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Janitor’s Path to a Second Life as Decorator
Dorothy Romaine, once a cleaner in Greenwich Village, transformed a troubled period into a fulltime interior decorator career. She learned by renovating friends homes on a tight budget, turning flea market finds into stylish rooms. Her creed, drawn from faith, guides her work and life as she supports herself and her two children.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Greenwich Village
Dorothy Romaine
Romaine Ting
Romaine
Lower Manhattan
Eastern University