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Decorators should always remember that letting a client see too many beautiful things is a pitfall.

Albert Hadley

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Albert Hadley
Age: 91 †
Born: 1920
Born: November 8
Died: 2012
Died: March 29
Interior Designer
Letting
Design
Beautiful
Remember
Pitfall
Many
Decorators
Always
Pitfalls
Things
Client
Clients

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Deep downy upholstery is absolutely what I've always been about.
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Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. Its well, it's magic.
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