<ul><li>A must-have for fans of Carleton Varney and Dorothy Draper</li></ul>
<ul><li>Insider views of the world's most famous resorts: the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan</li></ul>
<ul><li>Perfect compendium to HSN's television show, Live Vividly</li></ul>
<ul><li>As practical as it is beautiful, this book contains decorating advice from one of Architectural Digest's "Deans of Design."</li></ul>
Carleton Varney is "Mr. Color," known for his inventive use of unexpected color combinations and for creating bright, happy interiors. His projects have ranged from some of the world's most famous resorts, such as the Greenbrier in West Virginia, and the Grand Hotel in Michigan, to the White House, as well as residences from Europe to the South Pacific.
As a young man, he trained under the tutelage of legendary designer Dorothy Draper. Now as the head of the venerable Dorothy Draper and Company, Inc., Varney continues the tradition of grand scale and bold contrasts in fabrics, wall coverings, and furniture designs, and yet he gives every room his signature style. For the first time, he offers an "on the set" tour of his popular HSN television show, Live Vividly.
"Living with color changes your life," says Varney, and in Mr. Color, more than three hundred dazzling photographs by Michel Arnaud show you how.

Mr. Color: The Greenbrier and Other Decorating Adventures

Arts & Photography

VARNEY, CARLETON

Architecture

Shannongrove Press

Either a prospective client hears my ideas and has an attack of apoplexy or gives me carte blanche," Dorothy said. Some of her qualities that irritated people socially were a valuable asset in business negotiation. She did not discuss money; the only numbers she concerned herself with were telephone numbers. Her clients quickly learned taht her famous permissive decorating dictum, "If it looks right, it is right," had a different meaning when she was there. Then it meant, "If it looks right to Dorothy Draper, it is right, and if it does not, it is wrong." --from The Draper Touch

Draper Touch: The High Life & High Style of Dorothy Draper

Carleton Varney

Clark Calloway, a young New England born decorator works in New York City for the legendary design firm of Diedre Dawn &amp; Company, alongside the aging and cantankerous blueblood Diedre and widower, Paul Hedges, chief design associate. Clark enters a world of glamour as the firm's clients number the "who's who" in the theater, film, hotel, sports, and business worlds. Clark's talents include, not only design and decorating, but also attracting the amorous attention of the magical movie star 'goddess', Pamela Raven, and those of her niece, the rebellious, anti-establishemnt and orphaned Holly Raven. 
When Clark becomes involved with Maria Pucci, a young 'on-the-way-up' starlet, and with Allen Friedberg, head honcho at Metropolis Pictures in Hollywood, sparks and drapery fabrics fly, amidst a background set in the early 1970's, when the 'pot and pop' cultures were just beginning. 
This novel gives the reader an inside picture of the interior design business as it has never before been presented.

The Decorator: A Novel

Has there ever been an American decorator as famous as Dorothy Draper? Like Martha Stewart, Draper was a preacher and teacher whose how-to books and Good Housekeeping columns provided middle-class housewives with affordable ideas for making their homes more functional and comfortable.Thanks to her originality as a stylist and her daring as a businesswoman, she became one of the most respected career women in the United States. She shocked the design world in 1937 when she decorated the thirty-seven-story Hampshire House apartment hotel on Central Park South in New York City, delivering a project that became indicative of her signature touch - 'baroque fantasy'. In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America's Most Fabulous Decorator , by Carleton Varney, lavishly illustrates for the first time Draper s most important projects. From the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia and Quitandinha in Brazil to her important fabrics for F. Schumacher &amp; Co. and her automobile and airplane interiors of the 1950s, Draper c

In the Pink: Dorothy Draper America's Most Fabulous Decorator

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

<ul>
<li>A beautiful reproduction of the original book published in 1939 </li>
<li>Filled with tips, advice and anecdotes on decorating that still ring true today </li>
<li>A must-have for fans and followers of both Dorothy Draper and Carleton Varney </li>
</ul>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 protégé, 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.

