Syrie Maugham (10 July 1879 – 25 July 1955) was a leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s and best known for popularizing rooms decorated entirely in shades of white.

Cecil Beaton’s sister, Baba in Syrie Maugham’s ‘party room’.(via)

The Queen of white interior. Photo’s: Cecil Beaton/Courtesy of Sotheby’s Picture Library

Syrie’s all-white London living room

Syrie Maugham’s own residence in Chesham Place.
