Memories of a Decorator’s 50 years
By Leslie E. Christenson (with Lois Anne Brewster)
Interior Design/Memoir/Photography
Custom edition, hardcover with dust jacket/9”x12”/full-color/121 pages/2014/privately published
From a two-room schoolhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, to the plush Manhattan apartments he was invited to transform, Leslie Christenson celebrates five decades of his work and memories as a New York City interior designer. His personal narrative alongside color photos of his favorite rooms show Christenson’s affinity for classical design combined with human-scale warmth and comfort.