英语词汇“parquet floor”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

There are two spacious rooms, flaking plaster walls, scuffed parquet floors, towering stacks of boxes he has not yet bothered to unpack. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

While we were waiting I saw a cockroach on the parquet floor that must have been at least three inches long. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She screamed at him without fear of waking Nikki as he dragged her across the parquet floor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She hands me a few bills, and I don't even bother to count out her payment before putting it in my pocket and leaving, traipsing wet footprints over her parquet floors. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The dancing took place on the center tennis court, which had been covered with a portable parquet floor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It had shiny oak parquet floors, a foyer with two steps leading down into the living room—where I slept—and, off to the side, a bedroom that became Lori’s. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The day before he had to tell her that if she dragged her end of the bureau instead of lifting it, the parquet floor would scratch. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Its spasms sent her spinning across the parquet floor, leg jittering along behind her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He stepped over the threshold, his soft slipper-like shoes making no sound on the parquet floor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, she now walks briskly out of the room, heels clacking on parquet floors, and by the time I catch up to her, she's already pinning on a navy hat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She reached for her bathrobe, tied it tightly about her waist, and padded down the winding staircase, leaving sloppy wet footprints along the parquet floor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still, they would be impressed, he hoped, by the lovely bay windows, the shining parquet floors, the impressive winding staircase, the wooden wainscoting, as they sipped champagne and dipped samosas in chutney. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I called him so many times that I finally saw him, but when he came he was covered with dried blood and rags, dragging streamers of barbed wire across the waxed parquet floors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chimes rang* and then I heard faint and irregular footsteps tapping on a parquet floor, coming toward the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Off-white rugs on the gleaming parquet floor—faintly tinted walls—a long mirror surrounded by lights. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

As Anh had nervously inspected the windows to establish the best source of light, he’d mounted her expensive, brand-new Nikon to the tripod and positioned it on the edge of the parquet floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The parquet floor from The Big Lebowski is pretty famous, for sure, but who knew it turned up in The Muppets, and not least in the I Want Love video? Location, location, location: share your pictures of familiar film backdrops 2013-04-18T15:48:59Z

The cluster of chandeliers over a parquet floor with a flickering fire in a white mantlepiece set the mood of classic elegance at Dior Homme . Special Report: Fashion: Hats Off to Easy Elegance 2011-01-24T18:21:28Z

They took the famous Versailles parquet floor pattern, a basket weave inset within a larger diagonal grid, and reinterpreted wood in bronze. How Do You Add to Versailles? Bravely 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

We stayed in a Big Room, which was just that, at about 600 square feet, with parquet floors and Art Deco furnishings. Check In, Check Out : Hotel Review: Soho House, in Berlin 2011-08-26T19:00:00Z

This central area leads to a near-three-story great room with a beamed cathedral ceiling, fireplaces at each end, a minstrel gallery, quarter-sawn oak parquet floors, and French doors that open onto the spacious terrace. Tour a Luxe Estate in Greenwich, Connecticut 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Swinging with a little too much vigour, Robin misses a table leg and his axe bites hungrily into the parquet floor. 'Jesus, Ralph, you're dangerous' | Rupert Thomson 2010-03-27T00:36:00Z

The two of them build a grander, Hollywood Regency-style showplace in Laurel Canyon with parquet floors and 14-foot ceilings, stuffed with mementos from movie sets and the antiques Hankie hoards. Move Over, Royal Tenenbaums: Meet the Mighty Franks 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

During the intermission, we walked across the parquet floor of a high-ceilinged reception hall, stopping to admire busts of Chopin and Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a prominent composer and politician. In Warsaw, With Chopin as Muse 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

To recreate the czar’s private rooms, Ms. Ryadova’s team had to remake almost everything: pickled oak parquet floors, wool rugs and silk draperies, and even spittoons that were used by the imperial family and courtiers. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

“I used those micro pallets for a chunky parquet floor in the new showroom, but they also inspired me to think up modular designs for kitchen cabinets and dressers,” Ms. Algranti said. Review: Transforming Trash Into Treasure 2010-07-26T11:30:00Z

The Danieli’s sloping parquet floor, its high ceilings, marble pillars, noble proportions and beveled glass reminded me of some of the better places I had spent my childhood, but the luxury was weirdly galling. T Magazine: Vexed in Venice 2011-12-01T00:10:20Z

In his hands, minimalism becomes the canvas for a portrait of a few classical elements, such as a parquet floor or a gilded bronze doorknob. T Magazine: The Reinvention of Minimalism 2014-04-10T14:23:11Z

There are herringbone parquet floors, cream-colored, cast-plaster walls that mimic the buildings’ Portland stone facade and rather amazing baths whose tubs and sink counters are each carved from single, great slabs of Carrera marble. 'Wilde' Times At The Café Royal In London 2013-06-04T14:23:24Z

When we first moved in, I liked the way our formal parquet floors looked, and the thought of red-wine spills on a rug was enough to dissuade me from covering them. A style expert’s recipe for an appetizing dining room 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

“Welcome to Salon K,” she said as she led him into a large room with wood parquet floors and impossibly high ceilings. In Transit: A 'Secret' Berlin Cabaret for the 21st Century 2011-02-23T11:00:11Z

The galleries look much the same, with parquet floors on the second level and bluestone pavers from the lobby reappearing on three, four and five. The restored Met Breuer (formerly the Whitney) has a new energy as well as a lived-in look 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

The 78 rooms are quietly elegant, with organic bedding, walls of rough timber and textured plasterwork, oak parquet floors and leather furniture designed by Reda Amalou. 8 New Hotels for Winter Enthusiasts in the U.S. and Europe 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z

The first sweet surprise was on the Valentino runway Wednesday, as the models with tiny tiaras glinting in their hair walked a parquet floor patterned with flowers. Special Report: Fashion: Plumes of Glorious Restraint 2011-07-06T17:21:47Z

Inside, it’s grand, with parquet floors, marble columns, painted frescoes in the piano room, a butler’s pantry and a library with a mezzanine where Mr. Rostand and his bohemian friends would stage plays. The French Side of Basque Country 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

We came back in the morning and these 20 old washer-women were there in a line, on their knees, scrubbing the blood out of this lovely new parquet floor. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z

But the real surprise was how weightless the opening jackets were, despite the beefy shoulders and gridlike patterns that mirrored the parquet floor laid for show. Fashion Review: Balenciaga, Balmain, Rick Owens, Mugler, Rochas, Van Noten: Paris Fashion Review 2011-09-29T23:21:01Z

The house featured marble, parquet floors, Palladian windows and hand-painted wallpaper. NY mansion linked to 'Great Gatsby' being razed 2011-04-18T10:42:08Z

Workmen disassembled the creaky oak parquet floors on two levels, which were braced and put back together again with original parts and wooden nails. Recasting Rodin’s Life and Work 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

The parquet floors in the main room were removed, and there was cement underneath as part of the radiant floors. How this architect updated a ‘mid-century jewel’ while upholding its history 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

It is surprisingly elegant, with white tablecloths, silver candlesticks and parquet floors. Personal Journeys: Finding Gems on the Tuscan Coast 2013-06-18T20:24:34Z

Amissville, Va. — The pink stucco house was a time capsule from the 1950s, with its original metal kitchen cabinets, aluminum bathroom tiles, wood paneling and parquet floors. A quirky custom home goes from ’50s time capsule to modern family getaway 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

The design team constructed the bandstand seen here and put in the parquet floors. How ‘Babylon’ Roars Through the 1920s 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z

Another revamped 19th-century villa, Hotel Villa Flori, offers spacious rooms with sweeping lake vistas, with breakfast included and impressive Old World details such as preserved stucco work, frescoes and parquet floors. Finding European hotel rooms for families can be tough. Here are suggestions in eight cities. 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

At Wistariahurst — a historic house museum here — a small playing area and slippery parquet floors made even a blunted weapon a menace. 3 Days in a Van With a Shakespeare Troupe: Daggers and Dunkin’ Donuts 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

On a fall afternoon, as sunlight filtered onto the herringbone parquet floor, I milled about the “Detox Corner” — the boutique — marveling at the bespoke all-natural products on sale. Going Underground in a Private Paris 2010-03-26T21:23:00Z

Pale, wide-plank parquet floors and muted, lush linens and natural fabrics are features of each room. In Provence, a Former Palace Exudes Luxury and Privilege 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

The designer Jacques Garcia oversaw the renovation, which features silk on the walls, velvet drapes and parquet floors in its 40 rooms, partly furnished in antiques. 10 Hotels in Europe That Make You Feel at Home 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Other Victorian additions to the home include stained glass, mantle pieces, coffered and tin ceilings, walnut wainscoting and inlaid parquet floors. Massachusetts home where Lizzie Borden lived is selling for $890G 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

One group describes a parquet floor, with a herringbone pattern. Rachel Whiteread: Through the eyes of a child 2010-09-06T20:31:00Z

Q: A metal picture frame sitting on a bookcase fell about three feet and caused a small puncture wound in my parquet floor. How to repair a gouged wood floor 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

Many of the theatre's long-serving staff say they are nostalgic for the creaking parquet floors and squeaky wooden doors, now replaced with bland beige tiles and plastic. Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with gripes 2012-02-01T15:46:09Z

I paid a visit to a spacious model suite, whose high ceilings, parquet floors and curvaceous niches preserve the elegant simplicity of Jazz Age metropolitan style. The Man Who Changed the Face of Shanghai 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Vinyl crawls up the walls and fills blocky bins that rest on a black-and-white parquet floor. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

