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.

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…

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