Dorothy draper interiors

Carleton Varney examines the perennial appeal of American interior design icon Dorothy Draper and shares tips for getting Dorothy Draper style at home.

It's almost like our GH decorating doyen has come back to life with one of her iconic remodels, of the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, recently in the news. Let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we?

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Bold, Colorful Inspiration Interiors

Dorothy Draper was known for using striking colors in highly contrasting color schemes that were quite shocking at the time. She also used dramatic touches such as black and white tiled floors, hu…

When I attended the pre-renovation party for the Kips Bay Showhouse and saw the room assigned to Young Huh, I was scared for her. Real Scared. The room was a small, narrow space with something like 5 doorways, and pipes sticking out in random places. And did I mentiom, there were 2 bathr

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As my first "Friday Feature", I thought who more appropriate to showcase than the woman who began it all? Dorothy Draper was born to an extremely wealthy family in 1889 and was the first to “professionalize” the interior design industry. In 1923 she began the first ever interior design company in the United States, something that until then was unheard of, not to mention a woman going into business for herself. She revolutionized the concept of “design” by breaking away from the historical…