Carleton Varney
Special to the Daily News
It’s hard to find many bright spots amid the coronavirus pandemic, but I have appreciated the personal preferences reflected in many of the face masks I’ve seen since the health crisis began.
I’ve seen masks decorated with polka dots and stripes, while others have flowers and animal prints. One day, let’s hope, those fabrics will again be destined for more conventional uses for fashions and upholstery but until then, the masks offer us a glimpse into the style choices made by those around us.
Of course, not every mask is as distinctive as a floral chintz. Some wearers choose simple black or other solid-color masks. And there’s always the universal hospital-blue ones that are kindly being handed out at almost every shop and restaurant in America.
Pursuits
Everything we know so far about Carlyle & Co., Rosewood’s answer to the ubiquitous private members’ club Share
The Carlyle hotel-inspired bolthole slated to open on the uppermost floors of Rosewood Hong Kong later this year will offer a blueprint for the eponymous group’s vision of “a new kind of international members’ club”. We venture north of the harbour to discover just what that entails…
Hitherto, the Hong Kong ecosystem of private members’ clubs has been split broadly between two camps: at one end, you have venerable institutions catered to the needs of the city’s professionals (the FCC) and those who surround them (the KCC); at the other, a burgeoning array of social haunts meant to profit from the growing number of Silicon Valley types hawkers of crypto, CBD cafes, and other speculative investment opportunities who reside here.
The spring flower that I find so bright and joyous is the nasturtium, whether the variety is bright orange, buttery yellow or even white. The nasturtium will grow profusely in all kinds of soil and gardeners up North know early spring is the time to start growing seeds in the greenhouse.
I’ve just spent a few days in the Panhandle with friends visiting what is called the forgotten Florida. We visited Apalachicola and the seaside town of Rosemary Beach. These are beautiful places and all that sugar-white sand! Port St. Joe Beach was, for me, an undiscovered highlight of the panhandle, where the beach is welcoming and quiet. My friends, Erin and Joe Payner, have settled comfortably into their oceanfront home after Joe’s retirement from the Air Force.
Mansion Global
With myriad styles and textures, there’s no reason for boring walls By Jennifer Tzeses |
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Tempaper Peach and Berry Medley Wall decals do the job of an entirely paper wall, yet you choose where to place them. Courtesy of Tempaper
Tempaper Peach and Berry Medley Wall decals do the job of an entirely paper wall, yet you choose where to place them.
Courtesy of Tempaper
Wallpaper is a little bit like magic. It can add a sense of artistry to any space or makeover the mood of a room without changing anything in it.
“The best thing about wallpaper is that you can turn an empty, white-walled room into any dreamy place you want, whether the Wild West, the Caribbean or a Parisian palace. You can go anywhere,” said Carleton Varney,
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