I love rooms that defy a time-stamp; that look lovingly collected with a discerning eye and reflect a unique personality... here are some of my favorites from design icons...
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| Note pillows with writing and banquette by fireplace (a treatment which Billy Baldwin used freely) |
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| From Dorothy Draper: a design doyenne from the 1940's on |
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| Recognize this? |
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| Minimalist studio for the single girl - and pink on the ceiling, too! |
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| Billy Baldwin - 30's through 70's - love, love, love |
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| Baldwin's studio apartment with signature brass shelving, chocolate walls and slipcovers |
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| Love his mix of formal and comfy; slipper chair another Baldwin hallmark |
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| Albert Hadley - late 50's on |
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| Hadley library in the 90's |
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| His NYC home |
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| A 1983 room by Hadley |
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| Hadley in this century |
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| Moroccan inspired room by Hadley in the 70's; still fresh |
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| Sister Parish (nickname, not the nunnery) had a 60 year career; thirty of them partnered with Albert Hadley |
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| Yellow Oval Room done for JFK |
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| Layers of undertones a hallmark of Parish |
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| Carlton Varney - the 70's; still active as Owner/Pres. of Dorothy Draper & Co. |
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| An 80's room; note the antler cocktail table |
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| Bill Blass: a style icon from the Fifties on; while his trade was wearable fashions, he loved interior decorating - his mantra was "only use what you love" |
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| His neo-classic NYC pied d'terre |
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| His Connecticut home |
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| Detail of living room |
Images:ElleDecor,housebeautiful,architecturaldigest,habituallychic,markdikes,nottinghillinteriors,kravetnews,interiorcanvas,jhu.edu,tobifairley
