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Carleton Varney owned Dorothy Draper & Co., decorated homes for Hollywood stars and wrote for the Palm Beach Daily News for more than 40 years.

The Palm Beach designer, Carleton Varney, also known as "Mr. Color," had a deep love of bold, unexpected colors and patterns. 

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co., Carleton Varney, says the gladiolus is one of his favorites, whether growing in the garden or displayed in a vase.

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co. loves rooms decorated in the classic color combination of skipper blue and bright white.

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co. looks to watermelon colors of red, pink, green and cream for the decor of an room that nods to summer.

An interior designer at Dorothy Draper & Company Inc., Rudy Saunders has had plenty of experience working in exquisite homes. But Saunders's own pre-war studio apartment on the Upper East Side is tiny—only about 375 square feet—and it’s a rental, meaning major renovations were out of the question.

Palm Beachs Carleton Varney gives decorating tips from the unassuming home of actress Betty White

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co. says flowers are versatile gifts from nature.

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co. offers ideas to decorate your home in a way that reflects the Sunshine State

The head of Dorothy Draper & Co. offers a living room decorating scheme in lavender, amethyst, white and gray.