By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News How delighted I am that summertime is here, or just about here. I think that if the winter season had been sunnier and warmer, I would not...

By CARLETON VARNEY Special to the Daily News What a wonderful world the world of lace. Lace has been around since the 16th century and should be considered a personal adornment, just as one would...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News You might remember Flying Down to Rio, a movie starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. And a memorable movie it was, for good reasons for the dancing,...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News We live in a world of comfort-seekers, a fact amply revealed in upscale coffee shops around the world that offer lounge chairs, coffee tables and sofas. That’s...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News The bandana has hit the decorating stage and in many different forms. When I was a younger man, the bandana mostly represented the world of the cowboy...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News Recently, a young interior designer related to me, quite sadly, a comment she had received from one of her clients at the tail end of a major...

By CARLETON VARNEY Special to the Daily News I recently got back from a visit to London, where I spent time in Mayfair, perhaps the most charming of all the city’s wonderful neighborhoods. I enjoy...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News On the French Riviera, St. Tropez is bustling these days, busily anticipating that the summer season will bring lots of folk to the hotels, cafes and shops...

By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News Monaco is readying its cafe-and-casino style for the coming summer season, and I’m here at the Metropole Hotel, visiting the casinos and chatting with the proprietors and...