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Decorating with Pumpkin Orange Not a Scary Idea
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Decorating with Pumpkin Orange Not a Scary Idea

By Carleton Varney

Come Halloween, I’m always reminded that pumpkin orange is a magical color for decorating rooms. Now, to be sure, the classic combo of orange and black has never made it big in year-round home decor....
How Chocolate Can Add Flavor to Your Home
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How Chocolate Can Add Flavor to Your Home

By Carleton Varney

Every so often, I see a house I think is special, particularly one painted in a manner that takes me by surprise.  There are many lovely sections of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, where...
Decorating Advice for the Royal Newlyweds
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Decorating Advice for the Royal Newlyweds

By Carleton Varney

As a decorator, I have to wonder what Prince Harry and his bride will do, design-wise, in their home, reported to be Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace. A mix of American style...
Help Your Living Room Bloom in Springtime
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Help Your Living Room Bloom in Springtime

By Carleton Varney

I’m thinking about springtime decorating, and that often means designing a room in green and white. It’s often said that a room in blue and white is magical. But a room in green and white...
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...
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...
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...
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,...