Dorothy Draper Quotes

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• I always put in one controversial item. It makes people talk.
• Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant…
• The Drab Age is over. Color is coming into its own again. Until very recently people were literally scared out of their wits by color.…
• It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room, as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress.
• A vase of flowers or greens will bring even a dull hotel room to life in the most delightful way. The small amount of trouble…
• 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 open…
• Never look back, except for an occasional glance, look ahead and plan for the future. Success is not built on past laurels, but rather on…
• I believe in doing the thing you feel is right. If it looks right, it is right.
• 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…
• Have you ever stopped to think what fun this business of living can be? If you haven't, and if you are one of those who…
• If you are collector, let other people share your pride and joy. Don't sprinkle your collection out of sight in a meaningless jumble. Notice how…
• 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 of…
• 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 are…
• You may concentrate on appearances all through the rest of your house, but in the bedroom comfort should be supreme. I think that bedrooms should…
• Don't buy a bedroom suite, but collect your pieces separately - generally cheaper and always the decorator's way of furnishing.
• Mirrors have come to mean much more than the original 'looking glass.' They are now a part of the decorative scheme of a modern home.…
• I always think out a problem as clearly as possible, and then act on it. My theory has always been to get started. The moment…
• You can never judge a paint hue by the liquid color in the paint pot. You must apply it to a wall, wait for the…
• There seems to be within all of us an innate yearning to be lifted momentarily out of our own lives into the realm of charm…
• You just can't beat slip covers for giving that friendly air hospitals need so desperately.

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