When it was suggested he might become defence secretary in a previous reshuffle, he said that if removed, "you will see nail marks on the parquet floor in my office". James Cleverly: Protests and asylum fill Home Office in-tray 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z

Within weeks, she landed a deal for a stately 18th-century apartment, with parquet floors and high ceilings in the prestigious center of Russia’s former imperial capital of St. Petersburg. A Spending Boom Fuels Russia’s Wartime Economy, Raising Bubble Fears 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z

For example, parquet floors — in which wood slats are arranged in repeating, geometric patterns — were once all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s in New York. Behind the gray flooring trend 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

The new one has served the Celtics just fine – they won an unprecedented 17th NBA title on their famous parquet floor in 2008 — but it doesn’t seem to inspire the same fear in opponents. Celtics can’t hold onto home-court edge on once-fearsome parquet floor 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z

Martin’s team installed a parquet floor, built a bandstand for live jazz accompaniment and transformed all the doorways to look like openings into the home. How 'Babylon's' production designer resurrects a Hollywood long gone 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

“We’re doing a parquet floor, faux tin ceiling, wallpaper, a gallery of vintage flower paintings, a wide mix of patterns and colors and textures,” she says. Maximize your decor: 6 ways to design big without creating clutter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

Russell loved the team, his teammates, his coach and the championship banners that fluttered high above the parquet floor of Boston Garden. Bill Russell, professional basketball’s first African American superstar and a game-changing big man who reinvented the center position of the dynastic Celtics of the late 1950s and 60s, has died 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

Pearlman: ... there’s dead spots in the parquet floor that the Celtics knew but the visiting players didn’t know. Lakers vs. Celtics is bigger than basketball. The truth behind the NBA's top rivalry 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z

The Celtics presented Garnett with a piece of the original parquet floor, a custom bottle of tequila, a portrait of him popping his Celtics jersey, and “an NFT gift basket.” Tears, swears as Celtics retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z

“Why would you put parquet floors in a spec house anyway? . . . But this developer, who wasted money on stained-glass windows and chestnut columns, left the attic as unfinished space.” Sears kit house in Cleveland Park for sale for $1.5 million 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

Like many homes owned by veteran Hollywood stars, it serves as a time capsule into a different design era with lattice windows, parquet floors and so much wood that some spaces feel like a cabin. Dom DeLuise’s Pacific Palisades ranch sells for $6.49 million 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

The lower level has parquet floors and a sliding-glass door that opens to a covered patio and swimming pool. Former home of Icelandic ambassador is on the market for $6 million 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

Her job was to clean the parquet floors in the home. Factbox: Extracts from report into Ireland's Church-run homes for unwed mothers 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

Its interior features parquet floors, carved wood trim and a tile fireplace, and its exterior includes elaborate gargoyles and decorative arches. Ornate Indiana mansion to become venue for weddings, events 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

Beamed ceilings top parquet floors in the common spaces. Hot Property: Zac Efron eyes an exit in Los Feliz 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

Kyrie Irving circled the Boston Garden parquet floor performing an apparent spiritual ritual by waving a burning substance in his hands before tipoff, then proceeded to torch his former team. Irving leads rout of Celtics in return to Boston Garden 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

A Tudor through and through, the two-story floor plan features custom woodwork, leaded glass, parquet floors, ornate fireplaces and beamed ceilings across more than 15,000 square feet. Singer Michael Feinstein sheds historic Los Feliz home for $7.33 million 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

One guesthouse features a split-level space with a living room and bedroom, and the other is anchored by a kitchen with parquet floors. ‘Big Bang’ star Kunal Nayyar sells Nichols Canyon compound for $3.895 million 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

But inside the communal apartments is a world of dank spaces with dangling wires, sepia-colored sinks, peeling wallpaper and strange smells, but sporting high ceilings and original 19th-century moldings, brass fixtures and parquet floors. Too Close for Comfort, and the Virus, in Russia’s Communal Apartments 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z

Of the 15 Celtics championship banners hanging from the rafters over the parquet floor at the Boston Garden, eight came from beating the Lakers in the championship series. This day in sports: Lakers finally beat Celtics in NBA Finals 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

A grand oval foyer — wrapped in wrought iron and lined with parquet floors — kicks off the interior. Ronald Reagan and Jayne Wyman’s former Westside estate sells for $6.7 million 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

This building was designed by Sydney Perks, in 1927, as a state-of-the-art auction room with a roof that simulated sunlight on cloudy days, parquet floors, careful detailing and significant craft elements throughout. The rise of 'facadism' in London 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Inside, parquet floors, crown molding and custom wall panels bring a sense of elegance to the 3,200-square-foot interior. 'A Star Is Born' producer Jon Peters looks to unload Westwood condo 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

The guesthouse tacks on parquet floors and a freestanding fireplace, as well as a covered patio. Jim Nabors’ 170-acre Hawaii retreat seeks $4.5 million 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

A few days after the March of Dignity, I visited Zelensky at the Presidential suite, which occupies the entire fourth floor of the administration building—a warren of corridors, gilded reception rooms, and parquet floors. How Trump’s Emissaries Put Pressure on Ukraine’s New President 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

Gone are the parquet floors and stately wood panels, replaced by wide-plank hardwood and crisp white walls. Angels star Mike Trout snags Newport Beach mansion for $9.15 million 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

I have lived in a unit where an unqualified person replaced the parquet floors as a “gift.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: It’s not about optics — unless it’s photos of Trump 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Original finishes remain, though — cut-crystal doorknobs, cast brass fireplaces, stained glass windows, bronze decorative medallions and, in ground-floor public spaces, carved leather ceilings and parquet floors. You’re going where? Cheyenne 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

It's even more of a squash than usual in the Bellfield Junior School hall this morning and small, scuffed knees knock against each other as the children sit cross-legged on the herringbone parquet floor. At a school near you? The four-and-a-half-day week 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

For any prime minister, handling a president like Donald Trump is like trying to hold on to a Ming vase walking across a recently polished, slippery parquet floor. Trump to join Queen for D-Day anniversary 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

The movie theater, lined with parquet floors, takes in leafy views through a picture window. After price drop, Dennis Quaid sells romantic Palisades retreat | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

“Still has the parquet floors put down in the ’50s,” he said. The hills are steep, the prices not so much in Fairfax’s Rose Hill neighborhood 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

The 1960s rosewood Z chairs, designed by Dane Kai Kristiansen, reflect the angled lines in the parquet floors, and the ikat upholstery, with its jagged pattern, keeps up the beat like an electrocardiogram. How to Hide A Kitchen 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Ireland and family pose against parquet floors and clipped hedges. Photographer Janna Ireland is ensuring that modernist architect Paul R. Williams isn't forgotten - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

Neri apologized for the mayhem as she led me into the house, which had parquet floors and a marble staircase. Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

They will pause on the parquet floor, with Wimbledon’s uniformed Service Stewards, drawn from different branches of the military and London Fire Brigade, standing at attention. At Wimbledon, lasting memories are made before the final match begins 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

They are laid in a pattern that resembles the parquet floors in Monticello’s parlor. Gheorghe Muresan put his Potomac house on the market for $2.1 million 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

The parquet floors did not, however, inspire the play of angles. How to Hide A Kitchen 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Light laughter sang from his left, and he smiled; a dance started up and he listened to the music echoing off the walls and the squeak of new shoes on the parquet floor. A futurist imagines the Earth populated exclusively by the 1 percent 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

They needed a staggering effort just to remain on the TD Garden parquet floor against a Celtics team missing six key players. Bradley Beal, Wizards rally from 20-point deficit to beat Celtics in double OT 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

It consisted of an ordinary, rotary-style black telephone placed on the gallery’s parquet floor, as if it were a sculpture and the museum its pedestal. 'Harald Szeemann': A rare, fascinating exhibition about the curator, not the artist 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

Artisans were brought in to custom-design the home’s parquet floors and iron staircase railings. House of the Year: A Windswept Ranch 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

For a bit of glamour, Wallenstein refinished the parquet floors and installed black slate tile in a herringbone pattern underneath the fireplace. A look inside a rustic midcentury A-frame, and its charming makeover 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

When people walked across the parquet floor, it made a loud popping sound, reminiscent of their oak tree burning. ‘We’ve got to go!’ A California couple awoke to flames crackling. They couldn’t flee. So they jumped in their pool. 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

But in 2011, when the adjacent apartment became available, she bought it, renovated the kitchen and hired local craftsmen to restore the original parquet floors and carved wood spiral staircase. A Paris Boudoir Where Everything’s Meant to Be Touched 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

He now lives on the second-floor, in a studio apartment with high ceilings and two large wood-framed windows, an ornate fireplace mantel, parquet floors and a big wardrobe built into one of the walls. The Life of a Live-in Super in Bedford-Stuyvesant 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

The interiors were dark and gloomy, with black, irregular slate and parquet floors, gilt and floral wallpaper and wood paneling. Before & After: A modernist home goes from dark and dismal to filled with light 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

While most of the living space has parquet floors, the kitchen has floors of polished concrete that extend toward the terrace, defining the dining area. House Hunting in … Frankfurt, Germany 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Players had to sell out their bodies to compete for rebounds and almost every trip to the rim ended with someone on the parquet floor. Bench gives Boston a boost, and Celtics end Wizards’ season in Game 7 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

Yes, the Wizards could lose Game 5 and then claim the final two games and celebrate on Boston’s new-school parquet floor. For the Wizards, Game 5 in Boston might as well be Game 7 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

