Get ready for it: Chintz is staging a decorating comeback, big time. Picture the Victorian days when sofas and chairs were covered in posh velvets, only to be slipcovered in a happy flowered chintz when...

The colors of the rainbow inspire me every day in my decorating career. Greens and aquas always bring cheer into a room and are beautifully complemented by pinks, yellows and reds. Join me as we...

Every so often a coffee table book comes along that’s filled with wonderful colors, good decorating ideas and magical photography. Such is the case with “Living Floral: Entertaining and Decorating with Flowers” (Rizzoli, $45). The...

Ever heard of chrome diopside? It may sound odd but for those of you who love gemstones and color, I can tell you that chrome diopside is among the newest gems on the market and...

Decorating inspiration can be found beneath your feet if you’re in Arizona and New Mexico. Those living the desert life long have loved all that is clay — and that includes the color we call...

I always marvel when I encounter an artist who is adept at both painting and sculpting. And Dan Meyer of Lake Worth certainly falls into that category. I once had the pleasure of using one...

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...

It’s July Fourth and weather permitting, the beaches today will be filled with suntanned people while Benny’s on the Beach in Lake Worth will be mixing its famous piña coladas and turning out the best-flavored...

Perle Mesta may have been known as the hostess with the mostest, but my late friend Charlene Nederlander — a client for 10-plus homes — could certainly have been at the top of the list....