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Formal Dining Room No Longer a Priority
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Formal Dining Room No Longer a Priority

By Carleton Varney

The formal dining room these days has taken a back seat in the floorplans of many new homes. We often see an informal eating area by the kitchen, opening to the family room. In today’s homes...
Color Wheels? Absolutely, Says Carleton Varney
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Color Wheels? Absolutely, Says Carleton Varney

By Carleton Varney

Keep color rolling on the roadways of America, I say. I grew up in the 1950s, when the highways of America were filled with bright and happy hues. You might see a sky-blue Thunderbird, a...
Pucci Designs Continue to Pack a Punch
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Pucci Designs Continue to Pack a Punch

By Carleton Varney

Everything old is new again, right? Back in the 1970's, I had the pleasure of getting to know the late Emilio Pucci when my family and I traveled to Switzerland to spend the winter holidays...
Remembering Paige Rense Noland
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Remembering Paige Rense Noland

By Carleton Varney

Without question during my decorating career, Architectural Digest earned a reputation as the most important interior design magazine in America — and one woman can be credited for its preeminence. She was the late Paige Rense Noland, who...
Look For Sunshine in 2021
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Look For Sunshine in 2021

By Carleton Varney

Yes, 2021 is here!  Everyone was awaiting its arrival, bye-bye 2020 when the world went into a quiet, distant time.  But look for sunshine in 2021.  Yes, the vaccines have arrived and the look into...
Kassatly's - A Dream Shop on Worth Avenue
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Kassatly's - A Dream Shop on Worth Avenue

By Carleton Varney

For many years, I dare not say how many, I have been fascinated by a shop at 250 Worth Avenue. Every time I walk down or up Worth Avenue I must pass the Kassatly brothers’ store...
Versatile Vases are Perfect Gifts
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Versatile Vases are Perfect Gifts

By Carleton Varney

If the pandemic hasn’t stopped you from taking care of your holiday shopping in brick-and-mortar stores this Christmas, I know the shopkeepers are appreciative of your business. But when I’m thinking about a gift that’s...
White House Holiday Decor Astonishes
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White House Holiday Decor Astonishes

By Carleton Varney

Christmas at the White House is always exciting. I have been lucky enough to visit the executive mansion many times during the holidays and once assisted with the Blue Room tree during President Jimmy Carter’s administration....
Vintage Glasses Give a Festive Touch
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Vintage Glasses Give a Festive Touch

By Carleton Varney

Ever hear the name Georges Briard? He was a famous designer of water glasses, bar glasses, trays and ceramics who was active from the 1950s to the ’70s.