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Lights are the jewellery of the home, so think of pendants as finishing-touch earrings for a room.
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― Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
― Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
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During the day, the light flooding in would make the room seem a little sad, despite the roses. It would be an evening room. But in the winter, with the curtains drawn, some spots illuminated--the bookcase corner, the record shelves, the desk, the low table between the two settees, and the vague reflections in the mirror--and large expanses in shadow, whence all things would gleam--the polished wood, the rich, heavy silks, the cut glass, the softened leather--it would be a haven of peace, a land
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― Things: A Story of the Sixties / A Man Asleep
― Things: A Story of the Sixties / A Man Asleep
