Dorothy draper

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?

For thirty years, a luxury resort hotel in West Virginia played host to the world's wealthiest holidaymakers, all the while covertly moonlighting as the secret underground bunker built to house the United States government in the event of a nuclear fallout... In preparation for a nuclear attack

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Image provided courtesy of Dorothy Draper & Company, Inc. Dorothy Draper was a woman ahead of her time. In an era when it was unheard of for women to have a career, Draper was a pioneer, paving…

With 50+ years in the decorating field, Carleton Varney brought color and style to spaces the world over and found happiness in the garden.

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“Dorothy Draper was to decorating, what Chanel was to fashion. The woman was a genius; there’d be no professional decorating business without her.” Carleton Varney Dorothy Draper was born to a wealthy and privileged family in 1889, in one of the most exclusive communities in American history, Tuxedo Park. She was the first … Continue reading "Dorothy Draper, a Pioneer in Interior Design"

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