Dorothy Draper, Not Betty

Dorothy Draper, Not Betty

January 19th, 2010 @ 2:59 pm by Mrs. Ribbons
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Lovely, clear colors have a vital effect on our mental happiness.

- Miss Dorothy

Obvious statement of the day: I love pink. It’s endlessly cheerful, pretty, sometimes even a little ridiculous. While I knew I wanted pink to be the main color of the wedding, I also knew I wanted to pair it with something to make it feel a little more unexpected.

I don’t know when I stumbled upon Dorothy Draper’s interiors, but it was love. Serendipitously, she is also a purveyor of pink.

So what about her interiors are so inspiring?

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Graphic prints! Stripes, florals, oh the amazingness of pattern mixing. And do I spy some hot pink in the background? Oh my yes.

This room was the last step toward realizing our color palette.

Did you happen upon your color story in an unusual way or place?

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20 Responses to “Dorothy Draper, Not Betty”

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asunw (message) 550 posts, Busy bee

I love pink! So much in fact, my FI immediately said pink is not a wedding color when I brought it up even though he knew I was kidding. With the middle name, SUNSHINE, yellow is a given in your wedding colors lol.

1/19/10 @ 3:05 pm (reply)

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happyheart (message) 49 posts, Newbee

I love Dorothy Draper interiors! She did the whole Greenbrier Hotel, right?

1/19/10 @ 3:28 pm (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

so very charming and interesting–love it!

1/19/10 @ 3:32 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

i like this room! the colors all work with each other. i picked my colors and then found confirmation of how awesome they look together at ikea of all places

1/19/10 @ 3:42 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

So pretty, fun, and unexpected! I love your colors.

1/19/10 @ 3:43 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

@happyheart: Yeah, I saw pictures of that hotel in some magazine and fell madly in love.
@tea: I’m all about getting validation from more stylish places/people/things.

1/19/10 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 1,662 posts, Bumble bee

Love.that.room. Can’t wait to see your final inspiration come to life. Wish I could say I had an “a-ha” moment. We chose black & white for it’s timeless elegance, class & simplicity–all things we were going for. We knew we could weave vintage in to that palette. (The vintage theme came about only after I chose my dress & accessories.) We threw in some red (my fave color) b/c anyone who has tried to work with black & white alone has realized it’s difficult.

1/19/10 @ 4:29 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

I love love love color, but I somehow ended up with an all white and green wedding (this far).

1/19/10 @ 4:43 pm (reply)

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Miss Pencils (message) 1,027 posts, Bumble bee

I love love love your boldness! go ribs!

1/19/10 @ 4:59 pm (reply)

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Miss Pudding (message) 1,180 posts, Bumble bee

I’m a big fan of the stripe and floral combination

1/19/10 @ 7:39 pm (reply)

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Miss Snow (message) 916 posts, Busy bee

I love me some pink too!

1/19/10 @ 8:08 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

LOVE the stripes in that photo - so cool! And I totally agree that pink can be such a cool color to use, especially when it’s paired with something unexpected!

1/19/10 @ 8:47 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Tulip (message) 661 posts, Busy bee

Ooh, I think I forgot to say this on your welcome post, but I love Dorothy Draper too! Have you read any of her books? I got distracted and got only halfway through “Entertaining is Fun”, but I loved her style. Looking forward to picking up the decorating version too. And can’t wait to see how her inspiration translates to your wedding!

1/19/10 @ 9:40 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

@Mrs. Tulip: I actually haven’t read her books, but they’re definitely on my list of “things to do after the wedding.”
@KMSull: Green is a color!

1/19/10 @ 10:15 pm (reply)

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Miss Parfait (message) 1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

Oooh~ I’m a pink-lover, too. I gave Mr. P a few palette options with pink, and he chose the pink, orange, and yellow one for our wedding. : )

1/19/10 @ 10:24 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Perfume (message) 2,253 posts, Buzzing bee

How did I miss your introduction? A very late welcome and hello fellow DC Bee!!! I remember your comment about my not being drunk enough if I thought big slice gross. Haha! Fun times.

1/19/10 @ 10:53 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

@Mrs. Perfume: Your memory is crazy!

1/19/10 @ 11:32 pm (reply)

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Miss Stripes (message) 1,063 posts, Bumble bee

Oh wow! I love EVERY SINGLE COLOR chip above. Such perfect, bold, slightly vintage colors. Can’t wait to see more!

1/20/10 @ 1:16 am (reply)

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tennisgal82 (message) 14 posts, Newbee

I would love those blue and white striped walls in my house! Fun!

I fell in love with my color scheme (peacock blue, white and gold) while touring a castle in England a few years ago… the entire room was decorated lavishly in only those colors and somehow it stuck out as one of the most beautiful color combos I’ve seen. I’ve remembered it ever since!

1/20/10 @ 7:53 am (reply)

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Marianne

I have a new found obsession with all things Draper after I read the Fall 2009 edition of Elegant Bride. It features a Dorothy Draper themed wedding! Link http://www.brides.com/planning/receptions/feature/slide/221994/

Then someone submitted most of the Draper wedding to Style Me Pretty…which led to more Draper goodness!!
Link http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/02/08/from-inspiration-to-reality-the-design-5/

I hope to use all these ideas for my own wedding in 2011. Good luck planning:)

3/30/10 @ 2:01 am (reply)