Interior Desecrations Quotes

“In the early '70s, the nation was afflicted with incurable pattern viruses - small microbes that reproduced and multiplied from a single swatch left on a sofa, and soon covered an entire room.”
― James Lileks, Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s

“Look. Folks. It's simple. If you have poor taste in decorating, don't go nuts in the entryway. Wait until your guests are inside before you spring something unusual on them.”
― James Lileks, Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s

“What's the deal with putting animal feet on tubs? It's like insisting that all pianos should have tails, or dinner tables should have scrotal sacs. One of the things we like about tubs is their immobility, their general disinclination to bolt out of the room, scramble down the stairs, and make for the woods in a blind feral panic.”
― James Lileks, Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s

“If you think the ’80s were dumber than the ’70s, either you weren’t there or you weren’t paying attention.”
― James Lileks, Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s