The Draper Touch-Deluxe Edition The High Life and High Style of Dorothy Draper by Carleton Varney

Raised in a wealthy American ‘aristocratic’ family in the Gilded Age in Tuxedo Park in New York, Dorothy Draper remained an Edwardian all her life, and imbued many of the places she decorated with Edwardian glamour and splendor but in a modern way. Raised to be a supportive wife and hostess, she became a businesswoman who revolutionized the new occupation of interior decorating. She designed smart black and white walk-ups as well as grand Southern hotels.

It wasn’t an easy life. Her husband suddenly told her that he wanted a divorce, her children rebelled as teenagers, and she had financial troubles. The writings of Norman Vincent Peale helped her through all this.

This book with its beautiful pictures tells her story in a charming way, especially interesting for budding interior designers.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.