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For decorating aficionados, the Greenbrier hotel needs no introduction. The postwar redesign of the historic resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was famously led by Dorothy Draper, whose office has long been run by Carleton Varney. Ever since he started at the firm in the ’60s, he has been involved with the Greenbrier—the sprawling and still-popular hotel that, Varney explains, requires daily design maintenance work. (No surprise there: It has more than 900 guest rooms.) Varney has nearly six decades of Greenbrier design stories and memories to share, so it’s only f...

Speaking with famed interior designer Carleton Varney, head decorator of the iconic Greenbrier Resort for the last 54 years, certain things become clear. One, he is the unofficial goodwill ambassador of The Greenbrier. Two, he is passionate about his work. Three, he is a living record of the history of one of the nation’s grand hotels. It was these things that wove themselves together to form the idea for his latest book, “Romance & Rhododendrons: My Love Affair with America’s Resort, The Greenbrier.” The book is a love letter to The Greenbrier, nestled in White Sulphur Sp...

Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News 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 those of us who haven’t hit the shops have been searching online for just the right gift. I have been selecting special pies, cakes and food specialties to send my family and friends this season. Easily ordered by telephone or online, Santa is always there, thanks to the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, and UPS. What do we always say about the postal workers? They are alwa...

Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News 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. As the Carters’ White House design consultant, I enjoyed designing events for first lady Rosalynn Carter and, especially, creating holiday decor for the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to the White House in the 1980s. During my visit to the White House with my associate Brinsley Matthews for a reception on D...