarl and they scratch they have a singular aptitude for shredding rugs, drapes and upholstery they're sneaky, selfish and not at all smart they are disloyal, condescending and totally useless in any rodent free environment.

    Get a pet, an animal you will love and one that will love you in return. In your home, there should be something besides the rugs to take care of. Get a pet that will stain those rugs and you'll have a happier home.


    Wood floors give it a warmth that works well with the openness and transparency of the units, the way in which the wood extends out to the balcony. It gives it a continuity of surface, and people can then put down carpet or rugs or whatever they want.


    In order to have very special projects, ... you have to design the rugs, we have to design the fabrics, we have to design and do all the architecture in order to get something very special and new.


    Illegal immigration is bankrupting states along the border, but this is about more than economics -- we're placing our national security at risk. Drug lords and violent gangs like MS-13 are streaming into the U.S. from Mexico. Terrorists are also walking in unopposed our southwestern border is littered with Arabic papers and Islamic prayer rugs.

    Even if you have $20,000 to buy an item, you still try to get a good price at antique stores. I collect furniture, rugs, paintings, frames. It's my hobby to go around to shops and markets.


    I think more people don't build them because they're intimidated by the idea of decorating them. What they don't realize is that you can fill them with crystal chandeliers and Oriental rugs.

    Transcending stereotypes was difficult, ... Often people don't want to know what was true. They want to know what is attractive. The fact of the matter is, no one in the mid-19th century here was using Oriental rugs they were using wall-to-wall carpet.

    If I could get bands to come and play in my house, I'd like that. I've never been to a festival. I'm a creature of habit, mashed-potato comfort, I like rugs. Our sofa's squishy. Maybe too squishy - it's hard to get up sometimes.

    Our homes were very decorative, full of pattern, like inexpensive throw rugs. It must have had some influence, all this color and everything. Because we were so poor the people used this as a means of brightening their life. I used to do bright patterns after these throw rugs I got ideas from them, the arabesques, the movement and so on.


    This is one more corporate rollback happening around the country. A lot of people, especially senior employees, are in a bit of a shock. They feel like the rug's been pulled out from under them.



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