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1/25/13 at 1:36pm

DLester

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Interesting article on why high heels used to be considered masculine rather than generally feminine as is now the case. Makes sense.

sup gender norms

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21151350
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post #72227 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:06pm

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God, there's this amazing Persian rug store right by Frances May in Portland, just stacks on stacks on 2-300 year old legit Persian pieces. So freaking cool, but even the smallest ones run like a grand+

My house is gonna be decked out in rugs some day

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post #72228 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:08pm

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rug tip: if you need a smaller rug, go to a larger rug warehouse type place and ask if they have any roll remainders - you can get a huge discount, and they'll cut to your space and finish the edges

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post #72229 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:09pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by reedobandito

God, there's this amazing Persian rug store right by Frances May in Portland, just stacks on stacks on 2-300 year old legit Persian pieces. So freaking cool, but even the smallest ones run like a grand+

My house is gonna be decked out in rugs some day

this is cool to imagine, but my grandparents' house was like this and it's really not that great. they collect dust, cost a fortune to clean, and they suck all the light out of a room. reclaimed wood floors for life.

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post #72230 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:10pm

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You mean carpet remnants or rugs teger? Although same idea probably applies.

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post #72231 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:10pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DLester

sup gender norms

would take your fashion queues from a man with such a moustache ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by reedobandito

God, there's this amazing Persian rug store right by Frances May in Portland, just stacks on stacks on 2-300 year old legit Persian pieces. So freaking cool, but even the smallest ones run like a grand+

My house is gonna be decked out in rugs some day

lol @ paying import store prices for those rugs
i stopped into shop in portobello market to chat with the guy about the extortionist costs of his stuff which wasn't even good

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post #72232 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:11pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VLSI

You mean carpet remnants or rugs teger? Although same idea probably applies.

either/or.

i'm trying to find a rug for my living room. it's a weird shaped space and i don't want to spend more than $150, probably gonna buy something from loewe's. they have some surprisingly decent kandinsky-esque abstract stye rugs.

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post #72233 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:12pm

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My house is a rug, I win

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1/25/13 at 2:17pm

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thats all well and good but in the UK its some halfassed mix of the two, way more confusing.

use a bit of metric and a bit of stone/lbs for measuring weight, all american standard for distance (miles, MPH), but for shorter distances we use metric (like cm, meters, etc)

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post #72235 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:20pm

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Where would I look for an authentic Persian piece for less than a fortune? Other than antique shops?

Estate sales or Craigslist or some shit?

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post #72236 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:33pm

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estates sales if you don't have someone to bring one back for you
i think there's a thread on SF about that just found it but they have interesting tastes in there ...
http://www.styleforum.net/t/17073/persian-rugs

you should check this out if you interested in nice rug

http://islamic-arts.org/2011/the-design-of-the-ardabil-carpet/

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post #72237 of 79791

1/25/13 at 2:42pm