According to the Butcher Block Co blog, the courts of all but one NBA team are composed of hard maple; the Boston Celtics, who play on a red-oak parquet floor, are the exceptions. Hard maple: why basketball's perfect surface has lasted more than a century 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Quiet and dim, these coffee shops function for their visitors like satellite living rooms: vaulted ceilings, balding upholstery, parquet floors. Navigating Vienna’s Imperial Past — Through Pastries 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

She was fuming — her gold rings were dented from being banged on the parquet floor. The Lives They Lived 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

In a monologue stuck on an increasingly frenetic loop, she hawks glazed herringbone parquet floors and white Caesarstone countertops over and over again. Artists and Their Muse: Gentrification 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

The subsequent series of photographs show the rapid spread of the soldier’s blood across the parquet floor as other GIs attended to him and his fellow gunner took over his post at the machine gun. Leipzig flat made famous in Capa war photo becomes poignant memorial 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

The spacious rooms have teak parquet floors, beds with modern Kente cloth throws and wooden headboards lined with colorful Ghanaian fabrics. Africa’s Capital of Cool 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

The Edwardian hotel has been stripped and refitted with Italian marble, parquet floors, 315 chandeliers and gilt-edged furniture. Special Report: Is Donald trump struggling to find the green with his golf investments? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

One of his main pastimes is coaching basketball at Greenbrier East High School; he gave $300,000 for a new parquet floor in the gym where he coached his daughter’s team. West Virginia governor hopeful has left a trail of unpaid fines and bills 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

Although modern amenities were added, period details such as the elaborate Beaux Arts plasterwork and the original quarter-sawn oak parquet floors were preserved. Opulent D.C. condominium caters to wealthy and well-known 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

Apartments have parquet floors and crown molding, but kitchens and bathrooms need updating. College Towns Get New Housing, but It’s Decidedly Not Dorms 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Then he handed him a framed slab of the parquet floor. Lakers' Kobe Bryant relishes his last visit to Boston's green house and a date with the Celtics 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Prime properties include lakeside villas dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with outdoor pools, private piers, and original details such as parquet floors and frescoed ceilings. Lake Como Rises Again 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

We designed around 40 bespoke parquet floors for Stella McCartney’s stores worldwide. Q&As With Three London Designing Couples 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

Just as striking is a parquet floor like the one inside Boston's TD Garden as well as framed Pierce jerseys from his time with the Celtics and Jayhawks. Clippers' Paul Pierce is back in Inglewood, but he never really left 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

Hours later, police would storm the concert hall to find its parquet floors lined with bodies. Music Hushed at the Bataclan, a Legendary Paris Venue 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Danish modern tables and upholstered chairs are tossed together with plush sofas and woven area rugs placed over parquet floors, mixed in with a few antiques from the château. Inside a Chateau That Belongs to Chanel 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

Increasingly, renovating Watergate homeowners are paying homage to that era through decor, while enlarging room layouts and upgrading original finishes, including parquet floors and metal kitchen cabinets. At 50, the iconic Watergate complex acquires some ‘Mad Men’ chic 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Walls and parquet floors that evoked beer hops and wheat fields have been whitewashed, but the whiff of brewing yeast lingers, billowing from the neighboring brewery’s smoke stacks. Australia Looks to Health Care as Remedy for Resource-Slump Doldrums 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

Using the Boston Celtics’ parquet floor as their muse, Zausner and other tournament organizers started playing with colors. U.S.T.A.’s Dabble in Blue Becomes a Tidal Wave 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z

Then they added dimly lighted sconces, a woven Versailles-style parquet floor and gilded furniture for a sense of romance. In Luxury Homes, Foyers Get Functional—and Fabulous 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Though by no means the most interesting part of the building, the parquet floor in one of the rooms caught my eye. The World's Most Accurate Parquet Floor-Based Personality Test 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

We were ushered into the sitting room, lined with wood panels and parquet floors. Does Seychelles live up to its idyllic image? - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

The mansion features walnut parquet floors, white marble, and coffered ceilings. Singleton Estate In Holmby Hills Sells For About $60 Million 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

The parquet floor comes from a historic building in Ljubljana, the capital, Ms. Jakopin said. Real Estate in Slovenia 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

The city also has a vibrant sports tradition that includes Fenway Park’s “Green Monster” and the Boston Celtics’ parquet floor. Boston beats out L.A. to be sole U.S. bidder for 2024 Olympics 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

For 15 years Pierce made crucial shots for their team, the Boston Celtics, on the parquet floor. Wizards fall to Celtics in Paul Pierce’s latest visit to Boston, 101-93

The parquet floors creak, just as they did under his parents’ feet. After 37-Year Career, a Fire Chief Says Goodbye to the Job, but Not to the Past 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

The fake prince offered the workman a million-euro contract to renovate the parquet floors at Buckingham Palace. Austrian conned by fake Prince Harry 2014-03-16T17:04:37Z

“When you have a house to restore, do you first build a parquet floor?” he asked. A Forensic Approach to a Sidewalk Nuisance 2014-02-23T04:41:43Z

The door to the barber shop is propped open during the day, welcoming customers into a sunny room with lime-green walls and black-and-white parquet floors. Decision Time: In Wakefield, Struggling and Worried About Being Forgotten 2013-09-07T02:09:09Z

Part of that was in not wanting their season to end at home, with the rival Knicks celebrating on their parquet floor. Celtics Defiant in Avoiding Sweep by Knicks 2013-04-29T02:01:06Z

Former Celtics great Kevin McHale, whose No. 32 is retired and hangs above the parquet floor, was making his first appearance back in Boston as the Rockets' coach. Pierce scores 23 as Celtics beat Rockets 103-91 2013-01-12T03:31:11Z

On one evening Wiesner spilled red wine on the parquet floor of his employer's property. Brit who is butler to super-rich 2012-12-24T01:12:48Z

She drove to a city recreation center, where voting booths were lined up along a basketball court’s glassy parquet floor. This Land: In Elyria, Ohio, an Almost Sacred Day of Civic Purpose 2012-11-07T02:29:57Z

I sawed a hole in the parquet floor at home under desk and hid them there. Lens Blog: Through a Thwarted Cinematographer's Eye, China's Cultural Revolution 2012-09-10T11:57:02Z

The coolness of Foy, of the orchestra leader and of other players, who begged the audience to hold itself in check, however, probably saved many lives on the parquet floor. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z

On the green parquet floor of Canada's Parliament in Ottawa, members of different political parties read tributes. Gary Carter remembered a day after his death 2012-02-17T23:41:09Z

The bottom of the cage is shining like a parquet floor from the continual tramping up and down of the prisoner within, for he knows no rest. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z

The ballroom is handsome, a parquet floor, and yellow satin furniture; the other drawing-rooms too are well furnished in silk and satin. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z

The owners of the Capitol in Chelsea are replacing old-fashioned parquet floors with hardwood in an effort to better compete with new rental buildings. For Rentals, No Ceiling in Sight 2012-02-11T13:29:07Z

Part of the Prince Regent Hotel revamp, which included moving an entire parquet floor. Historic West End hotel given ?300m art deco revamp to offer high-spec leisure space 2012-02-12T00:06:25Z

His knees were far apart, and his feet scarcely touched the parquet floor. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z

The rearmost section shot violently down his own throat, nearly choking him; that in front descended upon the inlaid parquet floor in a tubular cascade, where it formed an untidy and conspicuous ant-hill. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z

The poor little thing was very gentle, but was evidently afraid of slipping on the parquet floor. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z

When you think of the crevasses of an old parquet floor in an Italian Palace, you can imagine how difficult it was to find anything again. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z

The former Atlantic Bar and Grill restaurant has been lovingly pieced back together, with each block of parquet floor numbered and replaced by hand. Historic West End hotel given ?300m art deco revamp to offer high-spec leisure space 2012-02-12T00:06:25Z

The room was small and panelled in white, with empty sconces along the walls and parquet floor covered with oriental rugs. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z

The small fire burning in the marble fire-place cast glowing reflections on the polished parquet floor. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z

Ethel found herself in an enormous salon of great height, and with a polished parquet floor. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z

Before Boston had the Impossible Dream, the Tuck Rule or the parquet floor, the Bruins owned this town. Stanley Cup champions finally join Boston winners 2011-09-28T18:24:16Z

Ensconced on the 10th floor of the new Leela Palace Hotel, in Delhi’s green, leafy embassy district, Le Cirque’s wood-paneled walls, parquet floors and orange-rimmed plates decorated with jugglers say anything but “new arrival.” India Ink: Le Cirque Comes to India 2011-09-28T12:36:00Z

Inside there are stained-glass windows, parquet floors, elegant cabinetry, and orange and green brick fireplaces. In an Early 1900s Neighborhood, a Glimpse of ?2001? 2011-07-30T01:00:27Z

I was sitting staring at the parquet floor this morning, thinking how on earth did I get here? First love 2011-07-22T09:53:32Z

Women in astonishingly gorgeous toilets, with gold purses hanging from their wrists by jewel-studded chains, moved slowly up and down the parquet floor with a rustling of skirts. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z

The stove, the uncarpeted and slippery parquet floor, the impossible chairs, and a ceiling painted to resemble a nightmare of a fruiterer's shop, are all things of the past. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z

The market-rate rent is $1,500 a month, and the newly renovated apartment has a laminated parquet floor, new GE kitchen appliances and a new bathroom. In Harlem Buildings, Reminders of Easy Money and the Financial Crisis 2011-06-10T02:28:18Z

They went up 2-0, dropped two in Houston, then closed the series with a victory on the parquet floor of the Boston Garden. Mark Cuban's quiet time goes on, to Mavs' delight 2011-05-29T23:32:18Z

