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Easter Colors Mark the Beginning of Spring
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Easter Colors Mark the Beginning of Spring

By Carleton Varney

Easter, for me, marks the awakening of spring. And for sure, robins-egg blue is at the top of my favorite Easter colors. That’s followed by sunny yellow, petal pink and lilac lavender; and for those...
Shabby Chic Could Be Just the Right Fit for Palm Beach Home
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Shabby Chic Could Be Just the Right Fit for Palm Beach Home

By Carleton Varney

Let’s consider, for a moment, this look of shabby chic. Now I see youth — and honorary youth — dressed in jeans with rips and shreds of fabric appearing on the legs and knees. I’m not...
St. Patrick's Day is a Perfect Time to Think About Visiting Ireland
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St. Patrick's Day is a Perfect Time to Think About Visiting Ireland

By Carleton Varney

Happy St. Paddy’s Day to all my readers, and I know there are many of you will celebrating your Irish heritage March 17 in the Palm Beaches. The holiday this year falls on Saturday, so...
Find decorating inspiration in colors from the fruit bowl
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Find decorating inspiration in colors from the fruit bowl

By Carleton Varney

Think of the flesh of pale orange cantaloupes and light green kiwi, the rich red of strawberries and the creamy flesh of white pears. Then add in purple grapes and ripe blueberries — and begin...
Silver As Good As Gold For Decorating
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Silver As Good As Gold For Decorating

By Carleton Varney

Are we in a golden age? Probably so, if you consider the value of gold. These days, many a gold bracelet and broach are being melted down to re-emerge, at some point, as a new...
Mural walls worth a look in a home or business
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Mural walls worth a look in a home or business

By Carleton Varney

Decorating trends come and go, but there are a few evergreens. And among the latter are murals — hand-painted sometimes on canvas and then applied to wall surfaces and sometimes painted directly on the wall...
Find design gifts that come from the heart at Valentine’s Day
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Find design gifts that come from the heart at Valentine’s Day

By Carleton Varney

Wednesday is your day to decorate with red and pink to your — shall we say — heart’s content.
Decorating for a baby? Sky’s the limit for color, pattern
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Decorating for a baby? Sky’s the limit for color, pattern

By Carleton Varney

I’m Grandpa, the decorator. And “joyful” is only one of the adjectives that can describe the birth a year ago November of my first grandchild — a boy named Bowie, born to my daughter-in-law, Victoria,...
Lawn Ranger Rides to the Rescue in the Garden
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Lawn Ranger Rides to the Rescue in the Garden

By Carleton Varney

Caring for a garden is almost the same as caring for a beautiful home. I believe the garden is an extension of the house, so the effort you might put into planting a garden is...