Over the weekend I found a copy of Carleton Varney’s Decorating with Color from 1972. The illustrations inside the book used to solve reader’s problems are beautiful and still very relevant today. Some of his suggestions for color combinations are extreme, “For your aqua and white bedroom, I’d suggest cheerful watermelon, emerald green and sky blue floral draperies on a white background.” So direct, but does such fabric exist? It is such a great book, only Carleton Varney can make gold shag carpeting sound chic.
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Wow, those are awesome.
gorgeous illustrations and colors! i must get my hands on a copy...
How funny!!! I found an old CV book and have been blogging my way through it.
http://pigtown-design.blogspot.com/search/label/Carleton%20Varney%20Project
I love the etchings. Would make great tiny posters!
the illustration at the bottom is still very, very chic, no?
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