Candice Olson Quotes

Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view.

I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room.

You don't have to paint your walls lime green just to try to have your home feel decorated. If you're a classic dresser or preppy dresser or a modern dresser, you wear a lot of black - whatever it is - your home should reflect that as well.

I love having beautiful furniture and things, but I don't want my space to look like a showroom.

Sometimes living in a room that's badly designed isn't the worst thing in the world. Trust me - this is a fact! Living in a room that has no design whatsoever is even worse. I've learned this from my many clients over the years that have moved into new houses and just can't figure out where to begin.

I'm just not very interested in decoration.

Being a decorator allowed me to see what about people's environments made them happy. And what things they could do to have more light and color and joy in their daily lives.

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

I've had rooms that didn't come out to my liking.

I've always been a bit of a decorator. I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably be in stage setting or interior design or something. I like clutter and I'm quite visually greedy. I can't have things to be plain; I have to have things looking interesting... maybe I'm just a frustrated interior designer stuck in a singing career.

I always begin a room with the rug; it is literally the foundation of the space. I then go on to the furniture.

I don't like interior decorating. It looks gorgeous, but it doesn't have that lived-in look.

I used to love a well-arranged room: the furniture, the fabric, the lighting.

There are simple, small things you can do that really will impact the space. Things like changing out your curtain panels to something that adds a fresh new feel. Or maybe a smart pattern. Also swapping out an area rug, throws and pillows can be done in no time, and really have a dramatic effect.

Interior design wasn't something I rushed into.

I'm always moving furniture and things around in my house.

We need to pay attention to the whole space - every room, chair and table - so it feels uplifting and inspiring.

My former assistant used to tell me I have a problem with cushions and she was totally right. The reason is because I'm constantly rearranging things in my house. And if I can't move a whole piece of furniture, the easiest thing to rearrange is cushions. I like to keep things fresh.

You don't need to rip open walls to transform a space. One of the big things that count is furniture design and painting - things you can do yourself - that alone can transform the space.

My passion is to create and transform a small or a large space.

There are designers who say, 'Oh! I see wallpaper and blue carpet.' I usually start by knocking down walls. 'You thought you just needed some new drapes? Well, guess what: That wall's gotta go.'

Mixing in some rusty oranges is a warm way to update your place for fall.

I believe every room speaks, tells you what to do to it. You have to listen to that.

I like interior decoration, so I might do something in that. I might, at some point, take two years off to study interior decoration.

My wife and I battle over home decor. My style goes from Gothic to Baroque. Hers is minimalist.