There was a great rustle of silks and brocades, a clink of dress swords against the parquet floor, as the crowd parted to make way for Louis XV. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z

Rugs and skins from all parts of the world bestrewed the polished parquet floor. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z

Suddenly I hear the click-click-click of high heels on parquet floor. Russian secrets 2011-03-28T04:06:18Z

It stopped about two feet from the wall all round, and the hiatus thus made was covered with linoleum which, rather unsuccessfully, tried to look like a parquet floor. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z

My dances, on a parquet floor, My royal dinners, which consist Of fifteen courses, sometimes more, Are things that are not lightly missed; In fact I do not spare expense At my Official Residence. Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes 2011-01-25T03:00:23.413Z

The servants' footsteps could no longer be heard on the parquet floor. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z

Its walls were covered with a yellowish striped paper, its ceiling beams were moulded, its herring-boned parquet floor shone. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z

Tread the creaking wooden parquet floors of its long, carpeted corridors under dim clusters of light bulbs enclosed in Soviet-era shades and you walk back in time. Witness: Two deaths and four years in Putin's Russia 2010-10-14T10:05:00Z

It’s a one-bedroom with parquet floors, a small love seat tucked away at the far end of the living room, two small tables and three chairs. About New York: A Firebird, No Longer in Toe Shoes 2010-10-05T16:58:00Z

“Like the shiny parquet floors of their apartment houses,” she added, “Mr. Auchincloss’s people are just a little too finely polished, a little too tidily assembled.” 2010-01-28T04:18:00Z

It was some fifteen feet square, with a rough parquet floor and panelled walls and ceiling. Witching Hill

When his cross-questioning was over he sat silent for a long time, biting at his upper lip, tapping one foot—almost irritably, I thought—on the parquet floor. The Book of Susan A Novel

Thus absorbed in these reflections, Paula did not notice how dangerously her stool tilted on the treacherous, highly polished parquet floor. John Marsh's Millions

She flicks off the video and slides her wheelchair across her living room’s parquet floor, lighted by the afternoon sun. About New York: A Firebird, No Longer in Toe Shoes 2010-10-05T16:58:00Z

In a corner were rolled the old Persian rugs which would be spread over the parquet floor. Lady Cassandra

I acknowledge my indiscretion; I have spoken bitterly of society, and yet I stand on its parquet floor. Black Diamonds

"The dances would have a much better effect if there were more space for them, and I should like a parquet floor." The Head Girl at the Gables

The Potentate gave a stertorous chortle, and, stretching out his arms, fell in a strawberry-leaf swoon on the parquet floor, his ducal head on the lap of his adored Jane. Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling

There was a highly polished parquet floor with no carpet, a magnificent chandelier, and the curtains were held up by elaborately carved and gilded cornices with warlike ornaments. The Twelfth Hour

I walked along the terrace which was still well-kept and beautiful; through the glass door I saw a room with a parquet floor, which must have been the drawing-room. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories

The box scraped over the polished parquet floor, leaving deep scratches as it went; amidst a strained, breathing silence it was pushed into the dining-room. The Slave of Silence

He made a sweeping gesture, knocking over his liqueur glass; it fell with a crash on the parquet floor. Uncanny Tales

Its parquet floor creaked under her rapid tread. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley

"You shouldn't have parquet floors," Lady Staines remarked, holding out her hand; "in the country, it's the ruin of them unless you wear paper soles," she glanced searchingly at Mrs. Fanshawe's and Estelle's feet. The Dark Tower

The great room, under the strong lights, showed the conventional desert of polished parquet floor, with sparse furniture grouped about it. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories

The parquet floor was to be supplied with rugs of warm Eastern colours. The Lady of the Basement Flat

The curtains had been taken down, and rugs cleared away from the parquet floor. The Lion's Mouse

He waited until Fenley's hurried footsteps across a creaking parquet floor had died away. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley

I can’t think why you did not have a parquet floor! Betty Trevor

Of course, I shouldn't rink on a parquet floor. Sarah's School Friend

They stood in silence, listening to the footsteps of Marcelle on the parquet floor of the passage. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York

Rugs had been rolled up, and the polished parquet floor was strewn with shirt buttons, reels of cotton, and torn papers of pins. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley

His sallow skin held a greenish pallor, and as if to satisfy some instinct that demanded movement he took an occasional slow stride across the parquet floor or brushed a hand wearily over his eyes. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley

There were parquet floors throughout, and the bathroom was white marble, all except a narrow frieze of cool pale green. At Home with the Jardines

The road was so greasy with mud that it might have been beeswaxed, and Stokes's boots, the nails of which had been worn down, kept slipping as on a parquet floor. Leaves from a Field Note-Book

And before he had finished smiling, over the parquet floor behind him there came the light rustle of a dress. Bella Donna A Novel

I heard Eagle's footsteps on the parquet floor of the vestibule. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley

There were flowers on the round table and on the buffet, but, to her surprise, a piece of oilcloth now hid the parquet floor. The Chink in the Armour

The metal point of its foot made a slight dent in the parquet floor. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year

The maire resumed his dictation to the hypnotised clerk, while the officer sat astride a chair and executed an impatient pas seul with his heels upon the parquet floor. Leaves from a Field Note-Book

I met him in the front hall just in time to prevent a hopeless scar on my parquet floor. The Melting of Molly

The big German was roaring like a bull and plunging wildly under my brother's fingers, his clubfoot beating a thunderous tattoo on the parquet floor. The Man with the Clubfoot

He rose in awkward haste, and upset his chair with a loud crash on the parquet floor. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate

A huge mirror, in a massive gilt frame, hung upon the wall opposite door and fireplace, reaching from the ceiling to the parquet floor. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year

I rather thought it would be me; but for pure, delightful unexpectedness, give me a parquet floor. The Divine Fire

The "decorators" deal, too, in "parquet floors," and flourish and increase in their kind in response, evidently, to the volume of demand for "upholstering" and "cabinet work." Walking-Stick Papers

Lobytko, gliding over the parquet floor, flew up to the lilac young lady and whirled her away. The Party

It was a parquet floor, and the spoon made such a noise, and the cream made such a mess. Christine

The carpet was laid over a parquet floor so that young people, when they stayed there, rolled it up and danced. Witness for the Defense

Nera totters, extends her arms, then falls heavily backward, her head striking on the parquet floor. The Italians

"Everything!" he said, in a fury, thumping the table so hard that a little Dresden-china figure fell down and broke into pieces on the parquet floor. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel

It was a fine house, with polished parquet floors and wide staircases. A Surgeon in Belgium

White walls, white ceilings, polished parquet floors, track lighting, recessed lights, indirect lights. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel

For he was the genuine silver-tongue, the sentences flowing from his mouth as smooth as butter and as neatly dovetailed as a parquet floor. Mr. Standfast

Furnished throughout with genuine "period" furniture, with fine dark oak panelling and parquet floors, it was altogether picturesque. The Yellow Streak

The parquet floor of a foreign Casino is the most perfect thing for good dancing. Manners and Social Usages

The furniture was carried out of the drawing-room, the parquet floor was polished, and Chinese lanterns were hung up in the conservatory, and the cook was busy preparing light refreshments. Monitress Merle

We were shown into a drawing-room, and the lady ran out of her bedroom, wrapping herself as she ran in a peignoir, and the sitting was discussed in the middle of a polished parquet floor. Memoirs of My Dead Life

Mintz walked about the dim room, tapping his heels on the parquet floor, and though he spoke loudly, his voice held a note of yearning pain. Tales of the Wilderness

Dinner is to be at eight, in a large pavilion, where they have had a beautiful parquet floor laid down, and then when the tables are cleared away, we shall begin the cotillon. The Visits of Elizabeth

The square is as level and clean as a parquet floor. Letters of Anton Chekhov

I sat down on a sofa and sadly fixed my gaze on the parquet floor. The Professional Aunt

Tavernake studied the pattern of the parquet floor for several moments. The Tempting of Tavernake

Good-natured, foppish, and idle, he felt quite happy and in his element thus to be made chief organiser of the tragic farce, about to be enacted on the parquet floor of the gaming saloon. I Will Repay

Seeing me come into Lady Rothschild's ball-room one night, he left the side of the man he was conversing with and with his elastic step stalked down the empty parquet floor to greet me. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One

There was a rustle of silk on the grand staircase—the slam of a door above, the sound of a laugh and the patter of little high-heeled shoes on the parquet floor of the gallery. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life

Its point was stuck in the parquet floor, whence had been removed the blood-stained rug. The Jewel of Seven Stars

The rooms were large and lofty, with parquet floors, and in some of them were really good pictures that their owner had inherited, also collections of beautiful old French furniture. Love Eternal

For a little while he remained there, then he withdrew, leaving the casement open, and presently I caught the grating of a chair on the parquet floor within. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes

He laughed awkwardly, his eyes on the parquet floor. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course

A wave of red seemed to sweep across her face, and her heel beat the parquet floor. The Trampling of the Lilies

Dormitories, cubicles, studies, a preparation-room, a dining-room, parquet floors, hot-air pipes—no expense was spared, and the twelve boys roamed over it like princes. The Longest Journey

The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors. War and Peace

The parquet floor was inlaid with rare hardwoods from a hundred different worlds. The Lani People

It might have proved a noisy business on a parquet floor; but Desmond moved only a foot or two at a time and the pile carpet deadened the sound. Okewood of the Secret Service

So, casting one last backward look across the heath, we, under cover of the rock, steal fearfully away across the parquet floor of the gallery. Yet Again

There was the same parquet floor, and dado of shiny pitchpine. The Longest Journey

