Interior Decoration A to Z, by Betty Pepis

Betty Pepis was an interior designer who in the mid-twentieth century, sought to de-mystify the decorating process.

During the course of her career, she wrote for and/or edited sections of the magazines McClure, Look, and House and Garden; and The New York Times.

Take a gander at her spectacular, though oft wince-inducing, designs from 1965:

Original scans by Annie Elliot, interior designer.