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June 19th, 2008
hello, glamour: dorothy draper’s greenbrier hotel


after i mentioned my love of dorothy draper and her fantastic greenbrier hotel yesterday i heard from alena over at golf for women, who happened to just post a fantastic slideshow of the greenbrier hotel on their website! i’m a bona fide draper-addict so it was endless fun looking through these shots and imagining what it must have been like to walk these halls back in draper’s heyday. to view the full slideshow (and bask in her seriously fabulous way with color and pattern) click here. thanks to alena and golf for women for the link!


9 comments
alicia said:
June 19th, 2008 - 11:35 am

I love the checker board floor. It reminds me of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

dominique said:
June 19th, 2008 - 11:47 am

I’ve actually been there and it looks exactly the same as it did 50 years ago. I HIGHLY recommend it!!! It’s beautiful and they have awesome spa treatments!

June 19th, 2008 - 11:56 am

That lobby area would be absolutely perfect for a wedding :)

InspireMe said:
June 19th, 2008 - 12:56 pm

Been there as well, and the depth of design elements is amazing. The outside grounds are as beautiful as the inside. (Agree… awesome spa!)

Kadeedy said:
June 19th, 2008 - 1:10 pm

I love black walls! Wow! So hard to pull off in most spaces. I think I’m in love. How have I never heard of this woman?

June 19th, 2008 - 4:07 pm

Amazingly, I had never heard of Dorothy Draper until a year ago, when I came across a local auction selling some of her Greenbrier furniture. Now I’m obsessed! Besides her fabulous eye for style, she was a first-rate entrepreneur and as well known as Martha Stewart in her day.

I’m halfway through reading one of her recently re-released books, “Entertaining is Fun!”, and it’s a complete delight. Can’t wait to pick up “Decorating is Fun!” as well.

LaurenK said:
June 19th, 2008 - 6:08 pm

Oh this reminds me of going there when I was younger! My family used to have shareholders’ meetings there for their company. It was always such a big deal to get dressed up and wander around.

M&Co said:
June 20th, 2008 - 7:05 am

This is great! Thanks for sharing it :-)

thea said:
June 20th, 2008 - 7:38 am

Kadeedy, the walls in that photo are a super dark green, not black and they are still spectacular…Dorothy Draper designed the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island as well…There is a beautiful coffee table book “In the Pink” and there’s also a fun little book “365 Shortcuts to Home Decorating” you can find on E-Bay sometimes…Benjamin Moore paint also has a “Dorothy Draper Collection” you can channel your inner decorator. I painted my laundry room her famous yellow and it is smashing, and takes the drudgery out of an otherwise dreary task!

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