Decorating Is Fun!: How to be Your Own Decorator

Draper, Dorothy

Reference

• Originally published in 1941, Dorothy Draper extends her decorating philosophy to hosting and proves that living well never goes out of fashion • Companion guide to Decorating Is Fun!: How To Be Your Own Decorator • Filled with tips, advice and delightful anecdotes with a new introduction by acclaimed designer Carleton Varney, Draper's protégé • A must-have for fans and followers of both Dorothy Draper and Carleton Varney "This is a book on making living fun. On having your friends to the house and on how to give them a good time. And incidentally, on how to give yourself a good time as well" writes Dorothy Draper in her best selling book, Entertaining is Fun!: How To Be A Popular Hostess. With her wit and can-do flair, Draper guides aspiring hosts and hostesses on how to excel at dinner parties, holiday meals, weekend guests, weddings, and more. And indeed, Draper's secret is simple: If a hostess has fun, her guests will too!

Entertaining Is Fun!

A rare view of Hollywood's Golden Age as seen through the private family album of MGM's top box office draw in the 1940s, Van Johnson A must-have for fans of Hollywood's golden age of film, theater and television Candid images of some of the biggest stars off screen, and filled with anecdotes of life in Hollywood In 1947 and 1948, Van Johnson was MGM's top male box office draw. "On screen he was the Pied Piper; Elizabeth Taylor's lover, he was a war pilot with Spencer Tracy," writes his friend and decorator Carleton Varney in the introduction for Van Johnson's Hollywood: A Family Album. Along the way, his wife, Evie Wynn Johnson, an amateur shutterbug captured behind- the-scenes images of their friends, some of Hollywood's most famous stars, such as Gary Cooper, Judy Garland, and Humphrey Bogart on the road, on the set, around the pool, and at their Hollywood home. She put together these casual and candid images in a family album that has never been published before. Their daughter, Schuyler adds her memories to this unique document of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Van Johnson's Hollywood: A Family Album

Johnson, Schuyler

•This book is the perfect visual guide for anyone ready to explore the beauty and history the hotel has to offer, and a takeaway memento for those who've visited this special place Located in the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Mackinac Island is a magical place, accessible only by ferry, private boat, or small plane. In 1887, Grand Hotel was built on the island to accommodate a new leisure class. Today, horse-drawn carriages (no motorized vehicles are allowed) still bring guests to the 660-foot-long porch to catch the breezes off the Great Lakes. When the Musser family - the owners of the hotel - brought in designer Carleton Varney, a 40-year relationship began, as did an ongoing mission to renovate, update, and create the guest rooms, public spaces, and outer buildings of Grand Hotel. That project continues today. ("The job of decorating is never done," says the designer.) Varney has developed a vision that brings visitors back year after year to their choice of the 397 rooms - no two of which are alike. In Rooms to Remember, Varney - in his usual colorful and anecdote-filled style - walks the reader through over 200 lavish photographs of the 43 Named Rooms and Suites, providing decorating details, history, and insights. This book is the perfect visual guide for anyone ready to explore the beauty and history the hotel has to offer, and a takeaway memento for those who've visited this special place. Come along and join this glorious tour of an iconic American hotel!

Rooms to Remember: A Designer's Tour of Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel

