For a woman who said, "Elegance is refusal", Diana Vreeland obviously favored excess in her Billy Baldwin-decorated sitting room, which she called her "garden in hell".
As drawn as I am to the serenity of neutral palettes and highly edited interiors, I find the vitality of color and pattern and texture so appealing. This is a devilishly exciting room - it invites exploration, conversation and stimulation. (Preferably over cocktails.)
I also love this illustration of Vreeland's New York City apartment by Jeremiah Goodman. Check out his other portraits of great rooms.
Second photo via Bohemian Hellhole. Jeremiah illustration via Architectural Digest.
