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Decorator Quotes

Lines on decorators, color choices, and life behind the job title.

The best-known line here jokes that God skipped hiring a decorator for the rainbow, or he'd 'still be picking colors.' Other quotes are more grounded, describing real work as an interior decorator, painter, or furniture salesman before landing somewhere else.

It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors.

Quotes by Sam Levenson

She has been more than a mother than me - not much, but definitely more... She's been an unsolicited stylist, interior decorator and marriage counselor... Admittedly, I found it difficult to share my mother with her adoring fans, who treated...

Quotes by Carrie Fisher

I worked as an interior designer. I worked as a furniture salesman. I worked as a financial adviser. I worked as a painter and decorator - that wasn't for very long. I was a baker for about four-and-a-half years.

Quotes by Anton du Beke

You can ask any set decorator on any set where I've had to be in an office, I always kind of claim it - I put Post-its everywhere, and I kind of make it look lived-in.

Quotes by Anna Chlumsky

About Quotes

Being a decorator allowed me to see what about people's environments made them happy. And what things they could do to have more light and color and joy in their daily lives.

Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the joke about God and the rainbow decorator?
The quote imagines that if God had consulted a decorator before making the rainbow, he'd still be stuck picking colors - a lighthearted jab at how endless decorating decisions can feel.
Do any quotes describe real decorator jobs?
Yes, one speaker lists working as an interior designer, furniture salesman, financial adviser, and briefly a painter and decorator, before eventually becoming a baker.
Is a decorator described as more than just someone who picks colors?
One quote calls a decorator an unsolicited stylist and marriage counselor as well, suggesting the role on a personal level can go well beyond furniture and paint.
What does the set decorator quote say about workspaces?
It describes personalizing any office space with Post-its to make it 'look lived-in,' treating decorating as a habit carried into any job, not just a formal title.
Are these quotes mostly humorous or serious?
It's a mix - the rainbow line is a joke, but the career-history quotes read as sincere reflections on the winding path some people take before or after decorating work.

One speaker even calls a decorator on set an unofficial stylist and marriage counselor, while another describes claiming an office space by covering it in Post-its - proof decorating is always part practical, part personal.