With a word of apology as to showing me the way, Jacobus preceded me up a dark passage and led me across the naked parquet floor of what I supposed to be the dining-room. 'Twixt Land and Sea

单词	parquet floor
例句	parquet floor There are two spacious rooms, flaking plaster walls, scuffed parquet floors, towering stacks of boxes he has not yet bothered to unpack. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z While we were waiting I saw a cockroach on the parquet floor that must have been at least three inches long. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She screamed at him without fear of waking Nikki as he dragged her across the parquet floor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She hands me a few bills, and I don't even bother to count out her payment before putting it in my pocket and leaving, traipsing wet footprints over her parquet floors. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The dancing took place on the center tennis court, which had been covered with a portable parquet floor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It had shiny oak parquet floors, a foyer with two steps leading down into the living room—where I slept—and, off to the side, a bedroom that became Lori’s. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The day before he had to tell her that if she dragged her end of the bureau instead of lifting it, the parquet floor would scratch. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Its spasms sent her spinning across the parquet floor, leg jittering along behind her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He stepped over the threshold, his soft slipper-like shoes making no sound on the parquet floor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, she now walks briskly out of the room, heels clacking on parquet floors, and by the time I catch up to her, she's already pinning on a navy hat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She reached for her bathrobe, tied it tightly about her waist, and padded down the winding staircase, leaving sloppy wet footprints along the parquet floor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Still, they would be impressed, he hoped, by the lovely bay windows, the shining parquet floors, the impressive winding staircase, the wooden wainscoting, as they sipped champagne and dipped samosas in chutney. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I called him so many times that I finally saw him, but when he came he was covered with dried blood and rags, dragging streamers of barbed wire across the waxed parquet floors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Chimes rang* and then I heard faint and irregular footsteps tapping on a parquet floor, coming toward the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Off-white rugs on the gleaming parquet floor—faintly tinted walls—a long mirror surrounded by lights. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z As Anh had nervously inspected the windows to establish the best source of light, he’d mounted her expensive, brand-new Nikon to the tripod and positioned it on the edge of the parquet floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The parquet floor from The Big Lebowski is pretty famous, for sure, but who knew it turned up in The Muppets, and not least in the I Want Love video? Location, location, location: share your pictures of familiar film backdrops 2013-04-18T15:48:59Z The cluster of chandeliers over a parquet floor with a flickering fire in a white mantlepiece set the mood of classic elegance at Dior Homme . Special Report: Fashion: Hats Off to Easy Elegance 2011-01-24T18:21:28Z They took the famous Versailles parquet floor pattern, a basket weave inset within a larger diagonal grid, and reinterpreted wood in bronze. How Do You Add to Versailles? Bravely 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z We stayed in a Big Room, which was just that, at about 600 square feet, with parquet floors and Art Deco furnishings. Check In, Check Out : Hotel Review: Soho House, in Berlin 2011-08-26T19:00:00Z This central area leads to a near-three-story great room with a beamed cathedral ceiling, fireplaces at each end, a minstrel gallery, quarter-sawn oak parquet floors, and French doors that open onto the spacious terrace. Tour a Luxe Estate in Greenwich, Connecticut 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Swinging with a little too much vigour, Robin misses a table leg and his axe bites hungrily into the parquet floor. 'Jesus, Ralph, you're dangerous' \| Rupert Thomson 2010-03-27T00:36:00Z The two of them build a grander, Hollywood Regency-style showplace in Laurel Canyon with parquet floors and 14-foot ceilings, stuffed with mementos from movie sets and the antiques Hankie hoards. Move Over, Royal Tenenbaums: Meet the Mighty Franks 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z During the intermission, we walked across the parquet floor of a high-ceilinged reception hall, stopping to admire busts of Chopin and Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a prominent composer and politician. In Warsaw, With Chopin as Muse 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z To recreate the czar’s private rooms, Ms. Ryadova’s team had to remake almost everything: pickled oak parquet floors, wool rugs and silk draperies, and even spittoons that were used by the imperial family and courtiers. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z “I used those micro pallets for a chunky parquet floor in the new showroom, but they also inspired me to think up modular designs for kitchen cabinets and dressers,” Ms. Algranti said. Review: Transforming Trash Into Treasure 2010-07-26T11:30:00Z The Danieli’s sloping parquet floor, its high ceilings, marble pillars, noble proportions and beveled glass reminded me of some of the better places I had spent my childhood, but the luxury was weirdly galling. T Magazine: Vexed in Venice 2011-12-01T00:10:20Z In his hands, minimalism becomes the canvas for a portrait of a few classical elements, such as a parquet floor or a gilded bronze doorknob. T Magazine: The Reinvention of Minimalism 2014-04-10T14:23:11Z There are herringbone parquet floors, cream-colored, cast-plaster walls that mimic the buildings’ Portland stone facade and rather amazing baths whose tubs and sink counters are each carved from single, great slabs of Carrera marble. 'Wilde' Times At The Café Royal In London 2013-06-04T14:23:24Z When we first moved in, I liked the way our formal parquet floors looked, and the thought of red-wine spills on a rug was enough to dissuade me from covering them. A style expert’s recipe for an appetizing dining room 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “Welcome to Salon K,” she said as she led him into a large room with wood parquet floors and impossibly high ceilings. In Transit: A 'Secret' Berlin Cabaret for the 21st Century 2011-02-23T11:00:11Z The galleries look much the same, with parquet floors on the second level and bluestone pavers from the lobby reappearing on three, four and five. The restored Met Breuer (formerly the Whitney) has a new energy as well as a lived-in look 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The 78 rooms are quietly elegant, with organic bedding, walls of rough timber and textured plasterwork, oak parquet floors and leather furniture designed by Reda Amalou. 8 New Hotels for Winter Enthusiasts in the U.S. and Europe 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The first sweet surprise was on the Valentino runway Wednesday, as the models with tiny tiaras glinting in their hair walked a parquet floor patterned with flowers. Special Report: Fashion: Plumes of Glorious Restraint 2011-07-06T17:21:47Z Inside, it’s grand, with parquet floors, marble columns, painted frescoes in the piano room, a butler’s pantry and a library with a mezzanine where Mr. Rostand and his bohemian friends would stage plays. The French Side of Basque Country 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z We came back in the morning and these 20 old washer-women were there in a line, on their knees, scrubbing the blood out of this lovely new parquet floor. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z But the real surprise was how weightless the opening jackets were, despite the beefy shoulders and gridlike patterns that mirrored the parquet floor laid for show. Fashion Review: Balenciaga, Balmain, Rick Owens, Mugler, Rochas, Van Noten: Paris Fashion Review 2011-09-29T23:21:01Z The house featured marble, parquet floors, Palladian windows and hand-painted wallpaper. NY mansion linked to 'Great Gatsby' being razed 2011-04-18T10:42:08Z Workmen disassembled the creaky oak parquet floors on two levels, which were braced and put back together again with original parts and wooden nails. Recasting Rodin’s Life and Work 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The parquet floors in the main room were removed, and there was cement underneath as part of the radiant floors. How this architect updated a ‘mid-century jewel’ while upholding its history 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z It is surprisingly elegant, with white tablecloths, silver candlesticks and parquet floors. Personal Journeys: Finding Gems on the Tuscan Coast 2013-06-18T20:24:34Z Amissville, Va. — The pink stucco house was a time capsule from the 1950s, with its original metal kitchen cabinets, aluminum bathroom tiles, wood paneling and parquet floors. A quirky custom home goes from ’50s time capsule to modern family getaway 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The design team constructed the bandstand seen here and put in the parquet floors. How ‘Babylon’ Roars Through the 1920s 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Another revamped 19th-century villa, Hotel Villa Flori, offers spacious rooms with sweeping lake vistas, with breakfast included and impressive Old World details such as preserved stucco work, frescoes and parquet floors. Finding European hotel rooms for families can be tough. Here are suggestions in eight cities. 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z At Wistariahurst — a historic house museum here — a small playing area and slippery parquet floors made even a blunted weapon a menace. 3 Days in a Van With a Shakespeare Troupe: Daggers and Dunkin’ Donuts 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z On a fall afternoon, as sunlight filtered onto the herringbone parquet floor, I milled about the “Detox Corner” — the boutique — marveling at the bespoke all-natural products on sale. Going Underground in a Private Paris 2010-03-26T21:23:00Z Pale, wide-plank parquet floors and muted, lush linens and natural fabrics are features of each room. In Provence, a Former Palace Exudes Luxury and Privilege 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The designer Jacques Garcia oversaw the renovation, which features silk on the walls, velvet drapes and parquet floors in its 40 rooms, partly furnished in antiques. 10 Hotels in Europe That Make You Feel at Home 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Other Victorian additions to the home include stained glass, mantle pieces, coffered and tin ceilings, walnut wainscoting and inlaid parquet floors. Massachusetts home where Lizzie Borden lived is selling for $890G 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z One group describes a parquet floor, with a herringbone pattern. Rachel Whiteread: Through the eyes of a child 2010-09-06T20:31:00Z Q: A metal picture frame sitting on a bookcase fell about three feet and caused a small puncture wound in my parquet floor. How to repair a gouged wood floor 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Many of the theatre's long-serving staff say they are nostalgic for the creaking parquet floors and squeaky wooden doors, now replaced with bland beige tiles and plastic. Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with gripes 2012-02-01T15:46:09Z I paid a visit to a spacious model suite, whose high ceilings, parquet floors and curvaceous niches preserve the elegant simplicity of Jazz Age metropolitan style. The Man Who Changed the Face of Shanghai 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Vinyl crawls up the walls and fills blocky bins that rest on a black-and-white parquet floor. