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Warmer weather in Palm Beach has me in a summer mood
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Warmer weather in Palm Beach has me in a summer mood

By Carleton Varney

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co. is already thinking about summer, from pincord suits to outdoor dining accessories.
Decorator Carleton Varney has Watched Many Trends Come, Depart and Return
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Decorator Carleton Varney has Watched Many Trends Come, Depart and Return

By Carleton Varney

Fads and trends come and go, whether in hair and nail salons, interior design studios, furniture stores or apparel stores. What’s here today may not be here tomorrow. And sometimes that’s a good thing.
A Toast to Three Women of Style Who Continue to Inspire
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A Toast to Three Women of Style Who Continue to Inspire

By Carleton Varney

It has come to my attention that we saw milestone birthdays this year for some exceptional women — and I would like to celebrate them today for their decades of accomplishments and myriad talents. The three, who all had birthdays in August, remind us that...
Decorate with the things you love
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Decorate with the things you love

By Carleton Varney

In our modern world, we reach out for so many things, don’t we? We reach out for companionship, for comfort, for knowledge and for inspiration.  In the design realm, we constantly reach out to the wider world to review ongoing decorating trends and try to predict what might be stylish tomorrow. Will our floors be bare: no rugs or Turkish carpets, no...
Here’s a peach of a fresh decorating scheme
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Here’s a peach of a fresh decorating scheme

By Carleton Varney

The new summer color is peach.  If you happen to be vacationing along the shores of Georgia, you are certain to come across on a roadside stand, farmers market or shop selling fresh peaches, along with peach cider, peach pie and...
Don't Forget the Glamour!
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Don't Forget the Glamour!

By Carleton Varney

The recent Academy Awards presentation found me flipping channels. The Oscars certainly didn’t captivate me, and I tried to find something fun or fanciful or interesting or historical to watch instead.
Remembering Paige Rense Noland
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Remembering Paige Rense Noland

By Carleton Varney

Without question during my decorating career, Architectural Digest earned a reputation as the most important interior design magazine in America — and one woman can be credited for its preeminence. She was the late Paige Rense Noland, who...
Glamour Has a Place in White House and Your House
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Glamour Has a Place in White House and Your House

By Carleton Varney

Melania Trump has unmistakable glamour. She always appears in style, thanks to her wardrobe and the way she wears it — a big white hat, her powder blue stylish suit on Inauguration Day, her shimmering...