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A must-have for anyone with a home by the water Decorating advice and inspiration from one of Architectural Digest's 'Deans of Design', Carleton VarneyGorgeous images of private homes and villas never published before in exotic locations such as Palm Beach, Florida and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Carleton Varney turns his decorating vision towards the water in his most recent tome, Decorating on the Waterfront.Here, he gathers stunning images of new design projects in this collection of inspirational stories that use motifs and colors from years by the shore. Growing up on the Massachusetts coast influenced his penchant for bright cheerful color schemes and warm polished interiors that exude luxury living today. Varney continues to live near the ocean and decorates for clients on the waterfront from Palm Beach, Florida to the shores of Lake Huron, Michigan.
About the Author
Carleton Varney grew up in Nahant,
Massachusetts. His parents loved to garden and one of
his greatest influences was living among the natural
colors of flowers. Varney graduated from Oberlin
College, where he majored in Spanish with dreams of
becoming an ambassador. His studies took him to the
University of Madrid and Europe. There he was forever
impressed by the simplistic cottages as well as the
magnificent cathedrals and palatial interiors he visited.
Upon returning to New York in 1962, he earned a
Masters Degree in Education from New York University
and later joined the decorating firm of Dorothy Draper
and Company, Inc. Now forty years after becoming
the company's president, he still imbues each design
with a color-filled imagination. Varney writes a regular
syndicated column that appears in the Palm Beach
Daily News. He has published twenty-seven books on
decorating, penned two novels, and written the official
biography of Dorothy Draper. He has been the design
consultant to the White House, decorated Mackinac
Island's Grand Hotel, and now serves as the curator
and designer to the Greenbrier in White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia. He appears often on his live HSN
television show, Live Vividly, and has just released his
first CD, Music with Style, for Rick Dees Entertainment.
Mr. Varney resides in New York and Palm Beach.
