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Add Well-Chosen Jolts of Color to Avoid the ‘Empty-Fridge Look’
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Add Well-Chosen Jolts of Color to Avoid the ‘Empty-Fridge Look’

By Carleton Varney

I may be exaggerating a bit, but the model apartments I’ve seen lately definitely say the empty-fridge look is well entrenched, especially in South Florida. White rooms, of course, have been around for years, of...
Ah, The Wonder of White in the Summer
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Ah, The Wonder of White in the Summer

By Carleton Varney

Well, we’ve nearly made it through what would have been the merry month of May (in non-pandemic years) — and June is just round the corner. There will be better summers to come, and with...
What's In? What's Out?
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What's In? What's Out?

By Carleton Varney

Every so often I write a column about what’s in and what’s out in the world of decorating. This time, however, I’m concentrating mostly on what seems to be out. As always, I issue this...
Music Can Soothe During Pandemic
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Music Can Soothe During Pandemic

By Carleton Varney

I've been thinking about music and how it soothes us.  Let it fill the air during these days when we're quarantining inside.  Music lately has become my new friend, and I am revisiting the repertoire...
Hollywood Recalls Island's 1920's Architecture
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Hollywood Recalls Island's 1920's Architecture

By Carleton Varney

Before the coronavirus pandemic grounded us, the year had started with lots of travel for my associate, Brinsley Matthews, and I. Among our destinations, we found ourselves working on a project in Beverly Hills. The...
Gallery Exhibits the Sporting Life
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Gallery Exhibits the Sporting Life

By Carleton Varney

Palm Beach means polo — even if the current worldwide health crisis put a stop to the sport of princes this season in Wellington. When I heard the news, I thought about how polo is...
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....
Flowers Provide Colorful Cheer in Stressful Times
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Flowers Provide Colorful Cheer in Stressful Times

By Carleton Varney

These days, we need all the cheer we can find. And for me, the floral colors associated with the arrival of spring are helping provide that cheer in a stressful world.