I started this career because I loved doing houses. I'd done three of my own and I couldn't keep on moving my family all the time, so I decided to decorate other people's homes and buildings. — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
This can be one of cheerfulness or gloom because color which is so inexpensive, is what does the trick. Not color alone but color plus imaginative lighting and cleverly grouping of the furniture. You say you have an old lobby… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
You can never judge a paint hue by the liquid color in the paint pot. You must apply it to a wall, wait for… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
You don't have to know anything about a subject as long as you use common sense and imagination, plus enthusiasm! I use all periods… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
There seems to be within all of us an innate yearning to be lifted momentarily out of our own lives into the realm of… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
A vase of flowers or greens will bring even a dull hotel room to life in the most delightful way. The small amount of… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
I don't believe anything can do as much for a room as a glowing fire in an attractive fireplace. Men and dogs love an… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
Decorating in relation to hotels is really nothing more than planned showmanship or the art of attracting attention in a delightful way and thus… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
Salad is never more appetizing than when served in a large wooden bowl. — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
Too often when we're buying or building a house we do not consider each room. We are carried away by one charming feature and… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
The finest thing about a hobby is that you can't do any pretending about it. You either like it or you don't. — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
The Drab Age is over. Color is coming into its own again. Until very recently people were literally scared out of their wits by… — Dorothy Draper Copy Share Image
