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Mix It Up a Little When Decorating
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Mix It Up a Little When Decorating

By Carleton Varney

The former Biltmore Hotel — today the Palm Beach Biltmore condominium — has long been an iconic part of life on the island.  So many of the Biltmore’s apartments are showplaces, decorated by wonderful Palm Beach professionals....
Enjoying autumn on a trip to the Hudson Valley
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Enjoying autumn on a trip to the Hudson Valley

By Carleton Varney

Fall arrives with Mother Nature’s brilliant falling-leaf colors — or at least it does up north.  I have just returned to Palm Beach and sunshine after a trip to Rhinebeck, New York, for apple picking, pumpkin gathering and corn husking. We...
Obsolete? Not Necessarily
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Obsolete? Not Necessarily

By Carleton Varney

I’m not ashamed to say it: I grew up in the days of the typewriter. Yes, I’m talking about that heavy machine with little black letters and numbers on white keys — or vice versa...
The Women of Antique Row Will Welcome You Back
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The Women of Antique Row Will Welcome You Back

By Carleton Varney

Here’s to the women of South Dixie Highway who have a passion for the vintage and the antique. Their businesses on and near West Palm Beach’s Antique Row have reopened, and they are happy to...
Georgia Avenue A Prime Destination For Antiques, Estate Sales
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Georgia Avenue A Prime Destination For Antiques, Estate Sales

By Carleton Varney

It’s that time of year. I always know the season is upon us when the first estate sales get under way on Georgia Avenue near South Dixie Highway’s Antique Row in West Palm Beach. That...
Ireland's Junk Store is Really a Treasure
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Ireland's Junk Store is Really a Treasure

By Carleton Varney

I’ve found as I tour around County Offaly and County Cavan in the lake country that antique shops have become fewer over the years. But they aren’t extinct, even if the younger crowd with cash...
Obsolete Items Find New Place in Decor
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Obsolete Items Find New Place in Decor

By Carleton Varney

The world does turn. And as I’ve written before in this space, many of the treasures found in flea markets ended up there because of obsolescence. Their original function is no longer necessary in daily...