Anniversary: DFID Dean Farris Interior Design 40th !

Some highlights: Working on the Fifth Avenue (NY) penthouse of Teddy Forstmann at 2 East 70th Street. Assisting Decorator George Clarkson with the completion of "Bella Vista" the Fairfield, CT estate of David and Shirley Johnston. Decorating for Mrs. Martha Hanes Womble, at her country house "Windy Hill" , Roaring Gap, North Carolina. Complete renovation and decoration for the Gant Residence, Number 6, Saint Michael's Alley, Charleston, SC. Furthering my formal education at The American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath, Avon, United Kingdom. Assisting with the design of numerous palaces in Saudi Arabia with designer Carol Lascaris, Abu Dhabi. Spending time with the late eminence grise, Albert Hadley, in his Old Naples, Florida cottage. Decoration for "Westhaven" the old naples cottage of Tom Roberts and David McChesney, Naples, Florida. Designing my own New York pied a terre, at 11 East 66th Street, Manhattan. Work for the Breen Residence, River Oaks, Houston, Texas with Parish-Hadley decorator, Tice Alexander. Complete decoration for Dr. and Mrs. Shapiro, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

CLASSIC: Albert + Brooke

One of my favorite rooms, from the New York apartment of the late philanthropist, Brooke Astor...decorated by Albert Hadley, Mrs. Astor received guests here to award them with various charitable donations. A true inspiration and a great lady too! DF