History

Americas

Product Description \nThis book is the first title to reveal the interior spaces as well as other buildings on the grounds of the famous Greenbrier Hotel 
Never-seen-before sketches and vintage color photographs from Dorothy Draper's archive of the redesign of the hotel, with behind the scenes anecdotes from international designer Carleton Varney, who has made his own mark on the hotel, and new photography by Michel Arnaud 
In 1946 (after a stint as a World War II military hospital), quintessential American decorator Dorothy Draper was brought in to restore the Greenbrier hotel. She created a signature look - described at the time as 'Romance and Rhododendrons' - that has influenced and delighted not only designers and decorators but also travelers, weary of the gray and beige color schemes that permeate most hospitality properties even now. Draper transformed the interiors with bold colors, classical influences and modern touches.When Carleton Varney arrived in Mrs. Draper's office in 1961 to work as an assistant in the design department, one of his first tasks was to accompany the design icon by train to one of her most well-known and publicized projects. Since that time, he has been involved with every aspect of the hotel's design, maintaining and continuing the look that Draper designed, as well as modernizing, upgrading and putting his own stamp on it. Working with his experienced and innovative team, Varney has turned the historic hotel into a resort for the 21st century. 
 Review 
Varney has nearly six decades of Greenbrier design stories and memories to share, it's only fitting that he would write a book about it all. … Romance and Rhododendrons: My Love Affair with America's Resort is Varney's 37th book, and it required reading for anyone enamored by the highly saturated Draper aesthetic. ― 
AD Pro\nIn the book, Varney tours through the interior spaces at The Greenbrier–affectionately called “America's Resort”–in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, as well as the cottages and other buildings that surround the historic hotel. Varney peppers the pages with personal anecdotes and decorating wisdom alongside images of the legendary rooms.Stunning photographs of today's interiors attest to The Greenbrier's staying power as one of America's most famous retreats. ― 
Palm Beach Illustrated\nDiscover why the storied West Virginia resort is widely regarded as the decorator's masterpiece.The Greenbrier is perhaps the most famous project of Dorothy Draper, the pioneering decorator credited with mainstreaming the interior design profession in the early 20th century. ― 
Galerie\nSince taking over Dorothy Draper and Company, Varney has designed and refurbished countless hotels buildings, homes and even a presidential yacht, the USS Sequoia. However, The Greenbrier occupies a special place in his heart. ― 
Washington Post\nThe book is a love letter to The Greenbrier, nestled in White Sulphur Springs, with its opulent but inviting décor. The history, memories and sketches told through photographs and commentary from Varney weave themselves into a great romance story. ― 
Charleston Gazette Mail\nChronicling his most intimate and long-lasting decorating and branding story that began in 1961, Varney begins the book with memories of when he was hired as an assistant in the design department at Dorothy Draper & Co. ― 
Designer’s Today\nFor the past 60 years, Dorothy Draper & Company has maintained the interiors of this beloved hotel, a story [Varney] tells here through his personal anecdotes and never-before-seen sketches. ― 
House Beautiful\n…the book highlights the design and history of the storied resort and contains over 200 photographs of interiors in this fanciful world where the imagination runs wild. ― 
News Break\nWith more than 50 years of hands-on design expertise at the resort, Varney understands the iconic property's historic and design significance better than anyone. He explores it all in the book, the pages of which a

Romance and Rhododendrons: My Love Affair with America's Resort - The Greenbrier

Graphic Design

- A must have for those fascinated with the history of the interior design business as well as the history of New York City, where Draper lived and designed some of her most famous projects such as the Carlyle Hotel - Features personal and archival photographs by fashion and society photographers Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton and Andre Kértéz whose images were published in the 1920s in Vogue magazine - Insightful texts are based on interviews with Draper's family, former staff of the company and the author's personal memories of Dorothy Draper who was referred to as the 'Duchess of Decorating' - Extensive appendices that include never-before-seen Draper documents Designer and interior decorator Dorothy Draper's color-filled life story is one of high society, money, gossip, and throughout it all, reinvention. Carleton Varney has owned and directed Dorothy Draper & Company, Inc., for almost 60 years. He worked with Mrs. Draper at the end of her illustrious career, and wrote the only biography of her life, The Draper Touch: The High Life and High Style of Dorothy Draper, in 1988. In the book, Varney sets the scene and defines the milieu that Draper was born into in 1889 and from which she escaped to become one of America's leaders in design--a true visionary entrepreneur. Thirty-three years later, Shannongrove Press is releasing this deluxe edition of The Draper Touch. With a new foreword by Varney, newly found photographs, recently discovered historical documents from a private collection, and archival ephemera from Draper's family, this beautiful tome reveals Draper's fascinating journey and the real stories behind her ground-breaking work.

The Draper Touch: The High Life and High Style of Dorothy Draper

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