By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News Here’s a question for you. Is brown furniture out? On the design and decorating road these days, you’ll very often hear vendors and decorators say that it...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News I recently spent some of my springtime in Ireland at my home on the Shannon River. I enjoyed mild, cool days with sunny skies. The fields were...

Jeff LangloisIn the loggia of the 2015 American Red Cross Designers’ Show House in Lake Worth, decorator Todd Hase made a dramatic floral statement with pot after pot of blue orchids. Daily News File Photo...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News Have you gotten a glimpse yet of the Royal Poinciana trees blooming in Bradley Parkand other parts of Palm Beach? Seeing their brilliant orange blossoms each summer...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News It’s nearly June — and that means it’s bride time. Time for the white gowns, the bridesmaids dresses, the invitations, the guest lists, the flowers, the table...

If you know my nickname is “Mr. Color,” this might surprise you: I think a room with black walls can be beautiful as well as dramatic and cozy. For many years, I have embraced a...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News We’re in a world of recycling, and what an imaginative world it is. While I don’t recommend sinking your old bathtubs into the ground and turning them...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News Way back when, in the 1970s, Chinese trellis-patterned wallcovering was a favorite of designers and decorators. I recall a wonderful room, where a wallcovering with a bright...

Special to the Daily News Good decorating is all about details, and I’m a believer that rooms created for the future should reflect the best of our past. Designs of today that incorporate classic elements...