Comments on: Pretty useless http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Never teh Bride Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:08:19 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/#comment-680 I like your quote even better than I like Morris' quote, La Petite Acadienne. I like your quote even better than I like Morris’ quote, La Petite Acadienne.

]]> By: JaneC http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-679 JaneC Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:37:57 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/#comment-679 Alas, I have as many pretty things as my apartment can comfortably hold--and definitely more books than shelf space. Maybe this means I need to get more bookshelves to corral the books and display pretty things. Alas, I have as many pretty things as my apartment can comfortably hold–and definitely more books than shelf space. Maybe this means I need to get more bookshelves to corral the books and display pretty things.

]]> By: La Petite Acadienne http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-677 La Petite Acadienne Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:06:48 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/#comment-677 “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” --William Morris Pretty things give your home beauty. Functional things give your home brains. Sentimental things give your home a soul. -- me “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful”

–William Morris

Pretty things give your home beauty. Functional things give your home brains. Sentimental things give your home a soul.

– me

]]> By: Glinda http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Glinda Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:32:02 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/#comment-676 I love looking at pretty things, but my house has been overrun by toys, and it is too small to keep much of anything. I also suffer from a complete lack of horizontal space in which to display things. I love looking at pretty things, but my house has been overrun by toys, and it is too small to keep much of anything. I also suffer from a complete lack of horizontal space in which to display things.

]]> By: Bridey http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Bridey Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:27:38 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/04/04/pretty-useless/#comment-675 Those pears would be my first choice, too -- they're quite wonderful. Most people -- or most women, anyway -- probably have stuff like that around. My current apartment is so small that I've had to store some nifty things, but one of my favorite objects I have here is a big bunch of 1950's-vintage clear acrylic "grapes" wired to a driftwood "stem." I don't intend them to be all ironic-retro-chic, either (that's not my style at all). I just think they're cool -- and utterly useless, of course! Those pears would be my first choice, too — they’re quite wonderful.

Most people — or most women, anyway — probably have stuff like that around. My current apartment is so small that I’ve had to store some nifty things, but one of my favorite objects I have here is a big bunch of 1950′s-vintage clear acrylic “grapes” wired to a driftwood “stem.”

I don’t intend them to be all ironic-retro-chic, either (that’s not my style at all). I just think they’re cool — and utterly useless, of course!

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