Early Interior Designers

Fritz August Breuhaus (1883 – 1960)

One of the most brilliant architects and famous interior designers of his time, Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot has many legends surrounding his genealogy, as he claimed to descend from the Breuhaus de Groot dynasty of Dutch painters. Though he was an architect, Fritz August Breuhaus sought to make a name for himself in the field of interior design. Breuhaus founded the fabric manufacturing facility Mikado-Werkstaatten in Bonn in 1923 to manufacture fabrics printed after his designs. He also designed decorative as well as utilitarian objects during the period. He was always a reputed interior designer, though the peak of his design career was in the late 1920s.

Stephan Bouldin (1880- 1967)

Stephan Bouldin was a Parisian interior decorator and designer who became the president of ‘Maison Jansen’, one of the leading interior design companies of the 20th century. In the early 1960′s he became involved renovation and redecoration of many of the rooms within the Whitehouse – including the Oval Office and the Cabinet room – at the request the first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. He was also a great teacher and mentor in interior design inspiring his assistants, peers and followers to also excel in the discipline of design.

Emilio Terry (1890-1969)

Jose Emilio Terry y Dorticos or Emilio Terry was an interior decorator and designer, landscape artist and artist of Cuba, though he is mostly known for his career in France. Terry’s family has acquired the Chateau de Chenonceau, and he was immediately influenced by its style. This influenced his design of furniture, tapestries and other works of art. His style was basically a blend of classical and baroque influenced by the Chateau de Chenonceau, a style referred to by him as ‘Louis XVII style’. Among Terry’s famous interior design works was carried out in the Chateau de Groussay acquired by Charles de Beistegui in 1939.

Dorothy Draper (1889-1969)

Referred to as “America’s Most Fabulous Decorator”, Dorothy Draper was a highly influential American interior decorator who was active from the early to the middle of the 20th century. Her style was marked by contrast and a boldness that was truly refreshing. What really became the influential factor for an entire generation of designers was her use of floral glam and color stripes. Possibly the best way to describe her style is through the words of her own saying, “If it looks right, it’s right.” Her book, “Decorating is Fun” has brought interior decoration and design from its lofty pedestals to the common man.

In Part 3 of this article – which can be accessed through the ‘Article Source’ link below – we look at the careers of modern interior designers including Jean Royere, Jed Johnson, Verner Panton, Terence Conran, Kelly Hoppen, Mauro Lipparini and Ron Arad.

If you are moving into a new home and want to create a perfect home you might be thinking about decorating. If that is the case you have two choices. You can decorate it yourself or you can hire an interior decorator to do the job. Read this article to learn about why it would be a mistake to do it yourself.

The biggest reason that people do not hire decorators is because they think that they can not afford it. You want to save money so you do it yourself. This is a big mistake because you do not have the years of experience that it takes to create a really special room. When you try to create the room yourself you will undoubtedly make mistakes. These mistakes will cost you money. It might cost you more money in mistakes than you would save by hiring a decorator in the first place. Decorators will also have tricks to creating rooms that look expensive without the expensive price tags. Tricks that you have never even considered. Lastly you will never be able to create the same kind of room that a decorator can. How could you unless you have gone to school for design or have created thousands of rooms in the past. You just do not have the education or experience to pull off a professional looking job.

I hope this article has convinced you to hire a Seattle interior decorator for your next interior design job. The benefits far outweigh the negatives and you might even save money in the long run. Have fun decorating and good luck with whatever you decide.

When you go fabric shopping, you might not be that excited when you see the ground fabric. It is probably a lot more interesting to go with an oversaturated space with color. You can still make this kind of material very interesting and even daring. You can work it into all different kinds of rooms in on different aspects following a few of these tips.

When you do spend a lot on a kitchen you probably want the focus to be on where you spent the most money. This is usually the countertops, stainless steel appliances, appliances, and new floors. This may mean going with a more subtle approach to your actual decorating so that the natural beauty of these items stands out as much as possible. In this case, you could just bring in a brown roman shade on your curtains. You can even make it match the wood to have your cabinets and have a very subtle pattern to it. This can be a way to add texture and to your space as well as give you a little bit of privacy but it doesn’t just distract from where you spend the rest of your money.

Of course, you probably already have a little bit of this kind of material and color in your living room. It’s pretty much a staple in this kind of the design style. In this case, you can really use brown fabric to tie all the elements of your space together. For instance you could just add one of a natural feeling to your space by going with a botanical taupe print on your window treatment with a few chocolate accents to it. This allows you to bring in a lot of soft blues and greens which can be the inspiration point for your space. This is also perfect because then it will relate back to the furniture and add a softer touch where everything will still blend in and add cohesion.

This kind of fabric doesn’t have to be dull. It can have a very luxurious kind of feeling to it. For instance if you went with a copper color that will have a lot of life to it but you won’t have to be as daring as you would if you are decorating with orange. This will read as a neutral or a metallic kind of color and can work with Tuscan and even garden design kind of styles. This is so important because it will allow you to decorate even when you’re a little bit afraid of color and still get a lot of warmth and richness into your space.