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By
TERRY
BURTON
Leading designer Dorothy Draper, well known for her vividly imaginative approach to interior decorating advises Terry "to experiment with color — the Drab Age is over."
"T\ecorating is Fun." That's the 1 § topic internationally famous in1/ terior decorator Dorothy Draper discussed when she visited the Burton family as Family Counselor. It's also the title of one of her books.
Mrs. Draper, who has been credited with originating most of today's home furnishing trends, told us anyone can do his own decorating and make a success out of it. She insists. "It takes more imagination than money."
When I asked her how a novice at the game gets started, her answer was this, "Without benefit of technical knowledge, we have five powerful friends to guide us. They are: Courage, Color, Balance, Smart
Accessories and Comfort.
"The very first thing you need doesn't cost a penny. You need courage to experiment, courage to seek out your own taste and express it, courage to disregard stereotyped ideas and try out your own.
Color, after you have your courage to experiment well in hand, is the next important fundamental. The Drab Age is over. Color has come into its own. It's easy to experiment with color by getting pieces of wallpaper, color sample and samples of fabric. Pin them on the wall, study them — then make up your mind.
"Balance in a room is desperately important," Mrs. Draper feels. "For instance, there are simple tricks that
make a room look longer, wider, other tricks that will disguise a bulky sofa, and so forth."
The fourth point that Mrs. Draper talked about in great length was smart accessories and details. These she told us either make or break a room. In her own words, "It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress."
In closing, Mrs. Draper told us that no room can be called perfect unless it has real comfort. She urged us to plan a room for the people who live in it and to think of their habits as you arrange or rearrange your furniture.
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