The Grand Dame of using bright, bold color and texture combinations in her day, Dorothy Draper has been credited with being the first to ‘design’ a room using an artisitc vision rather than simply recreating historical “period room” styles.
She used vibrant, “splashy” colors in never-before-seen combinations and one of her favorite combinations was “dull” white and “shiny” black.
The colors she used were considered quite outlandish by many and while the colors she used are bold they aren’t that unusual by today’s standards so you think?
See more about the colors and other elements that created her signature style…
I love your articles. Truly inspirational.... I enjoy Dorothy Draper. There was an exhibit of her at the Ft. Lauderdale ARt Institute. We stepped back in time but those colors are in today. I love IN THE PINK.
I have a question: Can you advise me on where to go for a Designers Color Course? ON Psychology of Color. Differences of value, chroma and saturation............to understand it better......If you have any ideas.......in South Florida prefereably?????????????
Thank you,
Ann M. Morris, Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer
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