Sentences with phrase «with knickknacks»

Shouldn't I be trusted to suss out where to go and what to do in the game without it constantly nagging me with tips and littering the levels with knickknacks that are just pieces of a key?

Stuff your dog's stocking with knickknacks.

Hess, 46, is tipping back in a chair that's off to the side of — not behind — his desk, which is crowded not just with piles of papers and books, but with knickknacks from vacations to various islands, a wooden pencil case from a recent trip to the Republic of Georgia («My translator looked a lot like Stalin,» he says), and a Cartman squeeze doll from one of his favorite TV shows, South Park.

This mise - en - scene is pure wunderkammer — so fixated on cramming every inch of the frame with knickknacks, piles of papers, obsolete technologies (production designer Maria Djurkovic must've been given one hell of a typewriter budget), and accumulated dust that the characters themselves begin to resemble rare, preserved specimens.

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That, just because you have a little shop on Main Street selling crafts or coffee or whatever knickknacks, people should spend their money with you just because they're «thinking small»?

How we dragged ourselves with unwilling feet into the old - fashioned parlor where we had to be careful not to knock the knickknacks from the whatnot or brush the tidies from the upholstered furniture!

This luxurious space pulses with urban energy, from the dark wood and quirky knickknacks in the lobby to the unique art that decorates most visible spots.

The visitors and gifts begin to arrive — teddy bears, onesies, and later, in the mail, personalized blankets and knickknacks, with baby's name, birthday, and birth weight proudly proclaimed.

Stamets has no regular academic or institutional affiliation; his research is funded mostly by the profits from his private company, Fungi Perfecti, which sells gourmet and medicinal mushrooms (along with growing kits, mushroom - derived supplements and mushroom - related books and knickknacks) by mail order and at health food stores.

This cat mummy from the first century would have fit right in with typical knickknacks bought by 19th - century tourists.

Your BFF can head to the gym hands - freeâ $» all her knickknacks fit conveniently into a hidden zipper compartmentâ $» with the SholdIt Clutch Wrap Purse ($ 35, amazon.com).

Later in the night Baboushka was sorry she didn't go with the three men and, gathering a few knickknacks from her scanty possessions, set off to find them and the Holy Child.

How are items like books, knickknacks and personal items equated with humanity in both of these films?

Juliet gets a little preoccupied with her day job, Gnomeo's feelings get hurt, and their squabbling keeps them away from home just long enough that all of their fellow knickknacks are abducted too.

The fine transfer highlights the brilliant cinematography of Babette Mangolte, with its household golds and browns and intricate knickknacks.

As the river of fundament gurgles and flows downstairs, the camera pans across Mailer's dusty bookshelves and personal knickknacks with quiet reverence.

What's more, no one remembered that the original film hinged on Depp's crafty performance, packed like a pi ata full of goodies and adorned with dangling knickknacks.

Though Apatow's the spiritual godfather to most of the cast, the film actually takes place in James Franco's L.A. mansion, a monument to his nice - guy celebrity lined with all manner of avant - garde knickknacks and shoddy paintings.

And with those gifts, it is perfectly acceptable to purchase something outside the norm, since getting money as a gift should be treated as an equivalent to getting clothes, electronics, or other knickknacks as a gift.

His show has so many objects only if one counts separately drawings and wallpaper that function much like a single installation, shelves at the bottom of the stairs with dozens of meaningless knickknacks, more vinyl on the stairwell, and a functioning Louis Vuitton shop directly above.

Music and air conditioning were blasting from nearby sportswear stores while what seemed like the widest patch of pavement in all of New York was heaving with tables of tourist trinkets, African knickknacks, incense and perfume oils, shea butter, hawked cartons of Newports, copies of the Final Call («unbought and uncompromised»), advertisements promising no - fault divorces for women seeking a swift and painless end to their marriages, and smart - alecky street vendors who, year after year, summer after summer, invariably cross my path and say, «Hey baby, are you Italian or Jewish?»

Some of Ms. Bove's earliest pieces, which drew heavily on her upbringing in the Bay Area in the 1970s, were spare Modernist shelves, decorated with domestic knickknacks and a highly particular cross section of books (Hermann Hesse; R. D. Laing; Betty Friedan; «Natural Parenthood,» by Eda J. LeShan.)

Queen City Vignette's 3,000 - square - foot Camp Washington studio is filled with meticulously sourced furniture, knickknacks, and rugs.

With 190 feet of corridors and 16 tiny, overlit rooms filled with cheap knickknacks and battered furniture, the piece felt like a tawdry version of labyrinthine Venice itsWith 190 feet of corridors and 16 tiny, overlit rooms filled with cheap knickknacks and battered furniture, the piece felt like a tawdry version of labyrinthine Venice itswith cheap knickknacks and battered furniture, the piece felt like a tawdry version of labyrinthine Venice itself.

At «Run Café,» tapping a hotel - desk bell will bring you tea and something sweet to be consumed at a tiny table arrayed with a colorful cluster of small ceramic knickknacks.

«ART: «Stuff» Is His Middle Name: Conceptual artist Allen Ruppersberg surrounds himself with odd books, strange posters and other knickknacks.

Another shot I took of a decorative shelf with flowers and other knickknacks looked very grainy, even without zooming in much.

Bookshelves and cabinetry incorporated within a home's architecture once was equated with grandeur, offering homeowners the opportunity to showcase personal treasures and knickknacks.

Definitely remove all the clutter and knickknacks so you can visual the room with a cleaner slate.

Add decorative accessories such as pillows, wall art, area rugs, and knickknacks that match and contrast with the cornice board color and voilà your friends may think you paid a professional.

Who said a room decorated with pastels has to mean lots of knickknacks, florals and flourishes?