Candice Olson on Design: Inspiration and Ideas for Your Home by Candice Olson, Brandon Barre (Photographer)

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Synopsis

• Candice’s fresh, honest approach to design shows readers how to create rooms that are beautiful and functional, perfectly geared to what they love and how they live.
• With her trademark humor and sense of fun, Candice shares design secrets, smart tips, and practical advice to help readers plan and execute successful room makeovers.
• 24 dramatic before-and-after room transformations reinvent living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, basements, and more!
• Quick-read sidebars highlight favorite features and ideas that readers can use in their homes.

Biography

Candice Olson is one of the top interior designers in North America. Her signature style incorporates creativity, practicality, and timelessness to create sophisticated yet accessible designs. On Divine Design, Candice invites viewers into the lives of homeowners undertaking a dramatic space renovation for an upcoming event. She confidently guides them through the complicated process—including knocking down walls and building rooms from scratch while sharing her incomparable knowledge of the latest trends in domestic style. Candice's expertise is firmly grounded in hands-on experience: Candice's personal redesign and renovation of a derelict urban house won Canadian House and Home magazine's annual design contest in 1994. Multitalented and energetic, Candice toured the world as a member of the Canadian national volleyball team while also earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary. She then moved to Toronto to attend the School of Design at Ryerson University. After graduation she was a much-sought talent. She honed her skills working for several of Canada's top design firms before launching her own residential and commercial design firm, Candice Olson Design, in 1994. Today, Divine Design is shot in Toronto, Canada. She confidently balances professional activities with family and home life, making her a personality who easily relates to the millions of busy homeowners who embrace her exciting, but practical, style ideas.