Sentences with phrase «handed down from»

It would look (and feel) so good in our den where right now we're using an old wicker patio set handed down from a friend.

I'm so glad I can re-use pieces handed down from my grandmother and give them new life!

As if handed down from one generation to another — and painted and repainted over time — a slightly distressed dresser gives the space a lived - in and much - loved look.

I add an ornament that was handed down from my Great Aunt Isabel and my kids» decorations each year.

Our exclusive designs are all hand - made for us by Florentine artisans out of metal, lead crystal and Murano glass utilising skills and techniques handed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years.

Shepherd's hooks, mason jars & babies breath (handed down from a friend).

Normally I tend to do gravitate towards vintage antique pieces to repaint, however this armoire was one of the few pieces handed down from my Mother In Law that we decided to keep in our own home.

A well - worn, lived - in look with a touch of elegance reminiscent of the days when cottage furniture was handed down from the manor house.

They look like they could be handed down from a grandparent.

Inside I have many antiques handed down from grandparents and even greatgrandparents, but I've tried to mix some newer more modern pieces so the house doesn't look stale or dated.

We just moved into a brand new home and my favorite pieces are a pottery vase on my mantle I found at my local Goodwill, the tufted chair handed down from my Grandmother to my mother and then to me, (which I recovered in a navy and white print with nailhead trim), and the peacock pillow I found at Pier 1.

And now, today, I am sitting here looking at a 10 - month - old little curly - haired angel rolling around on my living room floor, babbling away at the jack - in - the - box handed down from one of those friends after her little ones no longer played with it.

The 150 - year - old chair, handed down from Krista's great - grandmother, was reupholstered in white leather to make a dramatically chic statement.

My dresser was handed down from my grandma and it was bright yellow.

I have one in my toolbox handed down from my dad, a master craftsman.

She thinks a good quilt handed down from generation to generation is like a sky with stars!!!

Records handed down from the ancient Greeks document auctions occurring as far back as 500 B.C..

«Many of the properties we sell have been handed down from generation to generation.

Traditions and rituals tell a story about a family and are often handed down from one generation to the next.

Unchallenged, these twisted views will be handed down from your children to their own children.

Was it handed down from the past, was it genetics, was it specific events she had witnessed?

You start off confidently with a vacancy handed down from your hiring managers, thinking it would be a walk in the park.

We vow to take action on all of the points listed in the business improvement order handed down from the Financial Services Agency as we work towards resuming normal business operations.

Watches get handed down from generation to generation, and provided you can still buy the Q Crewmaster's battery, there's no real reason why this can't happen here.

Oftentimes, we will be given expensive jewelry or watches as gifts or handed down from family members.

It's fine if it's handed down from someone you know, but if you buy it for a few bucks at a thrift store you have no idea where it came from — or what's coming with it into your new apartment!

You could face fines and penalties handed down from both the court and the DMV.

So if you have a treasured diamond ring handed down from your grandmother, it's best to ask your agent whether you'll need a rider to cover its full value.

Clerk posts are no longer handed down from father to son through generations ad infinitum but there is still a whiff of nepotism in the air, albeit practised strictly within legal limits.

Today, Hein's eponymous business, handed down from the founder to his son Bill Hein, Jr., serves every law school in America, and customers in more than 150 countries.

It was not handed down from above.

If you keep truly sharp knives at home, you'll politely acknowledge it's worth, realizing your host has no idea what sharp is. There's also likely to be a bunch of worn out serrated knives mixed in with those handed down from Granny.

We're looking for very small changes here, and the adjustments that I've see made seem to have been handed down from on high.

What needs to happen is for concern over earth's biophysical limitations to transcend the environmental movement — and movement politics, as handed down from the»60s, generally.

This offers a real advantage when the test subject may be either illegally poached contraband or a finely carved masterpiece handed down from a time when nature's bounty seemed unlimited.

It's ludicrous to think that the number 4.75 was handed down from God.

Every trick, lie and deceitful attempt by vested interests to delay action on global warming is exposed, along with the tactics of their well - oiled propaganda machine, including the same unscrupulous scientists, handed down from Big Tobacco to Big Carbon.

It's interesting to me that climate deniers often identify their targets as hierarchical, when they themselves rarely diverge from opinions handed down from «on high».

«And that is precisely what Hannah has done: to portray the behind - the - scenes story of each and every one of these ingredients, to follow the thread of a whole series of emblematic products all the way back to their origin, each one with its own specific area and people who have worked with it for a long time, very often following ancestral techniques handed down from generation to generation», he adds.

She is the third generation in her family to participate, a Mardi Gras Day ceremonial masquerading ritual handed down from her late father, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr..

«I want to keep alive the illusion, the traditions handed down from generation to generation.

Gathered over a lifetime and handed down from previous generations, The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller reflects the family's enduring passion for art and porcelain.

The first is the tradition of maiolica, tin - glazed decorative pottery handed down from the «master - potters» of Renaissance Italy, which has been literally turned upside down in Hart's inverted jugs.

The languages of royalty and heroism were handed down from the 1920s jazz scene — an important source of inspiration — where musicians would play outside clubs, competing to draw the biggest crowd.

«In the midst of this chaos, in a little kingdom in the land of Hyrule, a legend was being handed down from generation to generation, the legend of the «Triforce»; golden triangles possessing mystical powers.

The statement can be read in full here, however this in essence means those playing games via keys purchased from third - party sites, or those that've been handed down from developers, can not contribute to the game's overall rating — even though reviews filed in this way will still be universally visible.

Making Christmas tamales is a tradition that has been around for centuries, handed down from generation to generation.

You'll also meet a local astrologer, who uses ancient methods handed down from generation to generation to read your fortune.

On this festive day, Hinamatsuri ceremonial dolls are arrayed in splendor — a heritage of the household, handed down from generation to generation.

[2] This theory supports traditional Aboriginal oral history handed down from one generation to the next retelling stories of vast hunting grounds that once extended beyond today's coastline out to the present Barrier Reef, and of the rising sea level thousands of years before.