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Decorator, designer. Carleton Bates Varney (January 23, 1937 – July 14, 2022) was an American decorator, designer, lecturer, and author. [1] Known as Mr. Color, his work was based on the use of bright, vivid, multicolors and patterns. His design philosophy "stresses the use of bright colors and the rejection of all that is impractical ...
Jul 24, 2022 · Carleton Bates Varney was born on Jan. 23, 1937, in Lynn, Mass., and grew up in nearby Nahant. He was named for his father, who owned a sporting goods store; his mother, Julia Catherine Mary ...
Carleton Bates Varney Jr. was born in Lynn, Mass., on Jan. 23, 1937. His father ran a sporting goods store, and his mother was a homemaker.
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Jul 21, 2022 · Last week, the industry was saddened to learn the news that Carleton Varney had passed away on July 14 at the age of 85. The prolific Palm Beach (by way of Lynn, Massachusetts, then New York City ...
Jul 15, 2022 · Massachusetts native Carleton Bates Varney Jr. was born in Lynn on Jan. 23, 1937, to Julia and Carleton Varney Sr., who both died in middle age. In his youth, Mr. Varney lived in Nahant on the ...
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Carleton Varney is one of America’s best-known interior designers and president/owner of Dorothy Draper & Co. Inc., one of the oldest continually operating interior design firms in the United States. Named after the founder of the company- Dorothy Draper, who was the doyenne of interior design from the 1920’s to the 1960’s.
Jul 15, 2022 · He was 85. “Carleton Varney [is] an icon across this nation and world for his incredible insight and expertise in decorating,” West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said during a state briefing yesterday. “Another great, great, great American that we will miss in every way.”. Varney’s legacy is owed, in large part, to Dorothy Draper, a ...
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