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Mix It Up a Little When Decorating
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Mix It Up a Little When Decorating

By Carleton Varney

The former Biltmore Hotel — today the Palm Beach Biltmore condominium — has long been an iconic part of life on the island.  So many of the Biltmore’s apartments are showplaces, decorated by wonderful Palm Beach professionals....
Celebrate the Rich Red of Garnet This Month
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Celebrate the Rich Red of Garnet This Month

By Carleton Varney

January is garnet month. I know that well, for January is my birth month and garnet is my birthstone.  Most of us think of garnets as having a deep red or grape-purple red color, although there...
So Much To Do In and Around Palm Beach
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So Much To Do In and Around Palm Beach

By Carleton Varney

Palm Beach and its vicinity are filled with new places to discover and old favorites to enjoy. Here are some of mine.  
The Rocking Chair is Always in Style
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The Rocking Chair is Always in Style

By Carleton Varney

Now that many of us have rocked around the Christmas tree, we can keep rocking — and relaxing — in our rocking chairs. Decorating trends may come and go, but the rocking chair — on porches, family rooms...
HIVE abuzz with surprises — including fresh flowers and a to-the-trade showroom
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HIVE abuzz with surprises — including fresh flowers and a to-the-trade showroom

By Carleton Varney

Sectional sofas are certainly retaining their comfortable position as a staple of today’s decorating world. If you look at the design preferences of the minimalist set, it’s not unusual to see a sectional sofa placed in...
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...
Pucci Designs Continue to Pack a Punch
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Pucci Designs Continue to Pack a Punch

By Carleton Varney

Everything old is new again, right? Back in the 1970's, I had the pleasure of getting to know the late Emilio Pucci when my family and I traveled to Switzerland to spend the winter holidays...
Rosa Jewelry Boutique is a Colorful Gem
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Rosa Jewelry Boutique is a Colorful Gem

By Carleton Varney

If you are out and about and happen to come across Rosa Estate Jewelry, a gem of a jewelry boutique on South Dixie Highway, you are in for a treat. Not only will you see...
The Women of Antique Row Will Welcome You Back
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The Women of Antique Row Will Welcome You Back

By Carleton Varney

Here’s to the women of South Dixie Highway who have a passion for the vintage and the antique. Their businesses on and near West Palm Beach’s Antique Row have reopened, and they are happy to...