By Carleton Varney - Special to the Palm Beach Daily News I like to think pink now and again. Yes, I love pink rooms — whether they feature pale carnation or a deeper rose. And...

Maps remain a big decorating plus, even in an era when digital GPS mapping systems often have relegated paper versions to gather dust in the car’s glove box. But as I travel around the world...

TCM brings me laughter, sadness, joy — and above all, magic. In the past years, the magic often was introduced by the late TCM host Robert Osborne, who left our world at 84 a few...

By Carleton Varney - Special to the Palm Beach Daily News Give me the simple life! Hollywood legend Jimmy Cagney certainly embraced that sentiment, as I discovered firsthand many years back. I was reminded of...

If you have never heard of All Brand Vacuums, you probably haven’t strolled the sidewalk between The Church Mouse and C. Orrico. Tucked among the trendy and bejeweled boutiques, this tiny shop at 350 S....

If you tend to be color-inspired, as I am, stop into Diane’s Boutique at 515½ Northwood Road, where’s there is always a welcome sign on the door and a welcoming smile indoors, too. The smile...

Ibis Isle is named, of course, for the familiar bird. Just across the street from Phipps Ocean Park, the small island is home to a number of Palm Beach’s friendly faces, who live in its...

Within the book’s pages, you’ll find pictures of cozy porches that would be perfect spots to sip a cup of tea. You’ll also find houses painted lavender and aquamarine — the town is filled with...

If you visit President Harry Truman’s Little White House at Key West, you’ll find that Truman immortalized the rooster when he placed a pair of the white fowl with their bright red snoods on his...