“We're taking everything in the homes, all the furniture that looks like it's been agitated in a washing machine in a muddy washing machine and dropped back down in their house.”
Ave Bauder
“In an odd way, all the appliances that the advertisers put out there, and said, `Buy this brand-new stove!', `Buy the fridge!' `Make Jell-O!', all that horrible nutrition that came up because of instant pudding, Jell-O, fish sticks, TV dinners, all of that that I had before dismissed as the death of our culture -- I realized that housewives wanted these things, because they wanted time back, ... A washing machine gave them time to do something else. It gave them time to read a book. ... A woman didn't want to cook all day. These things that were sold to Americans were actually a gift, in a very strange way. I really enjoyed having to blow that notion out of my head.”
Jane Anderson
“The biggest error we make in buying furniture is not looking under the piece.”
Jennifer Litwin
“I got a flashlight and started looking in all the little hiding spots, like under the furniture and beds.”
Jeff Clements
“When you're looking for a furniture device, go low. Buy something that's typically 30 inches or less. And before you buy the piece or TV, whether it's a TV stand or a bookcase or a dresser, make sure that when you pull the drawers out, or when you open the doors, or push on the shelves, it isn't wobbly or unstable.”
John Kupsch
“Deliver me from Swedish furniture.Deliver me from clever art......May I never be complete.May I never be content.May I never be perfect.”
Chuck Palahniuk
“You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.”
