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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-01-11</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000027613</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DECORATOR INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DII</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001105838</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ROBOTTI ROBERT</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>52 VANDERBILT AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $0.20 Per Share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>366518</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This amount includes 258,133 shares of the Common Stock, Par Value $0.20 per share (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;) directly owned by The Ravenswood Investment Company, L.P. (&quot;RIC&quot;) and beneficially owned by its partners.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This amount includes 108,385 shares of the Common Stock directly owned by Ravenswood Investments III, L.P. (&quot;RI&quot;) and beneficially owned by its partners.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each of Mr. Robotti and Mr. Wasiak is deemed to beneficially own (solely for the purpose of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Exchange Act) the securities set forth in footnotes (1) and (2) above as a managing member of Ravenswood Management Company, L.L.C. which serves as the general partner of RIC and RI.  Each of Mr. Robotti and Mr. Wasiak disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert E. Robotti</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-01-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