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z When it was suggested he might become defence secretary in a previous reshuffle, he said that if removed, "you will see nail marks on the parquet floor in my office". James Cleverly: Protests and asylum fill Home Office in-tray 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Within weeks, she landed a deal for a stately 18th-century apartment, with parquet floors and high ceilings in the prestigious center of Russia’s former imperial capital of St. Petersburg. A Spending Boom Fuels Russia’s Wartime Economy, Raising Bubble Fears 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z For example, parquet floors — in which wood slats are arranged in repeating, geometric patterns — were once all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s in New York. Behind the gray flooring trend 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The new one has served the Celtics just fine – they won an unprecedented 17th NBA title on their famous parquet floor in 2008 — but it doesn’t seem to inspire the same fear in opponents. Celtics can’t hold onto home-court edge on once-fearsome parquet floor 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Martin’s team installed a parquet floor, built a bandstand for live jazz accompaniment and transformed all the doorways to look like openings into the home. How 'Babylon's' production designer resurrects a Hollywood long gone 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z “We’re doing a parquet floor, faux tin ceiling, wallpaper, a gallery of vintage flower paintings, a wide mix of patterns and colors and textures,” she says. Maximize your decor: 6 ways to design big without creating clutter \| Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Russell loved the team, his teammates, his coach and the championship banners that fluttered high above the parquet floor of Boston Garden. Bill Russell, professional basketball’s first African American superstar and a game-changing big man who reinvented the center position of the dynastic Celtics of the late 1950s and 60s, has died 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Pearlman: ... there’s dead spots in the parquet floor that the Celtics knew but the visiting players didn’t know. Lakers vs. Celtics is bigger than basketball. The truth behind the NBA's top rivalry 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The Celtics presented Garnett with a piece of the original parquet floor, a custom bottle of tequila, a portrait of him popping his Celtics jersey, and “an NFT gift basket.” Tears, swears as Celtics retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z “Why would you put parquet floors in a spec house anyway? . . . But this developer, who wasted money on stained-glass windows and chestnut columns, left the attic as unfinished space.” Sears kit house in Cleveland Park for sale for $1.5 million 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Like many homes owned by veteran Hollywood stars, it serves as a time capsule into a different design era with lattice windows, parquet floors and so much wood that some spaces feel like a cabin. Dom DeLuise’s Pacific Palisades ranch sells for $6.49 million 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The lower level has parquet floors and a sliding-glass door that opens to a covered patio and swimming pool. Former home of Icelandic ambassador is on the market for $6 million 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Her job was to clean the parquet floors in the home. Factbox: Extracts from report into Ireland's Church-run homes for unwed mothers 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Its interior features parquet floors, carved wood trim and a tile fireplace, and its exterior includes elaborate gargoyles and decorative arches. Ornate Indiana mansion to become venue for weddings, events 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Beamed ceilings top parquet floors in the common spaces. Hot Property: Zac Efron eyes an exit in Los Feliz 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Kyrie Irving circled the Boston Garden parquet floor performing an apparent spiritual ritual by waving a burning substance in his hands before tipoff, then proceeded to torch his former team. Irving leads rout of Celtics in return to Boston Garden 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z A Tudor through and through, the two-story floor plan features custom woodwork, leaded glass, parquet floors, ornate fireplaces and beamed ceilings across more than 15,000 square feet. Singer Michael Feinstein sheds historic Los Feliz home for $7.33 million 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z One guesthouse features a split-level space with a living room and bedroom, and the other is anchored by a kitchen with parquet floors. ‘Big Bang’ star Kunal Nayyar sells Nichols Canyon compound for $3.895 million 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z But inside the communal apartments is a world of dank spaces with dangling wires, sepia-colored sinks, peeling wallpaper and strange smells, but sporting high ceilings and original 19th-century moldings, brass fixtures and parquet floors. Too Close for Comfort, and the Virus, in Russia’s Communal Apartments 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Of the 15 Celtics championship banners hanging from the rafters over the parquet floor at the Boston Garden, eight came from beating the Lakers in the championship series. This day in sports: Lakers finally beat Celtics in NBA Finals 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z A grand oval foyer — wrapped in wrought iron and lined with parquet floors — kicks off the interior. Ronald Reagan and Jayne Wyman’s former Westside estate sells for $6.7 million 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z This building was designed by Sydney Perks, in 1927, as a state-of-the-art auction room with a roof that simulated sunlight on cloudy days, parquet floors, careful detailing and significant craft elements throughout. The rise of 'facadism' in London 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Inside, parquet floors, crown molding and custom wall panels bring a sense of elegance to the 3,200-square-foot interior. 'A Star Is Born' producer Jon Peters looks to unload Westwood condo 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The guesthouse tacks on parquet floors and a freestanding fireplace, as well as a covered patio. Jim Nabors’ 170-acre Hawaii retreat seeks $4.5 million 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z A few days after the March of Dignity, I visited Zelensky at the Presidential suite, which occupies the entire fourth floor of the administration building—a warren of corridors, gilded reception rooms, and parquet floors. How Trump’s Emissaries Put Pressure on Ukraine’s New President 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Gone are the parquet floors and stately wood panels, replaced by wide-plank hardwood and crisp white walls. Angels star Mike Trout snags Newport Beach mansion for $9.15 million 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z I have lived in a unit where an unqualified person replaced the parquet floors as a “gift.” Opinion \| Readers critique The Post: It’s not about optics — unless it’s photos of Trump 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Original finishes remain, though — cut-crystal doorknobs, cast brass fireplaces, stained glass windows, bronze decorative medallions and, in ground-floor public spaces, carved leather ceilings and parquet floors. You’re going where? Cheyenne 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z It's even more of a squash than usual in the Bellfield Junior School hall this morning and small, scuffed knees knock against each other as the children sit cross-legged on the herringbone parquet floor. At a school near you? The four-and-a-half-day week 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z For any prime minister, handling a president like Donald Trump is like trying to hold on to a Ming vase walking across a recently polished, slippery parquet floor. Trump to join Queen for D-Day anniversary 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The movie theater, lined with parquet floors, takes in leafy views through a picture window. After price drop, Dennis Quaid sells romantic Palisades retreat \| Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “Still has the parquet floors put down in the ’50s,” he said. The hills are steep, the prices not so much in Fairfax’s Rose Hill neighborhood 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The 1960s rosewood Z chairs, designed by Dane Kai Kristiansen, reflect the angled lines in the parquet floors, and the ikat upholstery, with its jagged pattern, keeps up the beat like an electrocardiogram. How to Hide A Kitchen 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Ireland and family pose against parquet floors and clipped hedges. Photographer Janna Ireland is ensuring that modernist architect Paul R. Williams isn't forgotten - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Neri apologized for the mayhem as she led me into the house, which had parquet floors and a marble staircase. Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z They will pause on the parquet floor, with Wimbledon’s uniformed Service Stewards, drawn from different branches of the military and London Fire Brigade, standing at attention. At Wimbledon, lasting memories are made before the final match begins 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z They are laid in a pattern that resembles the parquet floors in Monticello’s parlor. Gheorghe Muresan put his Potomac house on the market for $2.1 million 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The parquet floors did not, however, inspire the play of angles. How to Hide A Kitchen 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Light laughter sang from his left, and he smiled; a dance started up and he listened to the music echoing off the walls and the squeak of new shoes on the parquet floor. A futurist imagines the Earth populated exclusively by the 1 percent 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z They needed a staggering effort just to remain on the TD Garden parquet floor against a Celtics team missing six key players. Bradley Beal, Wizards rally from 20-point deficit to beat Celtics in double OT 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z It consisted of an ordinary, rotary-style black telephone placed on the gallery’s parquet floor, as if it were a sculpture and the museum its pedestal. 'Harald Szeemann': A rare, fascinating exhibition about the curator, not the artist 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Artisans were brought in to custom-design the home’s parquet floors and iron staircase railings. House of the Year: A Windswept Ranch 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z For a bit of glamour, Wallenstein refinished the parquet floors and installed black slate tile in a herringbone pattern underneath the fireplace. A look inside a rustic midcentury A-frame, and its charming makeover 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z When people walked across the parquet floor, it made a loud popping sound, reminiscent of their oak tree burning. ‘We’ve got to go!’ A California couple awoke to flames crackling. They couldn’t flee. So they jumped in their pool. 