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Catherine Alliot refers to doormats
Bestselling British author, Catherine Alliot’s new book The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton turns the average woman’s idea of a doormat from dreary to darling.
In her latest novel, her perfect protagonist finds a letter arrive on her immaculate doormat that turns her world around. Now, if you’re going to have a letter drop onto your [...]
Herringbone rug inspires American composer
In a highly prose-ridden Sunday Times article, we read American composer Morton Feldman’s aleatoric music has had a revival with a performance recording of his Patterns in a Chromatic Field being released.
A major player in 20th century music, Feldman took inspiration from the Persian Anatolian rugs of the 16th and 17th centuries. The original rugs [...]
Get your own back with a doormat
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scored.” Clichéd but true!
At some point in our lives, we’ve thought about getting one over on someone. It might be the ex, your boss, or the person that illegally overtook you on the way into work. Methods of revenge, generally, are highly illegal, so while great when musing [...]
PicoGuard Device offers protection for Antennas in Mobiles
Growing Demand for Multimedia and Wireless Internet Capabilities
“In spite of the current contraction of the handset market, consumers are showing increased demand for handsets featuring advanced multimedia and wireless Internet connectivity. Feature phones and smart phones that incorporate FM receivers, GPS, Bluetooth and WLAN are expected to grow as a category at a 62% [...]
The World’s Most Expensive Rugs Goes on Sale
The Telegraph recently reported that the world’s most expensive rug is expected to be sold for £14.5 million when it goes under the hammer at Sothebys later this month.
Says the Telegraph, “Commissioned by the Maharaja of Baroda in India in the 18th century, the Pearl Carpet was created using an estimated two million natural seed [...]
Price buys new horse for 2009 events
There’s been a lot of tension in the Price-Andre household in recent months. What with her drinking problems and Peter’s fear for his children’s safety, things aren’t looking good.
But none of that has stopped Katie from being away from her beloved horses. In her bid to fulfil her equestrian dream she’s bought a second horse.
She’s [...]
Rug transplant provides new head of hair
Baldy carpet maker Richard Mildrew has made a new rug – to cover his own shiny dome.
Richard, 34, loves rugs so much that he has had a rug transplanted to cover his bald head.
“I work with rugs all day and I love them,” said the production manager at Nicerug.co.uk. “There’s something really soft and tactile [...]
Mats For Millionaires and Rugs for the Rich
Forbes’ latest rich list reveals that 30% of last year’s billionaires are feeling the pinch and also experiencing the humiliation of being relegated to mere millionaires. With this in mind, it seems that even the mega wealthy are having to weather the recession.
While they won’t be swapping their precious Prada for Primark (well, not just [...]
Spinning a Yarn
Telling a good story is a bit like the art of telling a joke, it’s all in the timing. But did you know each rug has it’s own yarn too (ok, ok we know it’s a bad pun, but we couldn’t resist).
The old Navaho Indians have spent years mastering the art of weaving wonderful [...]
Plastic Bags Plastic Rugs
So you want to be green around the home. What do you do? You could start growing your own vegetables, getting back to nature and putting food on the table. You could switch off your lights when you’re not at home, not only saving on valuable energy but also saving pennies.
Or you could opt to [...]
