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Collaborating With Like Minds is Always a Pleasure
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Collaborating With Like Minds is Always a Pleasure

By Carleton Varney

I love decorating projects that involve a true collaboration between the decorator and the clients, and I’m lucky to be involved right now in such an endeavor. It’s a fun project, and filled with decorating...
Time At Home Can Be Well Spent
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Time At Home Can Be Well Spent

By Carleton Varney

Home alone or with others in your household?: Such is life in these troubled days. And even the most ardent game-board enthusiasts among us have likely realized we’ll go stir crazy playing Monopoly every day....
A Brazilliance Of A Different Color
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A Brazilliance Of A Different Color

By Brins Matthews

Our design firm is known for its bold use of pattern and color — and that’s because our founder and my mentor, the late Dorothy Draper, loved both. Some of the patterns she designed have...
What To Pack When Moving to Florida
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What To Pack When Moving to Florida

By Carleton Varney

It's all about 2020 now, and I'm not talking about vision. The new year has me looking ahead to the next 12 months, when we in the sunshine state will be welcoming plenty of new...
Color Can Warm Up Your High-Rise Glass Home
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Color Can Warm Up Your High-Rise Glass Home

By Carleton Varney

In this age of steel-and-glass high-rise condominiums that define the skylines of America, it’s fun to think of how you can make the interiors of such buildings charming, warm and inviting. It is not easy,...
Georgia Avenue A Prime Destination For Antiques, Estate Sales
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Georgia Avenue A Prime Destination For Antiques, Estate Sales

By Carleton Varney

It’s that time of year. I always know the season is upon us when the first estate sales get under way on Georgia Avenue near South Dixie Highway’s Antique Row in West Palm Beach. That...
Dr. John Will Be Remembered Dearly
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Dr. John Will Be Remembered Dearly

By Carleton Varney

I plan to gather with friends Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Edward Catholic Church to celebrate the life of Dr. John Whelton, a longtime Palm Beach resident who died Oct. 25 at 75. Known...
Design May Shine, But Rooms Need Character
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Design May Shine, But Rooms Need Character

By Carleton Varney

Many homes I see in my work have been beautifully decorated. But something critical is missing. They lack character, as far as I’m concerned. Beware such a room. All the furnishings are in place, and...
Veggies, Fruits Produce Color Inspiration
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Veggies, Fruits Produce Color Inspiration

By Carleton Varney

Don Victorio’s market is all about color and taste — and everyone knows how much I like both of those things. This must-be-visited fruit and vegetable market, with its old-fashioned style, is a favorite of...