- Hardcover: 274 pages
- Publisher: Pointed Leaf Press (Jan 16 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0977787516
- ISBN-13: 978-0977787517
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.5 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #84,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a book about how to have a good time decorating. - Dorothy Draper After being out of print for more than sixty years, Decorating Is Fun! is finally being reissued with its original illustrations. Amazingly, the book which was originally published in 1939 on the eve of World War II, 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 colourful and comfortable shelter from the storm. Decorating Is Fun! is also a serious book about decorating that does not take itself too seriously.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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A focus on how to have a good time decorating, Feb 28 2007
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Decorating Is Fun!: How to be Your Own Decorator (Hardcover)
This isn't another book about the history of decorating nor even how to design an interior, but a focus on how to have a good time decorating - which sets DECORATING IS FUN! HOW TO BE YOUR OWN DECORATOR apart as much today as when it originally appeared in 1939 on the even of the second world war. The title's been out of print for over sixty years and is reissued here with its original illustrations, making for a serious and informative title any serious home decoration library needs.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Fun, funny, and full of ideas, Aug 24 2008
By Brooklein - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Decorating Is Fun!: How to be Your Own Decorator (Hardcover)
I'm really pleased with this book. I was glad to see that this new edition with its boldly striped cover is true to Draper's flamboyant style, which I've always loved. In terms of content, Draper's advice and drawings are practical and helpful, if dated. The book is definitely a product of its time. I found some of the advice to be startlingly basic, but also got some good ideas from it, particularly with regard to color schemes and fabric choices. Fans of Draper and of vintage domestic advice books will love the book, and since these are the reasons I bought it, I found the practicable ideas a bonus.
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Decorating Is Fun!, May 5 2008
By Robert F. Little - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Decorating Is Fun!: How to be Your Own Decorator (Hardcover)
Huge Dorthy Draper fan here. The book is a captures the vision of Dorthy it was a step back in to a fun and tastefull time. Recomended reading, great delivery...RFL
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