Dorothy Draper Quotes About Design

Quotes about: Design

• There seems to be within all of us an innate yearning to be lifted momentarily out of our own lives into the realm of charm and make believe.

  Dorothy Draper

  Life, Dream, Believe

• Never look back, except for an occasional glance, look ahead and plan for the future. Success is not built on past laurels, but rather on a continuous activity. Keep busy searching out new ideas and, experimentally, keep ahead of the times, or at least up with them.

  Dorothy Draper

  Moving On, Success, Perseverance

• I believe in doing the thing you feel is right. If it looks right, it is right.

  Dorothy Draper

  Believe, Design, Looks

• You can never judge a paint hue by the liquid color in the paint pot. You must apply it to a wall, wait for the paint to dry, then decide.

  Dorothy Draper

  Wall, Color, Judging

• Birds are so much wiser than we! A robin builds a nest for robins. A seagull builds a nest for seagulls. They don't copy each other - or build themselves nests as described in The Birds' Decorating Magazine.

  Dorothy Draper

  Design, Bird, Robins

• You don't have to know anything about a subject as long as you use common sense and imagination, plus enthusiasm! I use all periods of design in my work, for, after all, decorative styles are simply indications of a manner of living.

  Dorothy Draper

  Long, Common Sense, Imagination

• You just can't beat slip covers for giving that friendly air hospitals need so desperately.

  Dorothy Draper

  Air, Giving, Design

• Decorating in relation to hotels is really nothing more than planned showmanship or the art of attracting attention in a delightful way and thus creating an increased consumer acceptance. It gives the guest the feeling of anticipation, excitement, expectancy, delight, and pride in the management of his favorit hotel.

  Dorothy Draper

  Art, Pride, Acceptance

• To create an atmosphere dedicated to health..to present charming interiors that will attract maternity patients...to develop distinctive decoration and furnishings that can be installed at modest expenditure - and will require a minimum of maintenance costs.

  Dorothy Draper

  Design, Atmosphere, Cost

• You don't sell a commodity, you sell joy, gaiety, excitement. You aim at people's hearts, not their minds.

  Dorothy Draper

  Heart, People, Design

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