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Villa Trianon, Elsie de Wolfe's French residence. She lived in Paris when she decided to redo her own space before laying out the foundation for interior designers everywhere. Here you can definitely tell she was into pastels and used furniture with louis XIV styled legs/feet. Her space was very open and inviting. Elsie De Wolfe, Olivia Von Halle, French Decor, Cheap Decor, Making Room, Cheap Home Decor, Beautiful Interiors, Open Concept, Versailles

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Elsie De Wolfe: America's First Interior Decorator

We consider the style and aplomb of legendary interior designer, Elsie De Wolfe

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Starting from the invention of the interior decorating business, for which Elsie de Wolfe took credit more than 100 years ago, what are the rooms and the masterminds behind them that continue to resonate? That question is answered in Phaidon’s Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century, which follows the A-to-Z encyclopedic format of two … Tony Duquette Interiors, Spanish Bohemian, Chinoiserie Modern, Modern Regency, Bohemian Mid Century Modern, Furniture Reference, Rome Apartment, Maximalist Aesthetic, Elsie De Wolfe

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May 26, 2019Starting from the invention of the interior decorating business, for which Elsie de Wolfe took credit more than 100 years ago, what are the rooms and the masterminds behind them that continue to resonate? That question is answered in Phaidon’s Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century, which follows the A-to-Z encyclopedic format […]

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In a new book, curator, cultural historian and Condé Nast Archive founder Charlie Scheips takes a loving look back at the fun, fabulous Versailles soirées thrown by consummate hostess — and early Great Lady Decorator — Elsie de Wolfe in the years just before World War II.

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Rendering of the Trellis Room at the Colony Club, interior design by Elsie de Wolfe

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Marlene Dietrich's Barely Touched Home in Bev Hills Just Sold

The interiors of this lovely and well-preserved Spanish Revival estate just north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills haven't changed too much since the 1930s, when it was home to famed and...

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Elsie de Wolfe Photographed by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, September 1974

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Elsie de Wolfe pioneered the anti-Victorian style of brighter, airier, and more streamlined and refined rooms than the era dictated is still celebrated today. Illustration by William Bruce Ellis Ranken Lion King Outfits, French Formal Garden, American Interior Design, Paris Sunset, Architecture Baroque, Mother Painting, Lattice Wall, Interior Design History, Elsie De Wolfe

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Elsie de Wolfe pioneered the anti-Victorian style of brighter, airier, and more streamlined and refined rooms than the era dictated is still celebrated today. Illustration by William Bruce Ellis Ranken

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Everything Old Is New Again - Kenneth Walter

Chicago is a modern city, the skyscraper was born here after all. However, there are times I wonder why we are so traditional here. But is that really a bad thing? Shelter magazines continue to feature mostly modern interiors with clean lines, but the editors are adding a traditional project into the mix lately. […]

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One of America’s first female decorators, Elsie de Wolfe was also prewar Europe’s great party animal. A new book details the life of the famous hostess.

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Marlene Dietrich's Barely Touched Home in Bev Hills Just Sold

The interiors of this lovely and well-preserved Spanish Revival estate just north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills haven't changed too much since the 1930s, when it was home to famed and...

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With her penchant for delicate French design and pastel colors at a time when dark interiors were all the rage, de Wolfe's aesthetic quickly became noticed. #hunkerhome #interiors #womenshistorymonth #womendesigners #interiordesigner Elsie De Wolfe Interior Design, Louis Xvi Furniture, Masculine Interior, Elsie De Wolfe, Simple Curtains, Dark Interiors, Womens History Month, French Furniture, Library Of Congress

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With her penchant for delicate French design and pastel colors at a time when dark interiors were all the rage, de Wolfe's aesthetic quickly became noticed. #hunkerhome #interiors #womenshistorymonth #womendesigners #interiordesigner

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An inside look into the rarefied world of Old Hollywood’s most famous interiors maven

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Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl, with her blue-dyed hair and blue-dyed poodle (named Blu-Blu, of course), in Mainbocher, with sapphire and diamond bib necklace by Madame Belperon, seated in front of the secretary desk that she commissioned from Tony Duquette, 1944. Fantasy Dinner, Tony Duquette, Modern Chinoiserie, Elsie De Wolfe, Cafe Society, More Is More, Mini Series, High Society, Interesting People

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Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl, with her blue-dyed hair and blue-dyed poodle (named Blu-Blu, of course), in Mainbocher, with sapphire and diamond bib necklace by Madame Belperon, seated in front of the secretary desk that she commissioned from Tony Duquette, 1944.

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"I am going to make everything around me beautiful, that will be my life." - Elsie de Wolfe

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