Decorating Is Fun!: How to Be Your Own Decorator
After being out of print for many years, Decorating is Fun is being republished with its original illustrations and a new introduction by Draper's prot g , designer Carleton Varney. Amazingly, the book is still practical, amusing and inspirational. Draper's earnest enthusiasm feels fresh and contemporary. She believed that though there were troubles in the world, one's home should be a refuge, a cheerful place for entertaining one's friends and a colorful and comfortable shelter from the storm.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0985225629
ISBN13:9780985225629
Release Date:July 2016
Publisher:Shannongrove Press
Length:278 Pages
Weight:2.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
A CLASSIC FOR ALL DECORATING ENTHUSIASTS
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a classic interior decorating book written with flair and humor and much common sense. Perfect gift for the newly wed or first home buyer as well as anyone who is interested in interior design. The book jacket is also a collectible... looks good on a coffee table or small bookshelf!
Fun, funny, and full of ideas
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I'm really pleased with this book. I was glad to see that this new edition with its boldly striped cover is true to Draper's flamboyant style, which I've always loved. In terms of content, Draper's advice and drawings are practical and helpful, if dated. The book is definitely a product of its time. I found some of the advice to be startlingly basic, but also got some good ideas from it, particularly with regard to color schemes and fabric choices. Fans of Draper and of vintage domestic advice books will love the book, and since these are the reasons I bought it, I found the practicable ideas a bonus.
Decorating Is Fun!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Huge Dorthy Draper fan here. The book is a captures the vision of Dorthy it was a step back in to a fun and tastefull time. Recomended reading, great delivery... RFL
A focus on how to have a good time decorating
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This isn't another book about the history of decorating nor even how to design an interior, but a focus on how to have a good time decorating - which sets DECORATING IS FUN! HOW TO BE YOUR OWN DECORATOR apart as much today as when it originally appeared in 1939 on the even of the second world war. The title's been out of print for over sixty years and is reissued here with its original illustrations, making for a serious and informative title any serious home decoration library needs.
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