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z But in 2011, when the adjacent apartment became available, she bought it, renovated the kitchen and hired local craftsmen to restore the original parquet floors and carved wood spiral staircase. A Paris Boudoir Where Everything’s Meant to Be Touched 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z He now lives on the second-floor, in a studio apartment with high ceilings and two large wood-framed windows, an ornate fireplace mantel, parquet floors and a big wardrobe built into one of the walls. The Life of a Live-in Super in Bedford-Stuyvesant 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The interiors were dark and gloomy, with black, irregular slate and parquet floors, gilt and floral wallpaper and wood paneling. Before & After: A modernist home goes from dark and dismal to filled with light 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z While most of the living space has parquet floors, the kitchen has floors of polished concrete that extend toward the terrace, defining the dining area. House Hunting in … Frankfurt, Germany 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Players had to sell out their bodies to compete for rebounds and almost every trip to the rim ended with someone on the parquet floor. Bench gives Boston a boost, and Celtics end Wizards’ season in Game 7 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Yes, the Wizards could lose Game 5 and then claim the final two games and celebrate on Boston’s new-school parquet floor. For the Wizards, Game 5 in Boston might as well be Game 7 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z According to the Butcher Block Co blog, the courts of all but one NBA team are composed of hard maple; the Boston Celtics, who play on a red-oak parquet floor, are the exceptions. Hard maple: why basketball's perfect surface has lasted more than a century 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Quiet and dim, these coffee shops function for their visitors like satellite living rooms: vaulted ceilings, balding upholstery, parquet floors. Navigating Vienna’s Imperial Past — Through Pastries 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z She was fuming — her gold rings were dented from being banged on the parquet floor. The Lives They Lived 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z In a monologue stuck on an increasingly frenetic loop, she hawks glazed herringbone parquet floors and white Caesarstone countertops over and over again. Artists and Their Muse: Gentrification 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The subsequent series of photographs show the rapid spread of the soldier’s blood across the parquet floor as other GIs attended to him and his fellow gunner took over his post at the machine gun. Leipzig flat made famous in Capa war photo becomes poignant memorial 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The spacious rooms have teak parquet floors, beds with modern Kente cloth throws and wooden headboards lined with colorful Ghanaian fabrics. Africa’s Capital of Cool 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The Edwardian hotel has been stripped and refitted with Italian marble, parquet floors, 315 chandeliers and gilt-edged furniture. Special Report: Is Donald trump struggling to find the green with his golf investments? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z One of his main pastimes is coaching basketball at Greenbrier East High School; he gave $300,000 for a new parquet floor in the gym where he coached his daughter’s team. West Virginia governor hopeful has left a trail of unpaid fines and bills 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Although modern amenities were added, period details such as the elaborate Beaux Arts plasterwork and the original quarter-sawn oak parquet floors were preserved. Opulent D.C. condominium caters to wealthy and well-known 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Apartments have parquet floors and crown molding, but kitchens and bathrooms need updating. College Towns Get New Housing, but It’s Decidedly Not Dorms 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Then he handed him a framed slab of the parquet floor. Lakers' Kobe Bryant relishes his last visit to Boston's green house and a date with the Celtics 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Prime properties include lakeside villas dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with outdoor pools, private piers, and original details such as parquet floors and frescoed ceilings. Lake Como Rises Again 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z We designed around 40 bespoke parquet floors for Stella McCartney’s stores worldwide. Q&As With Three London Designing Couples 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Just as striking is a parquet floor like the one inside Boston's TD Garden as well as framed Pierce jerseys from his time with the Celtics and Jayhawks. Clippers' Paul Pierce is back in Inglewood, but he never really left 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Hours later, police would storm the concert hall to find its parquet floors lined with bodies. Music Hushed at the Bataclan, a Legendary Paris Venue 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Danish modern tables and upholstered chairs are tossed together with plush sofas and woven area rugs placed over parquet floors, mixed in with a few antiques from the château. Inside a Chateau That Belongs to Chanel 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Increasingly, renovating Watergate homeowners are paying homage to that era through decor, while enlarging room layouts and upgrading original finishes, including parquet floors and metal kitchen cabinets. At 50, the iconic Watergate complex acquires some ‘Mad Men’ chic 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Walls and parquet floors that evoked beer hops and wheat fields have been whitewashed, but the whiff of brewing yeast lingers, billowing from the neighboring brewery’s smoke stacks. Australia Looks to Health Care as Remedy for Resource-Slump Doldrums 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Using the Boston Celtics’ parquet floor as their muse, Zausner and other tournament organizers started playing with colors. U.S.T.A.’s Dabble in Blue Becomes a Tidal Wave 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Then they added dimly lighted sconces, a woven Versailles-style parquet floor and gilded furniture for a sense of romance. In Luxury Homes, Foyers Get Functional—and Fabulous 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Though by no means the most interesting part of the building, the parquet floor in one of the rooms caught my eye. The World's Most Accurate Parquet Floor-Based Personality Test 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z We were ushered into the sitting room, lined with wood panels and parquet floors. Does Seychelles live up to its idyllic image? - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The mansion features walnut parquet floors, white marble, and coffered ceilings. Singleton Estate In Holmby Hills Sells For About $60 Million 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The parquet floor comes from a historic building in Ljubljana, the capital, Ms. Jakopin said. Real Estate in Slovenia 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The city also has a vibrant sports tradition that includes Fenway Park’s “Green Monster” and the Boston Celtics’ parquet floor. Boston beats out L.A. to be sole U.S. bidder for 2024 Olympics 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z For 15 years Pierce made crucial shots for their team, the Boston Celtics, on the parquet floor. Wizards fall to Celtics in Paul Pierce’s latest visit to Boston, 101-93 The parquet floors creak, just as they did under his parents’ feet. After 37-Year Career, a Fire Chief Says Goodbye to the Job, but Not to the Past 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The fake prince offered the workman a million-euro contract to renovate the parquet floors at Buckingham Palace. Austrian conned by fake Prince Harry 2014-03-16T17:04:37Z “When you have a house to restore, do you first build a parquet floor?” he asked. A Forensic Approach to a Sidewalk Nuisance 2014-02-23T04:41:43Z The door to the barber shop is propped open during the day, welcoming customers into a sunny room with lime-green walls and black-and-white parquet floors. Decision Time: In Wakefield, Struggling and Worried About Being Forgotten 2013-09-07T02:09:09Z Part of that was in not wanting their season to end at home, with the rival Knicks celebrating on their parquet floor. Celtics Defiant in Avoiding Sweep by Knicks 2013-04-29T02:01:06Z Former Celtics great Kevin McHale, whose No. 32 is retired and hangs above the parquet floor, was making his first appearance back in Boston as the Rockets' coach. Pierce scores 23 as Celtics beat Rockets 103-91 2013-01-12T03:31:11Z On one evening Wiesner spilled red wine on the parquet floor of his employer's property. Brit who is butler to super-rich 2012-12-24T01:12:48Z She drove to a city recreation center, where voting booths were lined up along a basketball court’s glassy parquet floor. This Land: In Elyria, Ohio, an Almost Sacred Day of Civic Purpose 2012-11-07T02:29:57Z I sawed a hole in the parquet floor at home under desk and hid them there. Lens Blog: Through a Thwarted Cinematographer's Eye, China's Cultural Revolution 2012-09-10T11:57:02Z The coolness of Foy, of the orchestra leader and of other players, who begged the audience to hold itself in check, however, probably saved many lives on the parquet floor. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z On the green parquet floor of Canada's Parliament in Ottawa, members of different political parties read tributes. Gary Carter remembered a day after his death 2012-02-17T23:41:09Z The bottom of the cage is shining like a parquet floor from the continual tramping up and down of the prisoner within, for he knows no rest. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z The ballroom is handsome, a parquet floor, and yellow satin furniture; the other drawing-rooms too are well furnished in silk and satin. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The owners of the Capitol in Chelsea are replacing old-fashioned parquet floors with hardwood in an effort to better compete with new rental buildings. For Rentals, No Ceiling in Sight 2012-02-11T13:29:07Z Part of the Prince Regent Hotel revamp, which included moving an entire parquet floor. Historic West End hotel given ?300m art deco revamp to offer high-spec leisure space 2012-02-12T00:06:25Z His knees were far apart, and his feet scarcely touched the parquet floor. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z The rearmost section shot violently down his own throat, nearly choking him; that in front descended upon the inlaid parquet floor in a tubular cascade, where it formed an untidy and conspicuous ant-hill. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The poor little thing was very gentle, but was evidently afraid of slipping on the parquet floor. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z When you think of the crevasses of an old parquet floor in an Italian Palace, you can imagine how difficult it was to find anything again. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z The former Atlantic Bar and Grill restaurant has been lovingly pieced back together, with each block of parquet floor numbered and replaced by hand. Historic West End hotel given ?300m art deco revamp to offer high-spec leisure space 2012-02-12T00:06:25Z The room was small and panelled in white, with empty sconces along the walls and parquet floor covered with oriental rugs. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z The small fire burning in the marble fire-place cast glowing reflections on the polished parquet floor. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Ethel found herself in an enormous salon of great height, and with a polished parquet floor. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z Before Boston had the Impossible Dream, the Tuck Rule or the parquet floor, the Bruins owned this town. Stanley Cup champions finally join Boston winners 2011-09-28T18:24:16Z Ensconced on the 10th floor of the new Leela Palace Hotel, in Delhi’s green, leafy embassy district, Le Cirque’s wood-paneled walls, parquet floors and orange-rimmed plates decorated with jugglers say anything but “new arrival.” India Ink: Le Cirque Comes to India 2011-09-28T12:36:00Z Inside there are stained-glass windows, parquet floors, elegant cabinetry, and orange and green brick fireplaces. In an Early 1900s Neighborhood, a Glimpse of ?2001? 2011-07-30T01:00:27Z I was sitting staring at the parquet floor this morning, thinking how on earth did I get here? First love 2011-07-22T09:53:32Z Women in astonishingly gorgeous toilets, with gold purses hanging from their wrists by jewel-studded chains, moved slowly up and down the parquet floor with a rustling of skirts. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z The stove, the uncarpeted and slippery parquet floor, the impossible chairs, and a ceiling painted to resemble a nightmare of a fruiterer's shop, are all things of the past. