Dorothy Draper
Dorothy Draper
- She used dramatic interior color schemes, and trademark cabbage-rose chintz. She promoted shiny black ceilings, acid-green woodwork and cherry-red floors, believing that "Lovely, clear colors have a vital effect on our mental happiness."
- She also chose very dramatic and contrasting color schemes, such as black with white and adding in some bits of color.
- She combined different colors, fabrics, and patterns together, combining stripes with floral patterns.
- She often used large, oversized details and numerous mirrors. All of the colors and patterns contributed to her dramatic design now referred to as "the Draper touch."
- "Your home is the backdrop of your life, whether it is a palace or a one-room apartment," she would later write. "It should honestly be your own—an expression of your personality." Decorating sounded frivolous, but it had a direct effect on your mood and outlook—a point she proved early in her marriage, in the renovation of her tall, narrow, typically gloomy brownstone at the eastern end of 64th street
- Her style was very different and not many people wanted homes with a lot of patterns and colors because it made them claustrophobic.
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