Decorating Is Fun! How to be Your Own Decorator
Decorating Is Fun! How to be Your Own Decorator
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Summary
Filled with tips, advice and anecdotes on decorating that still ring true today, this is a new edition of the original book published in 1939, including a new introduction by Carleton Varney.
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Decorating Is Fun! How to be Your Own Decorator by Dorothy Draper
After being out of print for many years, Decorating is Fun is being republished with its original illustrations and a new introduction by Draper's protege, designer Carleton Varney. Amazingly, the book is still practical, amusing and inspirational. Draper's earnest enthusiasm feels fresh and contemporary. She believed that though there were troubles in the world, one's home should be a refuge, a cheerful place for entertaining one's friends and a colourful and comfortable shelter from the storm.
In her heyday, Dorothy Draper(1889-1969) was the most famous decorator in America. She had a monthly column in Good Housekeeping magazine and decorated luxury hotels such as the Greenbrier in West Virginia, along with restaurants, nightclubs, houses, apartment buildings, stores, and airplanes. She designed fabrics in the spirit of Brazil, Hawaii, and Spain. She understood the perils and pleasures of furnishing a home, and it was her uncanny understanding of human nature as much as her knowledge of scale, proportion and color that made America trust her.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780985225629 |
| ISBN 10 | 0985225629 |
| Title | Decorating Is Fun! How to be Your Own Decorator |
| Author | Dorothy Draper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Shannongrove Press |
| Year published | 2016-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |