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!
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I love the checker board floor. It reminds me of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
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!
That lobby area would be absolutely perfect for a wedding :)
Been there as well, and the depth of design elements is amazing. The outside grounds are as beautiful as the inside. (Agree… awesome spa!)
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?
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.
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.
This is great! Thanks for sharing it :-)
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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