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Friday
Jan292010

Hail, Dorothy

Dorothy Draper was one of America's most famous and influential interior designers. She pioneered the industry in this country, created a brand name for herself long before Martha Stewart came on the scene, influenced home decorating with her "you can decorate" best-selling books, and produced an impressive body of decorating work, from chic hotels and private homes to important commercial commissions like the interiors for jet airplanes.

Here are some Draper tips that we can all benefit from in our home decorating (and pick up a copy of her Decorating Is Fun! book for some great ideas):

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Tuesday
Dec292009

When the Modern Home Began

We take many things for granted in our homes. As the new year approaches, I've been able to catch up on some reading and was able to go through Joan DeJean's fascinating book The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual -- And the Modern Home Began. DeJean traces the layout of our homes back to 17th Century France with the first sofas on record.

Imagine life without a sofa! Well, can you imagine what life was like when the first ones came into the home? The sofa completely changed the way families lived and turned everything we know about interior space upside down. The sofa single-handedly

  • brought comfort and casualness into the home
  • introduced the first piece of furniture designed to accommodate two people
  • contributed to an awakening of conversation between people in a room
  • invited courtship, wooing, and seduction between couples

This time in France saw an amazing revolution in the way people live, with architects, the first interior designers, stylish trendsetters, and two royal mistresses (the Marquise de Maintenon and the Marquise de Pompadour) leading the charge. This era also saw the introduction of bathrooms (tubs with hot water and the flush toilet), living rooms, convenience furniture, home heating, and private bedrooms!

 

Fascinating Snippets from The Age of Comfort

 

The private bedroom acquired its distinctive personality between 1710 and 1730. Gone were the balustrades and columns. As visible proof of the room's new mission, the bed was tucked away in a cozy niche or nook (literally a recessed portion of the room)

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