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z The market-rate rent is $1,500 a month, and the newly renovated apartment has a laminated parquet floor, new GE kitchen appliances and a new bathroom. In Harlem Buildings, Reminders of Easy Money and the Financial Crisis 2011-06-10T02:28:18Z They went up 2-0, dropped two in Houston, then closed the series with a victory on the parquet floor of the Boston Garden. Mark Cuban's quiet time goes on, to Mavs' delight 2011-05-29T23:32:18Z There was a great rustle of silks and brocades, a clink of dress swords against the parquet floor, as the crowd parted to make way for Louis XV. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Rugs and skins from all parts of the world bestrewed the polished parquet floor. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Suddenly I hear the click-click-click of high heels on parquet floor. Russian secrets 2011-03-28T04:06:18Z It stopped about two feet from the wall all round, and the hiatus thus made was covered with linoleum which, rather unsuccessfully, tried to look like a parquet floor. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z My dances, on a parquet floor, My royal dinners, which consist Of fifteen courses, sometimes more, Are things that are not lightly missed; In fact I do not spare expense At my Official Residence. Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes 2011-01-25T03:00:23.413Z The servants' footsteps could no longer be heard on the parquet floor. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z Its walls were covered with a yellowish striped paper, its ceiling beams were moulded, its herring-boned parquet floor shone. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Tread the creaking wooden parquet floors of its long, carpeted corridors under dim clusters of light bulbs enclosed in Soviet-era shades and you walk back in time. Witness: Two deaths and four years in Putin's Russia 2010-10-14T10:05:00Z It’s a one-bedroom with parquet floors, a small love seat tucked away at the far end of the living room, two small tables and three chairs. About New York: A Firebird, No Longer in Toe Shoes 2010-10-05T16:58:00Z “Like the shiny parquet floors of their apartment houses,” she added, “Mr. Auchincloss’s people are just a little too finely polished, a little too tidily assembled.” 2010-01-28T04:18:00Z It was some fifteen feet square, with a rough parquet floor and panelled walls and ceiling. Witching Hill When his cross-questioning was over he sat silent for a long time, biting at his upper lip, tapping one foot—almost irritably, I thought—on the parquet floor. The Book of Susan A Novel Thus absorbed in these reflections, Paula did not notice how dangerously her stool tilted on the treacherous, highly polished parquet floor. John Marsh's Millions She flicks off the video and slides her wheelchair across her living room’s parquet floor, lighted by the afternoon sun. About New York: A Firebird, No Longer in Toe Shoes 2010-10-05T16:58:00Z In a corner were rolled the old Persian rugs which would be spread over the parquet floor. Lady Cassandra I acknowledge my indiscretion; I have spoken bitterly of society, and yet I stand on its parquet floor. Black Diamonds "The dances would have a much better effect if there were more space for them, and I should like a parquet floor." The Head Girl at the Gables The Potentate gave a stertorous chortle, and, stretching out his arms, fell in a strawberry-leaf swoon on the parquet floor, his ducal head on the lap of his adored Jane. Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling There was a highly polished parquet floor with no carpet, a magnificent chandelier, and the curtains were held up by elaborately carved and gilded cornices with warlike ornaments. The Twelfth Hour I walked along the terrace which was still well-kept and beautiful; through the glass door I saw a room with a parquet floor, which must have been the drawing-room. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The box scraped over the polished parquet floor, leaving deep scratches as it went; amidst a strained, breathing silence it was pushed into the dining-room. The Slave of Silence He made a sweeping gesture, knocking over his liqueur glass; it fell with a crash on the parquet floor. Uncanny Tales Its parquet floor creaked under her rapid tread. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley "You shouldn't have parquet floors," Lady Staines remarked, holding out her hand; "in the country, it's the ruin of them unless you wear paper soles," she glanced searchingly at Mrs. Fanshawe's and Estelle's feet. The Dark Tower The great room, under the strong lights, showed the conventional desert of polished parquet floor, with sparse furniture grouped about it. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The parquet floor was to be supplied with rugs of warm Eastern colours. The Lady of the Basement Flat The curtains had been taken down, and rugs cleared away from the parquet floor. The Lion's Mouse He waited until Fenley's hurried footsteps across a creaking parquet floor had died away. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley I can’t think why you did not have a parquet floor! Betty Trevor Of course, I shouldn't rink on a parquet floor. Sarah's School Friend They stood in silence, listening to the footsteps of Marcelle on the parquet floor of the passage. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Rugs had been rolled up, and the polished parquet floor was strewn with shirt buttons, reels of cotton, and torn papers of pins. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley His sallow skin held a greenish pallor, and as if to satisfy some instinct that demanded movement he took an occasional slow stride across the parquet floor or brushed a hand wearily over his eyes. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley There were parquet floors throughout, and the bathroom was white marble, all except a narrow frieze of cool pale green. At Home with the Jardines The road was so greasy with mud that it might have been beeswaxed, and Stokes's boots, the nails of which had been worn down, kept slipping as on a parquet floor. Leaves from a Field Note-Book And before he had finished smiling, over the parquet floor behind him there came the light rustle of a dress. Bella Donna A Novel I heard Eagle's footsteps on the parquet floor of the vestibule. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley There were flowers on the round table and on the buffet, but, to her surprise, a piece of oilcloth now hid the parquet floor. The Chink in the Armour The metal point of its foot made a slight dent in the parquet floor. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year The maire resumed his dictation to the hypnotised clerk, while the officer sat astride a chair and executed an impatient pas seul with his heels upon the parquet floor. Leaves from a Field Note-Book I met him in the front hall just in time to prevent a hopeless scar on my parquet floor. The Melting of Molly The big German was roaring like a bull and plunging wildly under my brother's fingers, his clubfoot beating a thunderous tattoo on the parquet floor. The Man with the Clubfoot He rose in awkward haste, and upset his chair with a loud crash on the parquet floor. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate A huge mirror, in a massive gilt frame, hung upon the wall opposite door and fireplace, reaching from the ceiling to the parquet floor. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year I rather thought it would be me; but for pure, delightful unexpectedness, give me a parquet floor. The Divine Fire The "decorators" deal, too, in "parquet floors," and flourish and increase in their kind in response, evidently, to the volume of demand for "upholstering" and "cabinet work." Walking-Stick Papers Lobytko, gliding over the parquet floor, flew up to the lilac young lady and whirled her away. The Party It was a parquet floor, and the spoon made such a noise, and the cream made such a mess. Christine The carpet was laid over a parquet floor so that young people, when they stayed there, rolled it up and danced. Witness for the Defense Nera totters, extends her arms, then falls heavily backward, her head striking on the parquet floor. The Italians "Everything!" he said, in a fury, thumping the table so hard that a little Dresden-china figure fell down and broke into pieces on the parquet floor. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel It was a fine house, with polished parquet floors and wide staircases. A Surgeon in Belgium White walls, white ceilings, polished parquet floors, track lighting, recessed lights, indirect lights. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel For he was the genuine silver-tongue, the sentences flowing from his mouth as smooth as butter and as neatly dovetailed as a parquet floor. Mr. Standfast Furnished throughout with genuine "period" furniture, with fine dark oak panelling and parquet floors, it was altogether picturesque. The Yellow Streak The parquet floor of a foreign Casino is the most perfect thing for good dancing. Manners and Social Usages The furniture was carried out of the drawing-room, the parquet floor was polished, and Chinese lanterns were hung up in the conservatory, and the cook was busy preparing light refreshments. Monitress Merle We were shown into a drawing-room, and the lady ran out of her bedroom, wrapping herself as she ran in a peignoir, and the sitting was discussed in the middle of a polished parquet floor. Memoirs of My Dead Life Mintz walked about the dim room, tapping his heels on the parquet floor, and though he spoke loudly, his voice held a note of yearning pain. Tales of the Wilderness Dinner is to be at eight, in a large pavilion, where they have had a beautiful parquet floor laid down, and then when the tables are cleared away, we shall begin the cotillon. The Visits of Elizabeth The square is as level and clean as a parquet floor. Letters of Anton Chekhov I sat down on a sofa and sadly fixed my gaze on the parquet floor. The Professional Aunt Tavernake studied the pattern of the parquet floor for several moments. The Tempting of Tavernake Good-natured, foppish, and idle, he felt quite happy and in his element thus to be made chief organiser of the tragic farce, about to be enacted on the parquet floor of the gaming saloon. I Will Repay Seeing me come into Lady Rothschild's ball-room one night, he left the side of the man he was conversing with and with his elastic step stalked down the empty parquet floor to greet me. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One There was a rustle of silk on the grand staircase—the slam of a door above, the sound of a laugh and the patter of little high-heeled shoes on the parquet floor of the gallery. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life Its point was stuck in the parquet floor, whence had been removed the blood-stained rug. The Jewel of Seven Stars The rooms were large and lofty, with parquet floors, and in some of them were really good pictures that their owner had inherited, also collections of beautiful old French furniture. Love Eternal For a little while he remained there, then he withdrew, leaving the casement open, and presently I caught the grating of a chair on the parquet floor within. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes He laughed awkwardly, his eyes on the parquet floor. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course A wave of red seemed to sweep across her face, and her heel beat the parquet floor. The Trampling of the Lilies Dormitories, cubicles, studies, a preparation-room, a dining-room, parquet floors, hot-air pipes—no expense was spared, and the twelve boys roamed over it like princes. The Longest Journey The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors. War and Peace The parquet floor was inlaid with rare hardwoods from a hundred different worlds. The Lani People It might have proved a noisy business on a parquet floor; but Desmond moved only a foot or two at a time and the pile carpet deadened the sound. Okewood of the Secret Service So, casting one last backward look across the heath, we, under cover of the rock, steal fearfully away across the parquet floor of the gallery. Yet Again There was the same parquet floor, and dado of shiny pitchpine. The Longest Journey With a word of apology as to showing me the way, Jacobus preceded me up a dark passage and led me across the naked parquet floor of what I supposed to be the dining-room. 'Twixt Land and Sea
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